Demonware
project type
Fit-Out
size
1,800m2
location
Dublin, Ireland
timescale
- 4 weeks Pre-construction
- 14 weeks on-site
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the client
Demonware are an Irish software development company specialising in creating networking software and services for computer game development, most notably for the Call of Duty on-line game franchise. The company were acquired by US game publisher Activision Blizzard in 2007 and have offices in Dublin, Vancouver and Shanghai.
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the brief
Due to the complexity of the works and the fact that the offices would remain LIVE through the refurbishment, the project was bid on a 2-stage basis with an open tender process to identify two preferred bidders followed by a post-tender interview process to select their final fit-out partner. A large part of the Client Team’s decision making process also centered on input and commentary from the Contractor into the initial scheme design with recommendations on build-ability and value engineering. We were suitably delighted to win out at interview stage and be appointed as Demonware’s contractor of choice – with us on board, planning for their new European HQ officially kicked-off led by international architects, Urban Agency.
The scope of works included segregation of the existing floor plate into Live / Under-Construction areas, the complete strip of the demised floor areas, full M&E, IT and A/V installation, a bespoke fabricated solution for Meeting Rooms (made from curved glass pods) and Team Huddle Rooms (machined birch faced plywood), full soft & hard flooring, extensive graphics package and the management & supervision of the Client’s furniture vendors. Of further note was the fact that the project was completed with the Client in full occupation on the 5th Floor of a multi-tenanted building.
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