The past decade saw the advent of new spatial organizations in office design in response to the growing transformation of the workplace as new tools & methods were introduced, largely driven by technology firms. Concepts of flexibility, working remotely, co-working, blending residential & corporate design solutions took root. Slowly however, our own perception of this trend was challenged as notions of permanence and familiarity seemed to have been sacrificed to benefit a less formal approach.

Our objective for this project was to create spaces that were here to age and not look obsolete as trends evolved. This one goal largely influenced our choice of materials & forms. One way to accomplish this was to aim for a nuanced classicism and draw upon the great examples of corporate design of the past century. This connection was about acknowledging the heritage but also a show of humility and strength, qualities that permeate into this design.

Team:

Architects: studio razavi architecture

Construction Project Managers: Builders & Partners, Hauteur Libre

Plant Equipment: CAT Ingénierie, ERTEM International, Atixis

Acoustics: Meta

Safety: BTP Consultants

Photographer: Simone Bossi

Materials used:

Wood veneer: Oblerflex

Laminated flooring: Unilin + Egger + Polyrey + Pfleiderer

Lighting: Fasual + Ozone

Carpeting: Shaw contract + Interface

Linoleum: Tarkett

Suspended ceiling: Ecophon Saint-Gobain + Hunter Douglas

Tiling: Living Ceramics + Mirage

Handles: Olivari + Formani

Curtains: Atélier FG Concept

Art: I.C.E. International + Tryame + Christian de Beaumont

Artists: Christian de Beaumont + Bruno Castro Santos + Douglas Diaz + Richard Serra + OA&L