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Project
DKW Personnel office

Location:
Christchurch

Designer:
Interiors @ OfficeMax

BEST DRESSED
This crisp new workplace for a recruitment specialist was so successful it resulted in a complete
rebranding exercise for the company, says the design team from Interiors @ OfficeMax

Modern workplaces need to be innovative,
flexible and future-proof, but it takes a lot of design
expertise and experience to bring these diverse
elements together.
When leading recruitment firm DKW Personnel
relocated to a new building following the
Christchurch earthquake, the company commissioned Interiors @ OfficeMax to create an entirely
new look for the business.
DKW Personnel director Rani Rangimoekau says
the company recognised the move was a great
opportunity to fully customise its workplace. Initial

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discussions with OfficeMax were also focused
on the need to create the wow factor.
“The interior needed to be sleek, corporate and
professional,” she says. “We particularly liked the
idea of introducing bright red, which conveys the
passion and energy of our business.”
OfficeMax project manager Dean Godfrey says
the design team challenged DKW to look at its
entire operation with a view to a total rebranding
exercise, which is precisely what evolved.
“OfficeMax provided a full product solution for
DKW, customising most of the furniture, window

Below:The new Christchurch
office of DKW Personnel by
Interiors @ OfficeMax includes
a 4500mm one-piece reception
counter with a high-gloss twopaint finish, LED lighting and
chrome kick panels that create a
floating impression.
Right:Interiors @ OfficeMax
supplied a bespoke one-piece
boardroom tabl e. The latest
technology was also integrated
via a projector and an interactive
touch-screen whiteboard.