Interior transparency
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News • News • 7 Feb 2023
Nendo designs the walls of the new office of Creature Inc with an array of Pokemon steel cards
Tokyo and Milan-based design firm, Nendo unveils the new office for Creatures Inc, one of the three companies that conceived Pokémon and oversee the development of the trading card game, digital games, 3D modelling and motion design of Pokemon.
Takumi Ota
Housed in the Tokyo headquarters of Creatures Inc, the project focuses on creating a dynamic entrance and meeting area that leaves an impression. The design draws inspiration from the iconic Pokemon trading card game and translates it into tangible aspects of the space.
Takumi Ota
The design challenges the conventional idea of office spaces with rigid layouts resembling boxes. Contrary to this setup, Nendo chose an interior with curved surfaces and organic... More
Project • By The Design Group • Offices
Allegro office in Warsaw
The prestigious neighbourhood of Warsaw’s Wola district, heritage buildings, historic streets, excellent commute to the rest of the city – the news of Allegro’s planned move from Q22 to the representative office buildings of the Norblin Factory complex has been around for a while. Although the idea of Allegro’s unique office design has so far been somewhat shrouded in mystery, today we can, at last, peek inside and enjoy the company’s spectacular space, occupying almost 24,000 sq. m (7 floors). The execution of the interior design was commissioned to the Warsaw studio The Design Group, which had also been hired for the arrangement of Allegro’s Poznań headquarters, the largest of its kind.
The Design Gr... More
News • News • 4 Aug 2022
Nature and transparency form a harmonic balance that characterize House in Begur
Surrounded by nature and with a broad view over Catalonia's Costa Brava landscape, Garcés de Seta Bonet architecture studio developed this large patio house (420 m2). Inspired by traditional Roman dwellings, the design concept features a living area around a central space and an exterior nature expressed in a more domesticated way.
Adrià Goula
The house's exterior recalls a concrete prism or compact piece of artificial stone. Upon entering the house, this perception changes completely, with the walls seeming to break away and any feeling of a monolith vanishing as transparencies between indoor spaces and progression between rooms through to the patio. "When you go inside, the image of nature is reflected everywhere, br... More
Project • By Mecanoo • Parliaments
Eurojust (EU agency)
Eurojust is the EU-judicial cooperation unit dealing with cross-border crime. The new headquarters for Eurojust in the International Zone of The Hague were developed together with the Central Government Real Estate Agency, the Ministry of Justice and Security and the municipality. The complexity of the location and the stringent security measures required a carefully integrated design solution.
The building is an elegant composition of two volumes: the high-rise tower facing the Johan de Wittlaan and the low-rise plinth on the park side. The rhythm of pure white composite facade elements gives the building a timeless, classic beauty. The windows are subtly tilted either horizontally or vertically, thereby reflecting both the sky and the... More