The brief
Zoopla needed an off-site venue for a two-day agile working day that combined structured team meetings with informal team-building. The brief called for a room that could hold the core team in a focused boardroom configuration in the morning, then reconfigure for breakout work and group activity in the afternoon, without the team relocating between rooms or buildings. As a UK property tech business, the team relies on reliable connectivity for live data, video calls back to head office, and shared dashboards on a large screen. The space also needed to feel different from a head-office boardroom — enough environmental change to signal that the two days were not a normal working week.
Why The Designer's Penthouse
Four reasons the venue suited a two-day agile working session.
- **A single 250 m² floor that reconfigures fast.** The same space switches from boardroom to workshop clusters to standing breakout in under ten minutes, so the agenda drives the layout instead of the layout dictating the agenda.
- **85" 4K display with ClickShare wireless presentation.** Any laptop or phone mirrors to the screen without cables or adapter hunting, which keeps a meeting moving when the agenda hands between presenters.
- **35 m² rooftop terrace as a built-in breakout zone.** Skyline views and outdoor air give the team a real environmental reset between sessions, not a corridor or a hotel landing.
- **1 Gbps dedicated broadband.** The full team can run video calls, cloud-based tools, and shared dashboards in parallel without the network degrading.
How the space was used
Day one opened in a boardroom layout with the core team seated around a single long table, the 85" display at the head of the room running the agenda and live dashboards. ClickShare allowed each presenter to push their own laptop to the screen without cable changes, which kept the morning to time.
After lunch the room was reset into workshop clusters: three breakout tables across the loft floor, with whiteboards and flip charts moved between groups as needed. Two of the breakouts continued on the terrace, using the outdoor furniture and the skyline view as a change of pace from the indoor sessions. Filtered water and fresh coffee from the kitchen ran throughout the day.
Day two opened in a theatre layout for a series of short presentations facing the 85" display, then moved into a more informal team-building rhythm in the afternoon. The kitchen and dining area worked as the social anchor, with the team gathering for a shared lunch and then moving between the terrace, the lounge corner, and standing groups across the main loft.
The kitchen handled coffee, snacks, and a brought-in lunch on both days, with the dishwasher and prep surfaces keeping the space tidy between sessions. The terrace was used for breaks throughout, and for a short closing toast at the end of day two.
Equipment used
Items drawn from the on-site catalogue likely to feature on a two-day agile working booking:
- 85" 4K display with ClickShare wireless presentation (included with the hire)
- 8-zone ceiling speaker system for even audio coverage across the floor (included)
- Speaker Kit with Microphone and Reading Desk for presenter-led sessions and breakouts
- 1 Gbps dedicated broadband for the full team's simultaneous connections (included)
- Modular furniture for boardroom, workshop-cluster, and theatre layouts (included)
- Whiteboards, flip charts, markers, filtered water, and fresh coffee (included)
Result / takeaway
The penthouse worked as a single venue for the full two days, with the same team moving between focused meeting time, breakout work, and informal team-building without changing rooms or losing context. The combination of fast reconfiguration, a real outdoor breakout space, and reliable connectivity meant the agenda drove the day rather than the logistics. The environmental shift away from a head-office room came through clearly in the room's industrial character and the terrace.