What was the client's brief? What feeling/vibe are they trying to achieve? What's the aim of the space?
Cellulant are a young and rapidly growing African fintech company.Their new homewas to be a reflection of their young and vibrant brand, and the design brief was to create an environment that promoted collaboration, innovation and openness that also focused on employee wellbeing.
Were there any design challenges in realizing the brief?
How did your team overcome these challenges?Cellulant’s new office was a large space that had to accommodate their rapidly growing and agile workforce. However, their budget was limited so we had to be creative with our design approach. We used a lot of locally available materialsand collaborated with various workshops and artisans to achieve a local look and feel. Workstations were designed and custom-made locally but still had high levels of functionality and IT capabilities. Being a turnkey project, we were able to deliver this project through a very hands-on process.
What were the main features and scope of the project?
For example, designing a reception, waiting rooms, co-working areas, selfie spots, or any kind of architectural restructuring. The most striking area of the office is the reception which has a series of colourful timber slats emanating from the reception bench and dispersing to various parts of the office, which speaks to the design language of the project being “Connecting everyone, everything, everyday” and being in line with their brand. There was a high level of detailing in the design to achieve some of the features such as the tables, workstations, lockers and ceiling features. The end result is a very unique office that is unlike any other in the region, and a very happy team that love coming to work.
Material Used :
1. Furniture from various local fabricators
2. PVC flooring from Tarkett
3. Carpet tiles from Forbo Flooring
4. General Light fittings from local suppliers
