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The office is contained in an old t-shirt factory|The factory windows were appropriated from elsewhere in the building and create light-flooded interiors|Break-out spaces incorporate a mix of designer and Californian furniture|The pavilions reference the Californian timber-framed houses|Each pavilion is unique in shape and the combination of materials used|A ping-pong table and a chess table reflect the two different sides of the business|A ping-pong table and a chess table reflect the two different sides of the business|Gagne created the table to echo the design of the Eames chairs|Sail-like dividing screens were installed to break up the main space when necessary|The garden contains custom-made metal planters|An old elevator carriage repurposed as a coat cupboard|'Sails' create unusual room dividers||

Bitcoin developer Chain.com's San Francisco HQ

The Chain.com office is located within a factory that was once used by clothing company Standard Shirt, and the space…
Interiors
24 Mar 2015
The plane will act as an office by day and an event space at night © GMP Design|The furniture will be designed so it can be used for both occassions © GMP Design|The plane will contain a purpose built bar © GMP Design|The plane will contain a purpose built bar © GMP Design|The directors' offices will become backlit features at night or small private dining rooms © GMP Design|The look and feel will reflect GMP's work as club and bar designers © GMP Design|GMP is currently securing land on which to park its aeroplane © GMP Design||

GMP's aeroplane office offers "good value for money"

Those familiar with the mind-busting boredom of long haul flights might wonder why anyone would choose to spend more time…
Interiors
18 Mar 2015
A zinc-clad pod incorporates an extra glass-enclosed meeting space on top|Four pods in varying sizes and materials create a miniature cityscape in the office|BDG’s interior design is open, flexible and ad-hoc in feel, with exposed ceilings and services, breeze-blocks and concrete, and large writable walls|The four rooms are like miniature buildings within the ground-floor workspace||

BDG's miniature cityscape of office meeting cubes

BDG has created work pods that play with texture and materials, bringing pleasing irregularity to a creative agency's office Four…
Interiors
16 Mar 2015
The design needed to be sympathetic to the architecture, while instilling an eclectic and modern identity|Varying shades of timber create a striped floor in the bar with rogue lines zooming off|Custom-made cabinets in the kitchen echo the floor pattern|The furniture was specified and custom made to blend with the flooring|The colours of the ‘pixelated’ carpet were lifted from the palette of the architecture|Carpet tiles in the upstairs foyer, kitchen and dressing rooms are more vibrant, and used creatively to form patterns and demarcate areas|Carpet tiles in the upstairs foyer, kitchen and dressing rooms are more vibrant, and used creatively to form patterns and demarcate areas|Makkink & Bey’s intention was to complement the ornamentation rather than overpower it||

Studio Makkink & Bey transform historic theatre

Tasked with updating the ornate historic interiors of dordrecht's Kunstmin Theatre, studio makkink & bey acted from the ground up…
Interiors
16 Mar 2015
The atrium measures 80m in length, 20m in width and 26m in height|The office floors nod to the buildings industrial heritage|The entrance area|Wilkinson Eyre and The Rockwell Group have cut the stairwells through the centre of the office floors.|The lounge area at the base of the atrium||

First look at Battersea Power Station office space

The first detailed images of the Battersea Power Station office space by Wilkinson Eyre and The Rockwell Group have been…
Interiors
11 Mar 2015
Fluorescent tubes have been replaced by a network of red flex||The zinc table is used by staff at lunch, and as extra meeting space||Wallpaper designed by Lauren Summers lines the entrance lobby|Wallpaper designed by Lauren Summers lines the entrance lobby||

Timber from RAF hanger upcycled for Given HQ

Reclaimed timber from an old RAF hangar turns Given London's HQ into a weathered, tactile space with a nod to…
Interiors
11 Mar 2015
In the company's previous office the reception was cut off from the rest of the team on a different floor. The new space aims to bring everyone together.|The reception desk made with the same timber as the floor to create a seamless appearance|Graphics in the reception detail the company ethos|Pastel furniture from Hay and Muuto in the reception|A meeting room with Hay About A Chair seating, and Rosthchild & Bicars pendant lamps|An informal working space with colourful Eames Dar Chairs|The bespoke lighting feature made with bamboo dipped in colourful paint|Another informal work area with a Morgan Miami sofa and Donna Wilson poufs|Another informal work area with a Morgan Miami sofa and Donna Wilson poufs|Striped felt divider by Selina Rose|The kitchen contains window plantings, writable cupboard surfaces and a special table for "cake of the week"|Wall graphics detailing the company's driving principles|Wall graphics detailing the company's driving principles|Surface-mounted squirrel cage bulbs||

MoreySmith layers colour on neutrals at London First HQ

Colour and connectivity were the key tenets in MoreySmith's brief for business advocacy group London First's new workplace. But in…
Interiors
10 Mar 2015
Despite its lush appearance, this ‘meditation space’ is maintenance-free|Bleachers and high stools offer lots of options for gatherings|Piaggio three-wheelers dose out caffeine hits to staff|Aged doors add to the secret-garden air of the ‘meditation space’|Staff social space – originally conceived as a pub, but toned down|Booths with writable walls are handy for concentrated thinking|Chesterfield and Eames chairs present a mix of old and new|Exposed ducts and steelwork introduce a bit of urban grittiness|A pair of high-backed sofas create the perfect spot for a huddle||

Peldon Rose inspired by London for Essence HQ

From leafy Primrose Hill to the edgy East End, Peldon Rose has taken London's districts as the inspiration for digital…
Interiors
04 Mar 2015
Banksy gifted MPC with a mural after his 'rat' was accidentally painted over|The reception provides a window into main office space, like a restaurant with an open kitchen|The reception features a bespoke three-metre-long sofa||The main reception room with oversized industrial pendent lights|The feature light in the reception made from multiple strip lights|Feature light detail|Industrial materials were incorporated into the space|Charred timber cladding on the reception desk||

Restaurant designers B3 move into office arena

B3 Designers, the team behind Gymkhana and Bubbledogs restaurants, has overhauled Moving Picture Company's (MPC) headquarters, taking cues from hospitality…
Interiors
27 Feb 2015
For once, no one’s suggesting that chance encounters will take place on the stairs|Dichroic window film gives glass walls a shimmering finish|Red Bull has shied away from its corporate colours for the fit out|Three sizes of space, with varying levels of privacy, should provide built-in future flexibility||||||

Red Bull's NY office: cool and calm, not energised

No stranger to attention-grabbing workplace design, Red Bull plays it straight for its New York HQ, with a fit out…
Interiors
22 Feb 2015
High in the eaves, the Owner’s Suite has the best views in the house|Brightly coloured feature walls and original artwork add character to the bedrooms|Kirsten Hassenfeld’s paper installation is part of the art collection|Bright floral wallpaper plays to Tong's design concept of an eclectic cottage|Framed in steel and fir, the restaurant has views over the creek|Ping pong for the more sporting guests|Tong adds colour through mismatched tiles, wallpaper and textiles|The 13-room hotel in the small town of Wellington overlooks Lake Ontario||

Toronto's Drake Hotel gains a country cousin

The sister establishment to a well-loved Toronto art hotel, the Drake Devonshire has the same ambitions to be a laid-back…
Interiors
19 Feb 2015
Bespoke plywood and lino desks with striking angular legs The mesh walls link the firm’s office with its industrial purpose|The mesh walls link the firm’s office with its industrial purpose|Expanded aluminium mesh makes for a low-cost way to divide space|Bespoke shelving even makes conveyor-belt parts look good||

Industrial lite for German office

Multifuctional spaces and bespoke furniture make for a hard-working office – and an industrial-lite aesthetic provides the niceties You'd be…
Interiors
16 Feb 2015
|Podium seating, one of a broad mix of breakout spaces along The Bridge|Cross-laminated timber was chosen because it could be quickly prefabricated|Acoustic fins on the walls and ceiling break up blank surfaces|Desks sit next to the long bank of windows, with The Bridge above|The kitchen – before, staff had been known to eat in their cars|Hand-blown glass baubles bob through the space like bubbles|High-octane displays line the showroom|Calm meeting space, lined with pleated paper|Office bathrooms are a cut above your usual melamine cubicle||

Threefold & Coppin Dockray add fizz to Dartford office

Occupying an unglamorous patch next to the Dartford Crossing, the new headquarters for bathroom suppliers Crosswater Group and Bathroom Brands…
Interiors
13 Feb 2015
Vast proportions in the lounge make for a dramatic setting|The design plays off the building's history giving eccentric twists to traditional features|We designed our plasterwork but made it enormous|Prowling leopards and jumbo plasterwork in the reception corridor|The restaurant incorporates emerald-green upholstery with materials such as wood, brick and white panelling|A glass-enclosed fireplace links the lounge to the courtyard|The colour scheme is a modern take on historical palettes||Restful bedrooms temper the exuberant common areas|Hotel Zoo is based around the corner from the Berlin Zoo|||

Powerstrip Studio's Hotel Zoo in Berlin

Powerstrip Studio's Dayna Lee and Ted Berner used to be movie designers before they switched to interiors: hence the opulent…
Interiors
10 Feb 2015
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Mirror walls transform corporate lobby

Molecule architecture studio has transformed the front-of-house area in a corporate office in Melbourne, Australia, to resemble a sleek, contemporary…
Interiors
06 Feb 2015
The building occupies seven stories at 20 Hudson Street|The design emphasises the company's New York origins|Light installation in the reception|Five-storey wall installation by John Houshmand|The wall is made from thousands of pieces of spalted maple wood from local scrap lumber|The lounge area for informal meetings and get togethers|Arne Jacobson's 7 chair|The MadSci Lab positioned so staff and clients can observe new media and technology testing|There are break-out areas or 'living rooms' on each floor|Large industrial windows provide views of the surrounding neighbourhood|Vitra's Polda sofa and Eames LAX armchairs|John Houshmand's table incorporates a slate panel for scribbling ideas|The Emeco navy chair|The communal area on the eighth floor is used by staff from each of the six agencies under the Havas banner||Samuel Wilkinson's Hoof table for &Tradition|The 'Sixth Sense' video production area|The black 'envelop' designed to create a 'cocoon-like environment|Bucket chairs in the screening room|One of the smaller meeting rooms|Breakout booths run alongside the open desk areas|Living room luxe|The reception areas change colours with LED lighting|The reception areas change colours with LED lighting|The reception areas change colours with LED lighting||

TPG creates a New York vibe for Havas Worldwide

TPG Architecture has created a 24,000sq m workspace in New York for Havas advertising and communication firm, bringing together its…
Interiors
04 Feb 2015
Mezzanines and partitions carve out intimate areas|De Waal’s studio was converted from an old munitions warehouse|A vitrine, full of de Waal’s ceramics, is sunk into the floor|The upstairs library, a complement to the practical function of the spaces for making|A vitrine, full of de Waal’s ceramics, is sunk into the floor|The glazing area and kiln room occupy one end of the space|A communal dining area in front of the kitchenette|Steel roof trusses and a concrete floor retain the building’s industrial character||

Edmund de Waal's London studio by DSDHA

Ceramicist and writer Edmund de Waal's London studio, a neatly realised empty vessel where making, and thinking, can flourish Designing…
Interiors
02 Feb 2015

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