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The building's banked shape forms a protective shield in case of an explosion|BP's explosion-proof Rotterdam refinery|Transparent meeting spaces, one for every floor, protrude into the atrium|The refinery and office building are linked by a be-quiffed concrete tunnel|Informal meeting areas meet the brief of improved communication between staff|The carpets "look like young grass coming up through the mud"||

BP's new Rotterdam office by Group A

06 Dec 2011

Digital agency Tribal DBB gets the silent treatment, thanks to felt|A curved seating area takes its form from the building's spiral staircase|Felt softens a rigid seating plan (just don't mistake it for a inboard)||

Tribal by i29

18 Oct 2011

UNStudio's energy-efficient landmark|The circular ceiling elements are acoustic dampeners, and also integrate sprinklers and lighting|Sharing common space between the two government agency occupants reduces costs|Curvy interiors bring inside some of the soft lines of the building’s exterior|Flexibility was key to the brief: this could be converted to housing in 50 years’ time|Stuttgart’s Mercedez Benz Museum: “People love to stay here and they love to come back”|La Defense offices in Almere, the Netherlands|Galleria Centercity, a recently completed South Korean retail space||

UNStudio: Ben van Berkel's green office

20 Jun 2011

Bare bones: the plywood “ribcage”is the focal point of the workplace|The screening/studio area sits at the centre of the room|The plywood was cut in such a way to minimise wastage|Desks line the walls either side of the central structures|Skylights provide the sole source of natural light||

Onesize by Origins Architecture

20 Jun 2011

Hans’s My Storage for Magis, 2011|The A380 chair Hans designed for Ahrend, 2010|Modular Coffee Set from Hans’ radical Black Gold originals, a self-initiated project in 2002|The glass fibre covered Magic Chair, another self-intitiated project from 2002|Ordinairy outdoor furniture made from recycled plastic, 1997|The Corner Guy coat stand for Van Esch, 2010|Hans has re-fashioned Cito’s unused roof terrace into a seated garden, 2011|Sculptural piece in the atrium of Cito’s new office building|Fly chair for Arco, 2008||

Dutch superstar Ineke Hans

17 May 2011

The pallets provide ornament as well as function to the office|There is space for eight workers in the entrance area – and 15 in the whole canalside office|Entrance area. The designers found that five pallets on top of each other was the perfect height for a desk|The staircase built from pallets, which have been sanded so they are nearly as smooth as a wooden floor|The upper floor is home to the management team, each of whom has a separate desk|A skylight bathes the management floor in natural light|The presentation and meeting room includes a boardroom table on wheels||

Pallet project by Most Architecture

18 Oct 2010

Yushi Uehara’s Shaken Office scheme, designed in 2001, was only completed this year due to changes in the property market|Innovation within the rigidity of modernism|The interior is configured to maximise the floor space available to the companies that occupy it|Despite having different exterior shapes, the geometry of the two buildings is complementary, and the interior floor plans are identical||

Yushi Uehara’s Shaken Office

18 Aug 2010

The clean workspace provides somewhere young entepreneurs can develop their ideas and keep costs at a minimum|A typical unit, in the shape of a white cube, with the addition of black plywood for storage. The yellow of the chairs adds a spalsh of colour for inspiration|The architects’ sketch for the project’s floorplan||

The Bleisure principle: CASE by Studioquint

18 May 2010

PostPanic gets the wow factor|A casual reception, with Marc Newson Nimrod chairs, leads into the grandstand area with its communal table, used for meetings and screenings|Massive pivoting oak doors afford some privacy to the downstairs meeting room|The ‘futuristic grotto’ is cocooned in brown carpet – it even creeps up the table’s base – set off by blue DAR chairs|In the studio, ‘energising’ green veneer was chosen for work tables and storage, while services were left exposed for an industrial look|Mirrors in the edit suite give the illusion of an endless room; clients can sit in the little nook to watch clips|Richly coloured Persian-esque carpets contrast with the concrete resin floors and concrete columns||

PostPanic HQ by Maurice Mentjens Design

12 Feb 2010

Vintage wall clocks from Vitra are set to the local times of Microsoft offices around the world. While Vernor Panton lamps give character to ground floor meeting space|Glazed meeting pods in the central garden atrium with Lotus chairs from Cappelini|A staircase gives connection between floors. An informal area with Noughtone Pinch stools and sofa|Employees set up laptops at one of the work tables|Twiggy floorlight by Foscarini, Alcove Sofa by Vitra and Noughtone Reg chairs give a domestic feel to the reception|Employees can work and eat in the cantina|Staff lockers marked with chalk|Kvadrat felt wall panels help with acoustics on open floors|A bright cafe offers a place for visitors and employees to mingle over coffee||

Microsoft's Dutch HQ by Sevil Peach

20 Jul 2009

Prooff has collaborated with Ben van Berkel from UN Studio to create SitTable|SitTable is a reworked version of The World's Longest Table for all Cultures|The Ear Chair was the first design by Prooff|The different configurations create an architectural solution to open plan offices: a chair as a room|The Work Sofa encourages a mix of formal and informal sitting and a variety of ways to address people|The workstation is height adjustable and very flexible, allowing for concentrated work as well as collaborations|Work Lounge|The Slow Car, launched at Milan, was designed for the office campus|Illustrated version of the Slow Car||

Dutch design collective Prooff

08 Jun 2009

Nothing HQ by Alrik Koudenburg

12 May 2009

The lounge has a hovering effect from the painted shapes on the floor|Open plan work area with treated chairs and desks|An elks head looks down over the library and the meeting space|Chalkboard paint provides a brainstorm wall in the work area|Chesterfield sofas and a standing lamp are given a new lease on life|The used furniture came from ebay, charity shops and Gummo’s old office|Special rubberised spray paint was applied to everything||

Dutch creative agency Gummo's offices by i29

12 May 2009

Pot in his Schiedam studio, with furry carpet over his head|Slim Office, 2008, with magnetic message board and accessories|Magnetic drawer attached underneath Slim Table|Skinny Chair, 2008, made to go with Slim Table and upholstered with Divina from Kvadrat|Rubbish bin accessory for Slim Office|Old Fruits, Tops and Bottoms (made from hollowed gourds|Large Fold-up|Ramdom Light|Revolving Chandelier (2009)|The word ‘Ass’ made in foam|The Lazy Bastard couch will be launched this year|Balls table||

The wonky world of Bertjan Pot

11 May 2009

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