PREVIEW The Other Office 3: Creative Workplace Design

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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION

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AN OFFICE IS A COMPANY IS A BRAND 100ARCHITECTS  CLUB MED 8 A00 ARCHITECTURE  SPARK 44 12 ACTINCOMMON  ADIDAS VALLEY 18 APOSTROPHYS  WANGPROM HERBAL 22 APOSTROPHYS AND AIRBASE ARCHITECTS  CHANNEL 7 BBTV 28 ARBOIT LIMITED  CLOUD DCS 34 BARTLETT & ASSOCIATES  MCCANN 40 BAUKIND  PME FAMILIENSERVICE 46 CARLO BERARDUCCI ARCHITECTURE  VDP ENGINEERING OFFICE 52 COORDINATION ASIA  COORDINATION ASIA 56 D/DOCK  @LEISURE GROUP 62 DZAP  XL CATLIN 66 GENETO  AFT OFFICE 70 I-V  CAMPARI 74 JASON CAROLINE DESIGN  NEW BRIGHTS 80 MASQUESPACIO  MASQUESPACIO 86 MIRIAM CASTELLS STUDIO  DESIGN CENTRE FIGUERAS 90 MM18 ARQUITETURA  AIRBNB 94 NIKE AND STUDIOS ARCHITECTURE  NIKE 98 NORM ARCHITECTS  KINFOLK GALLERY 102 OTH ARCHITECTS  FLOKK 106 PALLAVI DEAN INTERIORS  EDELMAN 110 RAPT STUDIO  ANCESTRY 114 SARA MARTINSEN  UNIVERSAL MUSIC DENMARK 118 SLOWSTUDIO  THE TEXTILE LIBRARY 122 STUDIO O+A  CISCO 126 STUDIO O+A  UBER 555 132

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STUDIOMFD   ESTATE 138 STUDIOMFD   INDI 144 THOSE ARCHITECTS  ANSARADA 150 VIDA  BEHRER & PARTNERS 156 VIDA  CLEAR CHANNEL 162 WOODS BAGOT  MULTIPLEX AUSTRALASIA 168 YOSHIHIRO KATO ATELIER  PIER THIRTY 174 ZENBER ARCHITECTEN  WATERWEG WONEN 178

HOME SWEET OFFICE  A00 ARCHITECTURE   A00 186 APPAREIL  ZA/PA 192 ARCHETONIC  U125 196 BATEK ARCHITEKTEN AND ESTER BRUZKUS ARCHITEKTEN  RAZORFISH 202 BORNSTEIN LYCKEFORS  MORRIS LAW 208 CORREIA/RAGAZZI ARQUITECTOS  SOTHEBY’S INTERNATIONAL REALTY 214 D/DOCK  NEDAP HEALTHCARE 218 DZAP  BRANDDELI 222 DZAP  CONCLUSION 226 HÜLLE & FÜLLE  ZALANDO 232 KOSAKU MATSUMOTO  OKEYA 236 LECKIE STUDIO ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN  SLACK TECHNOLOGIES 242 LLLAB  LEO DIGITAL NETWORK 246 LUKSTUDIO  ATELIER PETER FONG 250 M-PROJECTS AND YVES BÉHAR  CANOPY 256 MVRDV  MVRDV HOUSE 262 NARRATION   FLAHALO 268 PARTY/SPACE/DESIGN  PARTY/SPACE/DESIGN 274 PETER SCHMIDT GROUP  ATLANTIC HAUS 280 RAPT STUDIO  DROPBOX 284


SO ARCHITECTS   DP GROUP 290 SPATIAL CODE  NOMAD WORKSPACE 296 STUDIO TOMORROW AND BUREAU GROENLAND  BRIDGEVEST 302 TÉTRIS DESIGN & BUILD  IPG MEDIABRANDS 308 WOODS BAGOT  WOODS BAGOT MELBOURNE STUDIO 314 WOODS BAGOT  WOODS BAGOT PERTH STUDIO 320

PLANTING CREATIVITY  ACDF ARCHITECTURE  LIGHTSPEED 328 ATELIER VAN BERLO  VANBERLO EINDHOVEN 334 BAKIRKÜRE ARCHITECTS  DELOITTE TURKEY 340 BAKIRKÜRE ARCHITECTS   ING BANK TURKEY 344 BEAN BURO  UBER HONG KONG 350 BELZBERG ARCHITECTS  THREADS 356 CORY GROSSER + ASSOCIATES  SUPPLYFRAME 362 DESIGN BLITZ  MALWAREBYTES 368 DOMINO ARCHITECTS  COOOP3 374 FLOOAT  DONUTS 378 FLOOAT AND SPECIALNORMAL  YAHOO JAPAN 382 HALLUCINATE DESIGN OFFICE  MAIKE METALS GROUP 388 HENRI CLEINGE   CREW 394 HEYLIGERS DESIGN + PROJECTS  PEARSON BENELUX 400 LAD DESIGN GROUP  1978 CREATIVE PARK 404 LEPEL & LEPEL  UFA 410 MACRO SEA  NEW LAB 416 MONADNOCK  ROYAL TICHELAAR 422 NC DESIGN & ARCHITECTURE  WEWORK HONG KONG 426 NERI&HU DESIGN AND RESEARCH OFFICE  B+ AUTOMOBILE 430 NERI&HU DESIGN AND RESEARCH OFFICE  BLOOMBERG 434 NIGHTINGALE  NIGHTINGALE 438

OHLAB  RELOJERIA ALEMANA 442 ONION  INTELTION 446 PALLAVI DEAN INTERIORS  SHERAA 450 QASTIC  APARAT 454 RAPT STUDIO  UNITY 458 ROARCRENEW  MIXPACE MANDELA 462 SCHEMATA ARCHITECTS  NAKAGAWA MASASHICHI SHOTEN 466 SPACE ENCOUNTERS  JOOLZ 470 STUDIO BANANA  FTI 474 TALLER PARALELO  NEOLOGY HEADQUARTERS 478 TEAMLAB ARCHITECTS  DMM.COM 484 VANBERLO  VANBERLO YPENBURG 490 WANNA ONE  KNOWHERE 496

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IN THE BEGINNING THERE WAS CHANGE

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The way offices are designed is changing: adapting to evolving technologies, integrating modern methods of working, and reacting to entirely new jobs and industries. When analysing the evolution of workplace design in recent years, a map of words reveals itself: transience, agility, flexibility, connectivity, happiness, transparency, wellbeing, mobility, balance, diversity… and the list goes on. These broad, often co-related, terms appear to emerge from a common trend: the growing want and need for the workplace to be not only an environment for productivity and creativity, but also a marketing and talent-recruitment asset. By focusing on the needs of employees, studying work patterns, and understanding the impact of new technologies on workplace processes, companies and designers are continuously developing solutions for the workplace of tomorrow that are more social and innovative than ever before. What follows is a curated collection of some of the latest and greatest such examples of creative workplace design. Page after page, the reader will delve into nearly 100 projects developed by 86 international studios in the past three years: getting acquainted with the factors that drove their designs, learning how specific challenges were overcome, and drawing inspiration from exceptional interpretations of the contemporary workplace. The book is divided into three chapters. AN OFFICE IS A COMPANY IS A BRAND delves into projects that successfully translate the core values and goals of a company into its workspace design, and by doing so, help to establish or reaffirm its brand identity and more efficiently transmit its vision to staff and clients alike. HOME SWEET OFFICE explores human-centric designs that look to increase employees’ sense of happiness and wellbeing by bringing the comfort of home to the workplace. Finally, PLANTING CREATIVITY recognises those designs which apply innovative solutions such as the playful exploration of office furniture and the seamless fusion of digital and analogue elements to make the office the ultimate headspring of inspiration. Before reading on, it is worth noting that despite the aforementioned chapter division, the majority of the following designs do strive — and succeed — to be all three: a physical representation of the company, a second home for employees, and a source of stimulus and inspiration. After all, design excellence often lies in all-encompassing solutions towards a larger goal: namely, the improvement of people's lives.

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AN OFFICE IS A COMPANY IS A BRAND

The office as a reflection and extension of a company’s core values and goals


Amey Kandalgaonkar

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An informal meeting room is clad in ‘brainstorming walls’, where staff can actively discuss and visualise ideas. 2 The ‘swimming pool’ playfully loops within the lobby area to mark functional zones such as the reception, meeting room, waiting area, informal meeting spaces and hanging phone booths. 1

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100ARCHITECTS draws inspiration from sunny holidays for an extravagant office design SHANGHAI – For its new Asia-Pacific headquarters, Club Med wanted an office that would reflect its unconventional and young-minded attitude. From the first conversations with 100architects and product designer Diego Fuertes, it became clear that the design should not only take inspiration from the vacations that the company specialises in, but also convey the happiness one feels when arriving in a sunny, seaside destination. Club Med wanted two main areas in the 1450 m2 office to stand out: the lobby, to give a strong impression to clients and visitors; and the kitchen area, as the social hub of the space. Based on a Mediterranean perspective of holidaying, which involves a lot of

swimming, the lobby is conceived as a swimming pool that immerses visitors under water. To create this illusion, dark blue metal pipes were suspended from the ceiling, looping around to define functional zones within the lobby area. This outline is mirrored in the floor as blue carpet, surrounded by timber ‘decking’. In the kitchen, a long, canary-yellow cabinet conceals all the required functions while a wooden amphitheatre at the end of the space hosts communal activities. In the open-plan office, shared workspaces are placed on the perimeter to take advantage of the daylight and stunning city views.

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Pool-coloured booths function as a platform for staff interaction, hosting informal meetings, mini workshops and team briefings. 2 Partitions are kept open and transparent to maintain a sense of openness in the office.

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SPARK 44

A00 breaks the rules of the conventional office to create a fun, creative workspace SHANGHAI – When ad agency Spark 44 needed to expand its under-1-year-old Shanghai office, they decided to re-enlist the expertise of local architecture studio A00, the practice responsible for the original fit-out. This provided the architects with a unique opportunity to revisit an existing design, learn from it and build upon its success to create a second version at three-times the size. Despite a short turnaround time, A00 didn’t hold back, building on the trust achieved during the design of the client’s first office. Located within a converted industrial complex, the designers combatted the roughness of the building canvas with smooth finishes and splashes of colour. The new 1465 m2 space incorporates 156 open workstations alongside two director offices, a collection of meeting rooms, booths, a conference room for up to 14 people, and an audio visual dark room. What is more, since the non-hierarchical organisation of the original office was deemed one of its most successful features, two long library tables greet clients and collaborators in lieu of a dedicated reception desk, making each visitor feel immediately part of the team. By breaking some of the rules of a conventional office environment and adding out-of-the-box graphic and design elements, the designers were able to create a functional space that ‘expresses the quirkiness and creativity that fuels the Spark 44 team.’

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A non-descript space greets clients and collaborators in lieu of a dedicated reception desk

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With no reception desk to define the entry to the office, A00 used a giant graphic ‘S’ that hides a storage system for deliveries. 2 Having learned from the design of Spark 44's first Shanghai office that ‘without a dedicated spot for bicycle parking, they ended up scattered all over,’ the new scheme incorporates indoors bike storage, clad in red mosaic tiles. 3 Constructed from oak veneer with a white acrylic work surface, the two library-style tables at the office entrance each hold 10 to 12 team members, encouraging collaborative work. 14

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4 Despite being newly built, the stairs were conceived as part of the original site, built entirely from concrete boards with a simple handrail lighting feature as adornment. 5 Archive storage required a bespoke solution that would not take up an excessive amount of space. The filing system becomes a creative feature, painted in bright red, with a vintage Jaguar graphic on its face as a nod to Spark 44’s main client.

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Graphic and design elements express the quirkiness and creativity that fuels the Spark 44 team A00

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ACTINCOMMON creates a lively conglomeration of breakout spaces inspired by sports and wellbeing

Erik Undéhn

HERZOGENAURACH – As a promoter of sports for a healthy lifestyle, Adidas parlays its brand message into the office buildings and playing fields of its action-packed and greenery-laden campus at the group’s headquarters in Germany. With the firm’s theme of World of Sports as a backdrop, employees collaborate in groups of all sizes, holding meetings on a frequent basis. In the past, securing one of the lacklustre conference rooms was a challenging process due to the excessive demand for the small supply, and the new design needed to address this problem. To remedy the shortage, Actincommon infilled the Lace Building’s expansive and under-utilised atrium with a swathe of varied and vibrant meeting spaces. Dubbed Adidas Valley, the collaboration-friendly zone is overlooked by multiple levels of offices. In contrast to the rest of the technology-laden campus, the light and open atrium now finds its identity through the diversity of the spaces and the materiality of their surfaces. Separated by white picket fences and enshrouded with lush greenery contained by concrete retaining walls, lounges and workstations sit beneath tree canopies, whose trunks poke through platforms finished with wood decking. Employees can choose between cabana-like structures with acoustically-optimised rooms or comfortable ‘open-air’ benches, lounges and tables in an assortment of sizes. The diverse environs spur employees to either get down to business or sit back and enjoy a refreshment from the smoothie bar and café, while a platform backed by large screens can be used as a stage that plays host to talks and presentations.

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Free-standing walls of textiles can be left open to its surroundings or drawn closed for multi-media conferences. 2 By stepping away from the aesthetic of the technology-driven office spaces, colour, function and materiality are used to forge a unique identity.

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CHANNEL 7 BBTV

APOSTROPHYS and AIRBASE ARCHITECTS pair Thai traditions with the unique context of an old gas station for a local broadcaster APOSTROPHYs and AIRBASE ARCHITECTS

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By integrating local heritage, the design gives a strong identity to the new studio of a regional broadcaster.

KHON KAEN – Apostrophys futuristic interior for Channel 7 BBTV’s broadcasting studio breathes new life into a former gas station located along the Mittraparb highway in north-east Thailand. The design takes inspiration from local traditions in combination with the building’s unique qualities and the challenges of its roadside location. Firstly, the issues surrounding heat and noise insulation were cleverly solved by using a double-layer skin inspired by a local food container called a kratip. A curved, full-height glass wall envelops the building as a protective outer facade while the main functions – such as the live studio and control room, working and exhibition room, and meeting room – are placed inside separate pod-like spaces within the 240 m2 studio. The striking blue partitions are fashioned from glass overlaid with a metal screen perforated with a motif that reinterprets a local textile pattern called ‘jee petch’ (meaning diamond rocket). These diamond-patterned wall panels further contribute to the sound insulation in the studio. Bold lighting adds theatricality to the interior: blue LED strips create a play of light along the walls while curved, blue and white neon lights in the ceiling add a retro touch. With its distinctive glow, the building appears as an unexpected landmark along the highway by night.

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Bringing the comfort of home to the workplace through human-centric design


Allan Grillo

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In the meeting rooms and open meeting areas, all table surfaces are made up of the same patterns used in the respective flooring. Rectangles were cut out of the floor timber planks and then ‘lifted’ to become the tables’ finishing. 2 Organic materials like concrete and timber, various plants and industrial lighting help generate an intimate, homely atmosphere. 248

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Ossip van Duivenbode

MVRDV HOUSE

By strategically drenching task zones with colour, MVRDV devises a segmented office interior ROTTERDAM – In 2016, MVRDV renovated a 2400 m2 interior to become a tailored home for its 150+ family members. The project became an opportunity for the architecture firm to dissect its collaborative working methods and funnel them into an arrangement which enhances the team’s performance. Glazed partitions infill the steel structural ribs to separate the atelier from the communal dining and social spaces, as well as the meeting rooms, while maintaining transparency between them. The glass-enclosed areas invite the eyes of employees and visitors alike to witness the design processes taking place inside them. Situated within two structural bays, a white-washed studio contains 200 workstations. Identified by its oversized furnishing elements in unfinished wood grain, a dining-slash-living room acts as a buffer between the atelier and stacked meeting rooms. Lining the ground and first levels, thirteen rooms each don a striking shade of colour. Beyond each glass wall a bold hue bathes the interior, all the way down to its inner surfaces, carpeting, furnishings, lighting and even exterior windows. Whether it’s the boardroom for focus or game room to blow-off steam, each task-oriented monochromatic space becomes a vibrant pane within a stained-glass composition. 262

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Transparency is key, with clear sight-lines between the workspace and social zones.

Lining the ground and first levels, thirteen spaces each don a striking shade of colour

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SO ARCHITECTS blurs the boundaries between interior and exterior by bringing nature in BANGKOK – Glazed, vertical channels filled with plant life draw natural light into the headquarters of familyrun lighting post manufacturing business DP Group. The design, realised by Thai studio SO Architects, reimagines a four-storey building to the east of the capital city by creating an environment reminiscent of a family home where everything is closely connected. In fact, the owner resides in a penthouse on the top floor, and a duplex with space for four executives at the back of the building is concealed by a glass courtyard and a staircase for private access. Renovated under the premise of ‘rebirth’, the architects removed some of the existing floor plates to insert multiple glass courtyards around which the flow of work spaces is arranged. Meeting rooms of different sizes, a 60-person seminar room and an open canteen are simple and uncluttered, laid out with careful consideration not to detract attention from the voids, skylights and trees that form the staple components of each space. SO ARCHITECTS

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An enclosed terrace acts as an additional, informal meeting room and helps to screen the sun and exterior noise from the rest of the building. 2 Full-height glazed partitions limit the disruption of sight-lines between meeting rooms and promote a working culture of openness and growth. 3 ‘Glass courtyards filled with small gardens and natural light were introduced to create new connections between floor levels and revise the flow between the workspaces,’ the architects say. 4 A facade of expanded metal fins provides shading across the building’s most exposed fronts.

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In the ground-floor staff kitchen, the structural architecture of the building is revealed: steel beams, ceiling panels and unfinished-concrete columns contribute to a raw, industrial aesthetic. SO ARCHITECTS

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PLANTING CREATIVITY

Flexible and creative designs that turn the workplace into a source of inspiration


Adrien Williams

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LIGHTSPEED

A charming old train station hotel meets a slick interior in ACDF ARCHITECTURE’s bold design

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Blocks of colour interplay with reflections of light on the glossy floor and wall surfaces.

Rectilinear geometry and glossy colours create a dynamic tension that reflects the creative spirit of an ambitious tech firm

MONTREAL – The development centre for Lightspeed expands and adds a new floor to the existing headquarters of the point-of-sale software company, which is located in an iconic 19th century railway hotel. Developed by ACDF Architecture, who were also responsible for the first phase of the office back in 2015, the new design juxtaposes the original heritage of the building with a sleek, bold interior organized for flexibility and spontaneous interaction. Occupying a lofty, bright 4.5-m-high space, the 1040 m2 office is tailored to the needs of the company’s product development teams, which entail collaboration and self-organisation. The interior is structured into 12 open-plan zones, each dedicated to a specific team.

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Working independently, each team can personalise their space, and has its own desks, meeting room and social area. Huge sections of pastel colour shift diagonally from the floors to walls to define each team’s zone. Daylight reflects off the glossy white epoxy-coated floor and the gypsum ceiling, creating a play of reflection. The new intervention carefully leaves the existing brick walls untouched and original detailing such as terrazzo floors and pipework are now exposed to further highlight the building’s heritage. The contrast between raw industrial textures, rectilinear geometry and glossy colour creates a dynamic tension that reflects the creative spirit of an ambitious tech firm.

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Located at the intersection of two stations, The Alley is a shared area for large gatherings that divides the floor into two: a clean and edgy space on one side, an industrial environment on the other. ACDFÂ ARCHITECTURE

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A blend of industrial architecture and contemporary design by ATELIER VAN BERLO facilitates open innovation EINDHOVEN – Departing from a wish to maintain the pre-existing building’s architectural qualities and a need to create a collaborative ecosystem to promote innovation, Rotterdam-based Atelier Van Berlo, spearheaded by Janne Van Berlo, created the new home for brand design an innovation agency VanBerlo. With 2300 m2 of studio space and a 200 m2 work­ shop, the new studio provides a jolt of creative energy and space for the growing number of multidisciplinary staff and fresh work methods. Currently, the spacious office houses 75 employees, but is designed to accommodate over 110 staff. Meeting rooms and breakout spaces for informal sessions and presentations allow staff to work intensively on projects together with clients, partners and universities. Tailored workshops for usability tests, 3D printing, a VR room, as well as multifunctional spaces for hackathons and scrum sessions complement quiet, tucked away areas for focused work. The entire office is connected to a double-height communal space, ‘an area for staff and visitors alike to collaborate, innovate and socialise.’ This vibrant hub houses an exhibition of market trends and past VanBerlo products. Here, the main staircase doubles as a mini theatre and impromptu meeting place. Throughout the studio, walls are predominantly made of glass, in order to insure an open, light and transparent environment.

Studio Tycho Merijn

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Industrial meets contemporary: minimal furniture, light wood and soft white lamps provide a contrast to the stark metal beams and concrete fixtures. 2 A spacious kitchen features long wooden tables which bring warmth to the industrial fixtures and concrete flooring. 3 The main staircase in the communal area double as an auditorium or impromptu meeting space. ATELIER VANÂ BERLO

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A total of 110 workspaces are divided over five team areas, each with an additional informal meeting space, three private offices and two team offices for three to eight people. ATELIER VAN BERLO

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PEARSON BENELUX

HEYLIGERS DESIGN + PROJECTS uses colour to stimulate collaboration and concentration AMSTERDAM – Dutch studio Heyligers design + projects has changed the way that employees at Pearson Benelux use their office space by including a vibrant corridor at the core of the otherwise open-plan space. Commissioned to design the new Amsterdam office of the international publisher of books and psychological tests, the designers focused on creating a space where different departments can as easily work independently as collaborate. Taking inspiration from the impromptu meetings that take place in workplace corridors, the studio has created a central hub which contains meeting rooms, phone booths, concentration areas, flexible workspaces and integrated storage. With surfaces finished entirely in sunshine yellow, from the walls to the carpet, the area makes a visual statement against the rest of the monotone space. The playful atmosphere is bright and welcoming, while still providing functional facilities for both private work and collaboration. Previously split over two sites, the new office brings two workforces with different habits and characteristics together under one roof. Located in the city’s Sloterdijk district, the new design is hoped to make both departments not only feel at home, but motivated to interact with one another in a comfortable work environment. 400

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The striking yellow of the central corridor illuminates the primary collaboration spaces, distinguishing the area from the rest of the office. 2 The publishers’ identity has been translated into personal quotes and texts printed onto the glass walls. 3 Workspaces in the central core are open to the whole office, separated only by the visual change in colour with occasional glass partitions in black structural frames.

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