Open space

In the heart of London's lively Paternoster Square, the Sancroft Building is a perfect example of how old-world charm and modern design can come together beautifully. This charming venue was brought to life through a creative partnership between architects at Woods Bagot and Amron Architectural,  Banker Wire's representative in the UK. Banker Wire The interior design of the Sancroft Building's bar area is a masterclass in understated drama. At first glance, the space feels calm and composed, with a palette of soft neutrals and clean lines. But then your eyes are drawn upward—to the ceiling feature wrapped in decorative wire mesh that seems to float above the bar like a halo. Banker Wire The Banker IPZ-56 woven wire me... More

The space was compartmentalised and did not adapt to the new functional programme. This office had a triangular shape that sparked a challenge to create a new open space, contemporary, that breathed the company's philosophy of recycling. João Guimarães João Guimarães João Guimarães João Guimarães João Guimarães João Guimarães The programme called for a large work space where the various functions could communicate, but at the same time have privacy. In addition to the two meeting rooms (convertible into a large lounge) there is just one office for Electrão's CEO. João Guimarães João Guimar&at... More

Situated in the city center of Tours, the dental laboratory undergoing transformation is a space with diverse and fragmented features. It encompasses multiple buildings constructed during different periods, resulting in a variety of architectural characteristics. Leveraging this diversity, the conversion into offices aims to provide a range of working environments. Hethos The evolution of office spaces is a continuous cycle where familiar typologies recur: open spaces in the 1940s, cubicles in 1965, and private offices in the 2000s. While open spaces have been predominant in recent years, they are now adapting with partitioning systems reminiscent of 1970s cubicles. Rejecting the notion that one model is superior, the envisioned offic... More

The design and construction of public buildings in Greece is problematic, as the architect is not in charge of the construction. One of the biggest challenges of this project was to reintroduce the role of the architect as the essential contributor. Mariana Bisti Mariana Bisti Additionally, we intended to give prominence to the construction method of prefabrication. Prefabrication, one of the conditions of the competition also defined the final form of the building as the basic module would have to be transported on a truck. Mariana Bisti Mariana Bisti The concept of the project was to design a building that would relate to the scale of its users while also introducing a new typology, that of the urban village. The mai... More

A multi-family villa surrounded by a private garden, with three floors and a very wide greenhouse: each floor will be customized on the base of the needs and aesthetics of the future owner. We are therefore at part no. 2 of this project: the ground floor is intended for the daughter and her partner, lovers of a simple, elegant aesthetic which reminds the industrial world. Virginia Lorello The entrance landing is accessed from the main glass body, and its staircase connects the three floors. Light colors link the aesthetics of the apartments, each one characterized differently based on who lives there and their personality. Virginia Lorello Let’s enter the ground floor, the young couple’s apartment. The entrance open... More

As a leading international company in dating ParshipMeet Group has helped millions of people finding meaningful relationships. Karsten Knocke As part of the realignment of its marketing strategy the company set the course for a spatial redesign and the development of its own New Work Culture at its central location in Hamburg. The goal was to move toward hybrid working and to promote flexibility as well as communication and collaboration between employees and departments. Karsten Knocke The project was a joint project of Joppich & Rieckhoff and Seel Bobsin Partner who accompanied the entire process with their expertise and contributed to the successful conversion. Karsten Knocke As part of the change process, numerous... More

Airtel's Pune office is designed to create an atmosphere that combines professionalism with social interaction, offering a workspace that feels like a second home rather than just a typical office environment. The office design incorporates unique rooftops, modular seating, and open spaces, enhancing the overall ambiance and promoting a sense of comfort and belonging Padam Interiors The color scheme of the office primarily revolves around red, grey, white, and wood elements. These colors are carefully selected to create a harmonious and visually appealing environment that aligns with Airtel's branding and aesthetic. The design theme of the office follows an open layout and industrial concept. This layout promotes connectivity and co... More

Lego Store GDL is located in the heart of a shopping mall in the city of Guadalajara and it is worth noting that it was the second official Lego store in Mexico.  Agustín Garza As happens in the design of many commercial spaces, one of the great challenges, in addition to combining branding and generating interaction with the product, is how to make the most of design resources to achieve uniqueness and character to the proposal, without leaving aside the construction manual and specifics on regulations, materials and quality standards required by the brand. Agustín Garza The biggest challenge of this store was structural, since Chain + Siman decided to obtain a space completely free of columns and to take adv... More

Designed for a young couple who likes to share the best moments together, the common space in this apartment was key. Pol Viladoms The starting point was to free the house from the original subdivisions to take advantage of the long façade of the building, located in the corner of the block.  Also, during the designing process, the interior height was revealed behind the false ceilings,and we enhanced it through tall inside carpentries. Pol Viladoms The kitchen is placed at the entrence, in the center of the house, fused with the living room to seize the natural light entering from the widen façade. The dorms situated in the sides are connected through the bathroom, by a doble carpentry system. The working spa... More

Since 2020, Covid-19 pandemic has caused various problems in economic, social, and housing sectors. Due to the fact that in quarantine period, most of the people were spending their whole time in their apartments, being locked down, they were bothered by lack or loss of open and social spaces. This led to a paradigm shift in living space and its relationship with public space. This project tries to develop open, social and interactive spaces to redefine user’s living area. As a vertical neighborhood, it brings back yards to homes by applying a critical approach to the current urban structure. Caption In this regard, the project is divided into three main parts; first part (ground level) is allocated to the service zone, the midd... More

Workki Coworking Center is a new business-class space in Moscow for work, business meetings and events, the largest separate building of similar format in Russia. The reconstructed building is rectangular in terms of structure, with radial curvature of the end facades inscribed in the elongated rectangle. Caption The reconstructed building is located in a knot at the intersection of transport routes, which became the basis for the  architectural image and a facade solution creation. The idea was to create a visual perception of the object in motion. The composition of the facade by architectural bureau SPEECH is formed by a rhythmic alternation of horizontal color strips of warm tones, supplemented by plastic volume and larg... More

“REDEFINING A SUFFICIENT HOME FOR YOUNG HOMEOWNERS”   Prim House is a humble pet-and-plant-welcome home of a Phuket native homeowner in her mid-twenties planning to put down roots in her pricey hometown, the fourth most expensive city to live in South East Asia, by not getting into any debt.   Prim House represents a result of the empathic solution design to redefine and ratiocinate ‘a sufficient home’ of millennial homeowners: practical, manageable, and enjoyable.   Refashioned customary materials and technicalities, such as raw steel products, prefabricated air vents, and exposed structure, were chosen to prevent costly complexity and errors. The provident design thinking towards the sequential... More

With the simple demolition of two walls, it was possible to completely review the internal distribution. The design choices in fact aimed to make all the rooms, originally dark and not very spacious, brighter and optically larger. The rounded shapes make the passage areas more fluid and the four materials used - brass, lacquered, quartz and oak - follow a compositional rhythm and precise geometric relationships to achieve harmony. Virginia Lorello Virginia Lorello Virginia Lorello More