House of Commons
Business case for strategic co-location
Like all organisations – maybe more so, Parliament has traditional structures that evolved for good reason. But requirements change, and Parliament’s research resources – with separate departments servicing Members and Select Committees – faced intensified pressure for information and speed of response. With this objective, ZZA were commissioned to research the business case to co-locate the Library and Committee teams. Our work resulted in the two departments co-locating, to help achieve synergies, improve resilience, and promote information flow.
Post occupancy evaluation
Space solutions can enable interaction, but process and cultural change are also behavioural. Some two years after the House of Commons’ research departments co-located, ZZA were commissioned to evaluate the workplace effects. Our POE evidenced increased cross-team collaboration, as well as providing spatial and organisational steers to promote further collaboration and synergies.
