Office by FabLab Design

OFFICE

OFFICE AND WORKSPACE DESIGN, HOME OFFICES. WeÂ´re passionate about creating functional work environments which safeguard and integrate culture and identity. Branded office environments are inspiring for both customers and employees. 1

Creating branded workplaces requires good strategic planning, knowledge and good communication at all stages from ideas to completion. With expertise in strategic design, corporate branding and brand identity FabLab Design has a deep understanding of how to bring brand ideas into physical environments in a consistent and practical manner.

BR A N D E D I N T E R I O RS A unique office environment reflects what the company thinks about itself and its future. It stimulates creativity and innovation. All managers want employees to be professional, productive, efficient and loyal. But thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rarely achieved with just a lick of paint. Employees need to feel cared for and integrated. They must be encouraged to be creative, and for this they need functional solutions in the work environment to increase personal productivity. Elegant branded workplace design helps to bring out this dynamic and contributes to a sense of pride and ownership amongst employees.The interior becomes a marketing tool. 2

O N LINE SuperOffice CRM Online is a software company providing cloud-based services. We used the cloud concept as a motif to implement a complete graphic profile for the office interiors. Part of the building has no windows and is located on the ground floor. To avoid this feeling claustrophobic and dark we used warm colors and good lighting. Walls covered with themed wallpaper and varied use of fabrics makes the whole environment seem light and airy, a factor which enhances employees sense of well being and job satisfaction. 3

c lo u d Since SuperOffice offer cloudbased services to their clients it was natural to create an effect for a meeting room that made it feel as if we were flying at 8,000 meters. We call it the Ministry of the Cloud. The existing meeting room was monochrome white with no windows, and had curved walls that met at one end. With some creative imagination we transformed this «difficult space» into the cabin of a high altitude jet. To accentuate the feeling of being inside an aircraft we recessed large PVC plates into the walls. The customer has received a lot of positive reactions from first time visitors. The meeting room serves as an ice-breaker and helps establish a positive atmosphere for good business dialogue. Visual humor can work wonders in corporate interior spaces if it is in line with the company´s branding.

Comfortable seating areas have become an essential part of modern offices. They inspire informal meetings and a relaxed and open exchange of information between colleagues and associates.

S UPERO F F I C E The client had a well-established corporate brand design and wanted to combine this with high quality materials and decoration. Open office solutions utilize artistic decoration to create privacy without shutting out. Sleek design is a recurring theme throughout the premises and a mix of hard and soft lines of materials ranging from precious woods and glass within an overall colour palette of black, red and blue-grey. A fine balance of the masculine with the feminine.

Hand painted glass partition walls, gives both light and shelter.

Lounge area with eclectic furniture and seating for many co-workers.

Built-in kitchen with Bar tables wrapped around the pillars, maximizes space utilization in open plan offices.

Modern office solutions combine cellular individual or small-team offices with open spaces and lounge areas.

SKYScRAPER Heavenly profile, exterior branding in Oslo. A company profile need not be limited to twodimensional stationery. Overall company branding is about using both interior and exterior spaces to tell a story. Who is your business, what do you do? Where do you want to go? Both customers and employees will feel a sense of belonging and well being in total workplace design that takes into account the overall design and public profile in addition to job satisfaction and work environment. Design creates mood and inspires vision. Design can give a sense of story in which employees and customers can participate, and which creates an

impression of the company´s future. Skyscraper is such a vision; a corporate profile that takes both customers and employees to new heights and achievements. A three-story grey brick building that was transformed into a skyscraper, and which was renamed ‘Skyscraper’ – now a well-known Oslo landmark. Your company may well be small, but your goals don´t need to be. FabLab Design were commissioned to decorate the exterior of the building and create a skyscraper motif which was painted by hand during a warm summer.

The clouds are blended into the background shade from dark to light.

T E LEPL A N Teleplans newly renovated offices were refurbished in neutral tones, but the premises still lacked identity. FabLab was given the task to create a visual boost, bring corporate identity into the interior design solution and make a more inspiring work environment for the employees. An important starting point for the design was to incorporate

Teleplan Consultingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s core values and company vision. The client brief: - An inspiring work environment and inviting place to welcome visitors - A social place to work that supports interaction, strengthen cooperation and enthusiasm between employees.

The colour palette is based on Teleplans corporate identity and is used consistently throughout the location. We focused to change the less attractive parts of the location. A concrete pillar in the middle of the open workspace and a dark, poorly visited meeting room. The column was made round, and we utilized the column to create a meeting place there, with tables and news board. A sofa was customized around the pillar that now makes it a popular meeting point.

Flexible seating in the open workspace.

The meeting room was converted into an inspiring place for employees. Here we created a magnetic wall, bar tables and a big sofa that invites to be laidback, creative and open up for conversation and informal meetings. By using spring green tones and a fresh moss wall we managed to created new energy in the previous dark room.

The pillows on the couch are designed by FabLab Design.

The corridor situated outside the inspiration room was freshened up with spring green birch trees.

napr a path y Naprapatlandslaget, a private physiotherapists clinic wanted to create an attractive themed space with amusing, unusual images on the walls that clients would also enjoy. We used UK photographer Nick Veasey whose X ray photographs depict people in active and unusual situations. A touch of humor can loosen even the stiffest neck muscle. This fits well with NaprapathÂ´s holistic philosophy looking at the whole person not to optimize them physically but mentally to improve their overall quality of life.

KRY P TO N Sound production studio with retro style. The office space is designed to stimulate and inspire. A strong theme adds a new dimension. An experience for all involved. Creative professionals need playful suggestive decoration puts their creativity to work, whether it is distinctive, futuristic or, as in this case, nostalgic and retrospective. This sound studio was inspired by a bright optimistic style inspired by the classic 1950s American diner.

Curved lines and colour contrasts makes energy.

C O N F ET TI Office space that is also used to stage seminars and meetings, and where the bar is an important meeting place. This integrated interior with soft lines balances the architecture of a loft space in the centre of Oslo with many angles and sharp edges.

Flexible and creative furniture based on a style theme gives personality to a space.

RETRO

CUSTOM DESIGN OF FURNITURE means the client can get a piece of furniture that can play multiple roles as well as blending in uniquely well with its environment. We designed this bar in the classic retro style, and in two pieces so that it could be moved around and re-configured for different purposes. Whether as an open bar, or as a merged table for light refreshments in the middle of the room. The bar is on wheels with shelves and space inside. Classic retrostyled furniture is both stylish and practical and give a feeling of the optimistic 1950s. Chrome and Respatex are back in fashion! 32

VIK E N FIBERNET T Young dynamic office environment in a relatively small location. How to generate telesales success in a crowded sales office without shutting everyone into office cubicles? The solution was to create a smoother entrance to create a distinctive corporate identity and simultaneously get rid of the feeling of angular claustrophobic office cubicles. It was important to stick to the corporate branding profile in choice of dynamic colours and pair this with simple decorative elements.

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sho p fron ts Sign painters have largely been replaced by foil transfers. However a hand painted sign can lend extra character and impact to a shop front.