Triptych

Haleon was never a start-up. It arrived as a well-established portfolio of trusted consumer health brands — separating from GSK to stand alone as a dedicated consumer company, apart from the pharmaceutical side of the business.

Mehrai Design was appointed before the separation was public. The name, the brand and the plan were known only to a small circle around the executive team, and we worked inside that circle in strict confidence. Discretion was part of the brief — and part of the trust.

Working with The Instant Group, we evaluated four London buildings against culture, capacity and commercial terms. Squire & Partners' Triptych Bankside won on more than location: a direct walk to the City and the river connections, easy reach of Weybridge, and a singular position beside the Tate Modern. It also matched who the company wanted to be — Haleon's ethos called for a demonstrably healthy, well-run building, and Triptych carried the accreditations to match. London became the ultimate headquarters.

The concept began at the top: Levels 8 and 9, the executive floors — leadership meeting environments and hospitality that reflected a company stepping out on its own. This was never about a palette. It was about human-centred design becoming part of Haleon's culture, and a rhythm carried from boardroom to tea point.

The programme was ambitious and fast-moving, and Mehrai Design sat within the top tier of the project team throughout. In parallel with London, we worked alongside the project team on N05 Weybridge — Haleon's temporary offices, run as an incubator hub — alongside MPL Interiors and the build team, guardianing the brand while the headquarters took shape. Beyond London, we advised on the strategic placement of the brand in workplaces across the globe.

Detail is where an ethos survives contact with a programme. Joinery, pocket doors, curved glazing, ironmongery and lighting were drawn as one continuous language — and furniture, fittings and equipment were specified as one collection, procured with Source Developments, so every floor furnished the same company.

Every material was selected on sustainable grounds: cradle-to-cradle Tessera and Desso carpet tiles, Forbo's linseed-based Marmoleum on floors and table tops, fully recycled Camira and Kvadrat fabrics, natural sisal, cork flooring and recycled Smile Plastics surfaces — the environmental standard holding at the scale people touch. Circadian lighting follows the day, so the light people work under moves with them.

As Haleon grew, so did its footprint. Working with Morgan Lovell and The Instant Group on Triptych, we were brought back to reapply the design strategy as the company extended further into the building — a second phase adding Floor 7 as all-new space, then a revamp of Floors 5 and 6.

During later phases other design teams became involved on parts of the project; re-applying the original strategy re-established consistency across the headquarters and reconnected every floor with one vision. For the client, the value is simple: one coherent headquarters instead of a series of disconnected projects — a design direction strong enough to be handed forward, checked, and restored.

This project illustrates how Mehrai Design works with clients beyond aesthetics — from the first feasibility question to the last object placed on a shelf. Open each line for what it meant here.