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      Studio VDGA lines office in India with curving walls of honeycomb cardboard

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      Architecture practice Studio VDGA has renovated an office in Pune, India, with partition walls made from cardboard and MDF.Located in the Pimpri Chinchwad district, the four-storey office for 100 people has been given a recyclable fit-out.

      Partition walls are made from cardboard and medium-density fibreboard (MDF)
      Called Office in Cardboard, the project has been shortlisted for Dezeen Awards 2020 in the large workspace interior category.

      “We devised an innovative concept to replace the solid partition walls with more functional and textured material,” said Studio VDGA.
      “It also serves as a low-cost material since it does not require polishing or painting as it is kept raw.”

      Honeycomb cardboard is light, strong and low cost
      Studio VDGA’s paper-based design was made for an electric-components manufacturing company that is in the process of moving away from its previous work of making petrol and diesel vehicle components.
      The cardboard’s recyclable properties are intended to symbolise this shift towards a more environmentally-friendly industry.

      Cuts in the cardboard create patterns of shadow
      Sheets of honeycomb cardboard – a kind of paper packaging with an internal hexagon structure for strength – form divider walls, doors and a backdrop for the reception area.
      “Honeycomb board was first introduced in the aeronautical industry in the form of aluminium honeycomb boards,” said Studio VDGA.
      “In paper form, it is used extensively in Japan since being a lightweight material, it does not cause harm to life in the case of earthquakes,” added the studio. “IKEA is using it in abundance to create light modular furniture.”

      The cardboard has been left raw rather than painted
      In some areas, the cardboard elements wrap around the external walls and connect to form dividers between different zones of the office floors.
      Curving elements formed from the cardboard make sections of wall that billow into the room or wrap around supporting columns.

      Curving cardboard elements wrap around columns
      Sections of the sheets’ exterior have been cut away to reveal the internal honeycomb in order to create an interesting texture.

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      “What interested us was the cross-section through the board rather than the material itself,” said the studio.
      “Transverse cuts through the nodes of the hexagon reveals sharper fins, whereas longitudinal cuts through the board reveals uneven wider bands. This combination of sharper fins and wider bands, used in combination with bands of MDF, creates interesting patterns and shadows.”

      Paint tins have been turned into a plant display
      Cardboard absorbs sound, so the portion walls double as baffles to keep the background noise of the office low and grant employees more privacy.
      Slim horizontal slots form windows to allow light through in some areas. An installation of plants and electrical components displayed in white paint tins left over from the refurbishment hangs from the ceiling.

      Tins filled with plants and electronic components hang from the ceiling
      Ceilings have been left open, with the air ducts visible, so as to create as much height as possible.
      The reception area’s floor is tiled with different kinds of dark stone, and black metal railings bracket the stairs, with brass rings designed to look like an abacus.

      Railings on the stairs are designed to look like an abacus
      Based in Pune, Studio VDGA was founded by husband and wife team Deepak and Varsha Guggar in 2004.
      Cardboard was also the material of choice for this school office in Melbourne, a collection of colourful and corrugated furniture, and the entirety of this cafe in Mumbai.
      Photography is by Hemant Patil.

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      Old nylon factory converted into “cathedral-like” office space

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      HofmanDujardin and Schipper Bosch have inserted a steel frame into the expansive production hall of an old nylon factory in Arnhem to create the KB Building offices. The office is housed within one of several 1940s factories on a 90-hectare chemical-industry plant in the Netherlands, which local developer Schipper Bosch is transforming into a campus
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      Alice D'Andrea creates industrial coffee roastery in Vancouver steel foundry

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      Coffee roasting and tasting takes place in this industrial-style coffee shop in Vancouver, which local studio Alice D’Andrea has designed inside a historic factory building. Located in Vancouver’s Railtown neighbourhood, the space was built in 1923 as the Settlement Building, a steel foundry for manufacturing machinery parts, and then later used as a warehouse for lighting company Bocci.

      The roastery features existing industrial windows and ceiling beams
      It now forms the headquarters for speciality coffee company Pallet Coffee Roasters with space for team training, a tasting area, roastery operations, seating and merchandise.

      Douglas fir beams punctuate the ceiling, large, industrial-style windows bring natural light to the back of the building, and exposed concrete runs throughout, providing a nod to its history.

      Seating is set under a large skylight
      “The main goal for this project was to design a ‘destination’ for coffee lovers,” said Alice D’Andrea. “A place where customers could enjoy their coffee while being educated on the process and the passion that goes behind their product.”

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      The 7000-square-foot (650-square-metre) open space has been separated into different areas. To the rear of the space the roastery is furnished with a long table made of reclaimed fir, which is used for coffee tasting and team training.

      An L-shaped counter divides the open space
      An L-shaped coffee counter, patterned with black-stained oak planks in a herringbone pattern, forms the centre of the space. A gridded glass partition that echoes the former foundry’s industrial windows rises from the middle of the counter to offer glimpses of the production area at the rear.
      “The glass partition between the counter and the production leaves the view open on the production, on the machinery and the people working behind the scenes,” the studio said.

      Black-stained wood patterns the counter
      “Customers can enjoy their beverage while watching how raw beans from around the world turn into their favourite drink; a truly unique customer experience,” the studio added.
      The black volume is broken up by glass volumes that form display cabinets for pieces on sale and nooks for seating.

      The roastery occupies the rear
      Large copper pendant lights hang overheard to complement the warm hues of the wooden ceiling beams. Other copper detailing can be found in the counter kick and shelving.
      Customers can sip their coffee on a seating alcove under a huge skylight, or on wooden benches either side of large planters and stools. Decorative elements are provided by coffee bags piled atop pallets, and pops of greenery.

      Copper details add warmth
      Pallet Coffee Roasters HQ’s entrance has white-painted walls, greenery and pendant lights from Bocci – the building’s previous owner.
      Other coffee roasteries on Dezeen include Pilot Coffee roasting warehouse in Toronto that Williamson Williamson recently extended with offices and the Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Tokyo designed by Kengo Kuma.
      Photography is by Andrew Fyfe.

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      Rapt Studio fashions soothing interiors for Goop HQ in Santa Monica

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      Design agency Rapt Studio has used curved furnishings and soft colours to create a calming ambience inside the Santa Monica headquarters of lifestyle and wellness brand Goop.The two-floor HQ measures 55,000 square feet (5,109 square metres) and provides a unified workspace for Goop, which was founded by actress Gwyneth Paltrow. Prior to this team members had been scattered between different buildings.

      The lobby of Goop’s Santa Monica headquarters
      “We designed their new, light-filled headquarters in Santa Monica to preserve the buzz they’d maintained in close quarters, while giving big ideas room to roam,” explained Rapt Studio.

      “[Staff] needed a place to concentrate their energy and efforts to propel the brand into its next phase of development.”

      A corner of the lobby is dominated by a sculptural metal desk
      Employees enter the head office via a spacious lobby. One corner of the room is dominated by a custom-made desk made by Los Angeles-based studio Artcrafters.
      The desk comprises four bulky metal blocks which are meant to mimic the rounded shape of the letters that feature in Goop’s company logo.

      The headquarters includes a kitchen where staff can test recipes
      Curved forms go on to feature in the adjacent waiting area where a pink, crescent-shaped sofa and bench seat perch on a woven circular rug. An oversized white pendant light is suspended overhead, while behind stands a golden wire-frame screen.
      The lobby leads through to a sequence of work areas – this includes a lab for developing new products, a podcast-recording studio and a fashion workshop where designs for Goop’s clothing line, G Label, will be drawn up.

      There is also a product showroom on-site
      A test kitchen finished with jet-black joinery offers a spot for staff to experiment with recipes and film cooking tutorials for Goop’s YouTube channel.
      There is also a small showroom on-site. At its centre is a chunky stone-topped counter inbuilt with a sink where the beauty and skincare products on display can be trialled out.

      Goop staff work around bespoke desks
      Staff have been given bespoke workstations. For formal meetings they can head to one of the conference rooms, which are decorated with past and present examples of Goop merchandise.

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      Expansive floor-to-ceiling panels of glazing flood spaces throughout the HQ in natural light.
      This is seen best in what employees refer to as the “All Hands” area, which boasts views of the palm tree-lined LA skyline.

      Conference rooms are decorated with framed Goop merchandise
      The room is used for casual catch-ups or large-scale staff gatherings. It includes a light-hued timber kitchen and a trio of arched niches that accommodate tan-leather seating banquettes.
      There are also a couple of grey modular sofas that can be rearranged to suit different-sized workgroups.

      Light-hued timber lines the staff kitchen
      “The intent of the material palette was to evoke a sense of calming familiarity,” said Rapt Studio’s president and creative director, Sam Farhang.
      “Natural, warm materials and soft tones create a welcoming environment, allowing the Goop team to feel at home within the space,” he told Dezeen.

      This light-filled room can be used for informal meetings
      Tapping into Goop’s wellness-focused ethos, Rapt Studio also made sure to incorporate a yoga room and a number of secluded lounge spots and private booths for staff.
      “These spaces – cocooned and concealed – are designed for reflecting, replenishing, and recharging,” added the studio.

      It features arched niches with tan-leather seating banquettes
      Goop was launched by Paltrow in 2008, starting life as a weekly newsletter before growing into a brand that offers wellness, beauty and style advice.
      Its trendy HQ is one of several that Rapt Studio has designed – back in 2017 it completed head offices for streetwear brand Vans, including meeting rooms lined with skateboards and huge graffiti wall murals.
      In 2014 it also created headquarters for e-ticketing company Eventbrite, which has break-out areas with stadium-style seating.
      Photography is by Madeline Tolle.

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      Thomas Heatherwick and Ab Rogers to speak at virtual Workplace Wellbeing by Design conference

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      Dezeen promotion: Workplace Wellbeing by Design is a week-long online event taking place during this year’s London Design Festival, which explores the complex relationship between design and wellbeing in the workplace.The event, which will take place from 14 to 18 September 2020, includes talks by leaders in the architecture and design industry, including Thomas Heatherwick, Ab Rogers and HOK senior director of WorkPlace, Kay Sargent.

      Thomas Heatherwick will be speaking at the Workplace Wellbeing by Design event
      These creatives will be joined by more corporate figures such as Bruce Daisley, who developed Twitter for Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Cees van der Spek – communications director for EDGE – and workplace theorist Jeremy Myerson.

      Other speakers include biometrician Nikita Mikhailov, who will discuss new data-driven biometric techniques for employers and employees, as well as Maaind founder Martin Dinov, who will outline how AI can be harnessed for workplace wellbeing.

      Ab Rogers will be speaking at the event about his Maggie’s Centre design
      Over the course of five days, five 75-minute sessions will explore the issues of workplace design from a range of viewpoints including technology and diversity, as well as the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
      Each session will be hosted by author and design commentator Aidan Walker and will be split into three sections: a keynote, a practical case study and a Q&A session.

      Maggie’s chief executive Laura Lee will explain the organisation’s architectural philosophy
      Day one – the Well Workplace – will begin with a talk between Rogers and Heatherwick about their work for Maggie’s Centres.
      While the two architects discuss how they have tried to use the built environment to influence the psychology of its inhabitants, Maggie’s chief executive Laura Lee will explain the organisation’s architectural philosophy.

      Bruce Daisley will also be speaking at the event
      Day two, led by Dinov, will focus on the smart workplace and the impact of technologies like AI on wellbeing. EDGE’s van der Spek will also uncover the ideas behind the brief for the firm’s existing project in Amsterdam and its new one at London Bridge.

      Heatherwick Studio designs plant-filled Maggie’s Centre in Leeds

      “People have been talking about – and designing for – psychological diversity, as well as the individual’s control over their physical environment for a generation now,” said Walker.
      “Sensor technology has given a whole new meaning to the smart building and the impact of artificial intelligence is just around the corner,” he continued. “It’s time to take stock and Covid-19 has added currency and urgency to the discussion.”

      Speakers will also discuss the impact of office design on mental and physical health
      Day three – the Human/Humane Workplace – will be led by Swann, whose book The Human Workplace explores interior and behavioural design.
      Swann will be joined by architect Giuseppe Boscherini, Mikhailov and director of Chapmanbdsp design consultancy Ian Duncombe to discuss “psychosocially supportive design”.
      Day four, led by HOK’s Sargent, will concentrate on creativity, productivity and diversity in discussions with Ricoh’s workplace services director Simone Fenton-Jarvis and MoreySmith principal Linda Morey Burrows.
      Real estate company CBRE’s Kate Davies and Art Acumen CEO Catherine Thomas will also join the talk.

      Workplace theorist Jeremy Myerson will be part of a discussion about the future of work
      Day five considers the future of work, led with a keynote by Myerson from the Helen Hamlyn Centre at the Royal College of Art and the Worktech Academy.
      This will be followed by a discussion with Mike O’Neill, former director of global research at Haworth, Guy Smith, founder of COSU and former design director of WeWork, and Frances Gain, associate of strategy at M. Moser Associates.
      The conference has been organised by the creators of the MAD World Summit with Dezeen as the media partner.
      Registration is £25 for all five sessions, with profits donated to cancer support charity Maggie’s.
      For the full agenda, visit the event’s website.

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      Dutch Invertuals designs Tiny Offices from corrugated aluminium plates

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      Design studio Dutch Invertuals has created a collection of compact offices made from corrugated aluminium and wood for Dutch holiday park operator Droomparken.Named Tiny Offices, the small workspaces were designed to be places where you could “freely dream, perform and create”. They have been installed in two of Droomparken’s holiday parks in the Netherlands.

      Dutch Invertuals has designed four Tiny Offices
      The compact offices measure just over six square metres and were built from raw corrugated aluminium plates, with wooden doors and a large window frame on the front facade.

      “The biggest inspiration came from projects which were completely embedded in natural surroundings,” said Dutch Invertuals architect Chris Collaris and design director Wendy Plomp.

      The Tiny Offices were built with corrugated aluminium walls
      “It’s almost an ‘end of the world-place’ with that big window overlooking it,” Collaris and Plomp told Dezeen.
      “The actual space itself didn’t need to be very big.”

      Each of the Tiny Office interiors was designed by a different designer
      The Tiny Offices have custom-designed interiors in different colours, clad in materials including felt and acrylic that were chosen for their functionality.

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      “The interiors are designed to create the most optimal work environment, where you can concentrate and work but also lay down on a beautifully designed daybed to think and look outside,” Collaris and Plomp explained.
      “Because it is a small and intimate space, all materials should make sense. Therefore we used an acrylic wall that makes the space look more spacious, but you can also write on it.”

      Tijmen Smeulders designed a paired-back colour scheme for one Tiny Office
      The interiors were designed by three designers Raw Color, Thomas Ballouhey and Tijmen Smeulders.
      Each designer created their own colour scheme, with some choosing a colourful identity and some going for darker, more sophisticated hues.

      Designer Raw Colour added colour wall art to its Tiny Office
      Droomparken, which runs holiday parks across the Netherlands, commissioned the project for Dutch Design Week in 2018 with the aim of creating a space that would be better to work in than a traditional office.
      Today there are four Tiny Offices, with more to potentially be installed in the future.

      Raw Colour also upholstered the chair in pink material
      Their project became more timely as the coronavirus pandemic struck.
      “In these last years offices have become more green and healthy, but criticism of the modern contemporary office has come to the surface, and today the office seems to be under pressure because of the COVID-19 virus,” Collaris and Plomp explained.
      “The units got more attention because going to the normal office was not an option any more. Tiny Offices were and are a much safer place than the traditional office.”

      Thomas Ballouhey designed the interiors of the final office
      Tiny Offices has been longlisted for the Dezeen Awards 2020 in the small workspace interior category.
      Dutch Invertuals previously designed an exhibition celebrating at the circle and experimented with creating products from unwanted household junk to produce less.

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      Seven dental clinics designed to take the pain out of check ups

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      Architects and designers have created these seven dental offices with bright and colourful interiors to offer patients a more enjoyable and worry free experience.

      Dent Protetyka, Poland, Adam Wiercinski

      The pick-up window inside this Polish denture clinic designed by Adam Wiercinski is outlined with green lines that form the shape of medical services cross.
      Located inside an old tenement building in Poznan, the 10-square-metre space is modelled after the city’s small kiosk shops. Steel mesh separates the waiting room and shopfront from the tiny consultation room situated in the rear of the space.
      Find out more about Dent Protetyka ›

      The Urban Dentist, Germany, Studio Karhard
      Studio Karhard designed The Urban Dentist in Berlin to mimic the flashy interiors of Berghain, the electronica nightclub in the German city also completed by the firm.
      LED lights border the edges of the fluted glass walls, while in the treatment rooms the sink and supplies are stored inside a pink cabinet that is topped with a colourful speckled counter.
      Find out more about The Urban Dentist ›

      Sou Smile, Brazil, SuperLimão
      Brazilian studio SuperLimão inserted a pink polycarbonate volume inside Sou Smile, a dental health treatment centre in São Paulo that manufactures dental appliances.
      The rounded structure houses a consultation room, while the rest of the converted warehouse building is outfitted with open-plan workstations and a laboratory for manufacturing dental appliances.
      Find out more about Sou Smile ›

      Waiting room, China, RIGI Design
      A rectangular “dining” table and play area for children feature in this colourful clinic in Tianjin, China designed by RIGI Design.
      The play space is framed in the shape of a house and decorated with animal-shaped furnishings. Treatment rooms are located along a corridor fronted with glass walls. Large black digits painted on the hardwood floor designate the room number.
      Find out more about the waiting room ›

      Ortho Wijchen, Netherlands, Studio Prototype
      For this office in Wichen, Netherlands has inserted the treatment areas between translucent glass partitions. To ease patient’s comfort each the of chairs faces a wall of windows that provide a view of a grassy pastoral landscape.
      “The open setup of the plan and the large panoramic view towards the garden create a light and spacious place in which the patient feels comfortable,” the studio said.
      Find out more about the Ortho Wijchen ›

      Go Orthodontistes, Canada, Natasha Thorpe Design
      Slatted timber panels clad the walls and reception desk in this orthodontist practice in Quebec, Canada designed by Natasha Thorpe Design.
      The boards of Douglas fir wood cover storage cabinets and form shelves in the office. In the consultation room there are several dental chairs and a row of black cabinets. Translucent glass spans across the laboratory and instrument sterilisation room concealing its interiors from the outside.
      Find out more about the Go Orthodontistes ›

      Impress, Spain, Raúl Sanchez Architects
      The curve of a smile informed the design for Impress, a dental clinic in Barcelona designed by Raúl Sanchez Architects.
      Large rounded boards crafted using pine wood form partitions in the office. The studio chose the material to add warmth to the typically white and sterile environment. Red, blue and grey accents add a playful element to the design and tie in with the company’s branding.
      Find out more about the Impress ›

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      Iram Sultan designs pill-informed interiors for Indian pharmaceutical company offices

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      Iram Sultan studio took visual cues from common medicinal products when designing the office interiors for Indian pharmaceutical company Zydus Cadila, which feature curved archways and vaulted ceilings.Iram Sultan was tasked with designing the 20,000-square-foot office floor belonging to the chairman, managing director and director of leading pharmaceutical company Zydus Cadila, which is located in Gujarat on the western coast of India.
      The studio wanted the interior spaces to reflect the work that the firm does. Each room’s structure has therefore been based on the shape of tablets and pills, symbolising pharmaceuticals.

      All corners of the interior structure have been rounded, accompanied by receding arches and curved, vaulted ceilings. This is particularly apparent in the main corridor that leads to both wings of the office floor.

      The image of pills has also been extended to details like the wall panels and door mouldings, which feature the shape of two halves of a broken-apart pill.
      On either side of each door at skirting level are small inlaid pieces of bronze carved in the shape of a circle and a cylinder, to represent a tablet and a pill.

      The chairman, managing director and director all have their own office on the floor, each with its own washroom and dresser as well as adjoining meeting rooms.
      A pill-shaped, lacquered table inlaid with dried flowers acts as the centrepiece in one of the meeting rooms, while another meeting room is punctuated with a large, dark table whose base mimics the shape of a rock.
      In this same space, the curved corners of the walls are dotted with small, handmade porcelain art pieces that are designed to be an abstract representation of the plant-based ingredients that go into Zydus Cadila’s products.

      Other elements of the interior spaces were informed by the company’s logo, which comprises its name, Zydus, in blue with the letter d in red, and the shape of a cross replacing its centre.
      This includes the marble flooring along the corridors, which features strips of white framed with black outlines with an inlay pattern of black crosses.

      Iram Sultan extended this medical cross symbol across the whole office floor, incorporating it into various tables, which feature a black cross at their centre or sculpted, three-dimensional forms of the shape across their surface.
      The logo’s colours also informed the custom carpet in the board room, which is covered in algebraic markings in black, red and blue.
      This was one of the most fun elements to create, according to the studio, who chose the scientific equations as “a gentle nod to the bedrock of research that the company is built on.”

      To warm up the interiors, the studio chose to clad the walls in dyed oak veneer. Thin sheets of bronze wrap around each archway lining the corridors, which also work to accentuate the spaces as they reflect the light.
      Wooden floors of a slightly darker tone feature in individual offices in contrast to the surrounding hallways.
      Each individual office was tailored according to the user’s personality and their working requirements. One office features soft grey lower-wall panels made from stone, while another has walls completely clad in light veneer and a large, oblong desk.

      “The project is beautiful for us because it reflects the client brief perfectly,” said the studio. “While fulfilling all the requirements of an office space, the space is not a typical cookie-cutter design, but a bespoke creation made specifically for the people who use it.”
      “The design is also beautiful because of the balance we managed to achieve in both the material palette and the space volumes,” it continued. “It is a serene space with quiet drama that we created using bespoke elements, clever details and unexpected materials.”

      The Zydus Cadila chairman’s office floor was Iram Sultan’s second project for the client, having previously designed the interiors for their home.
      “A project very close to our heart,” said the studio. “When we started work on this space, we had established a relationship of trust and understood the client well.”
      “The project has been designed in the spirit of collaboration, beginning with the clients and adding other collaborators like product designers, manufacturers, contractors and consultants,” it added.

      Dezeen Awards 2020 interiors longlist announced

      Iram Sultan’s Zydus Cadila office has been longlisted in the large workspace interior category of Dezeen Awards 2020.
      Other longlisted interiors projects include an office in Japan by Shuhei Goto Architects, in the small workspace interior category, which features large, stepped boxes that introduce different levels to the space.

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