Category Archives: Offices

The FINE Design Group office space in Portland, Oregon was wonderfully renovated by the practice of Boora Architects as an environment which reflects the energy and desire for collaboration that the agency has. The space features an exposed steel structure with concrete floors and a lot of windows throughout to ensure a lot of natural light, making the end result seem more as a cozy loft than an office. The open space is designed as having specific areas with different…

The Nova Scotia Power Corporate Headquarters were designed by the practice of WMZH Architects and it is located in the city of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The construction cost reached 46 million dollars and the project spreads over 5 acres at the south of the city on the waterfront. The site was initially occupied by a decommissioned power plant build with a concrete clad steel structure enclosing several high volume spaces which housed the equipment for generating electricity. The project…

The practice of Kunnapu & Padrik Architects designed in 2008 the Snailtower in the city of Tartu, Estonia and it consists of a block with flats, several offices and a four level horizontal parking house. Spreading over 23 levels, the building has a ground plan that is designed as a spiral giving it a sculptural form that is the driving idea behind the entire project, the idea of a spiral being an omnipresent archetype throughout the ages and found in…

The Infor firm specializes in enterprising software solutions, being the third in the world at what they do (after Oracle and SAP), and their new headquarters was designed by the architectural practice of VOA in the Flatiron district of New York City. The Infor CEO’s idea of the office space was quite specific and he wanted a place that was as open to innovation as possible due to the rapidly changing world of software. The space was designed with social…

The renowned online travel services company Kayak employed the practice of ACTWO Architects again to extend their office space after they created the first office spaces for the company, now with spaces on the level below the existing one, that will feature a new breakout, recreational and collaboration spaces, a large conference room that can be subdivided and several additional office spaces linked to the other ones through a stairway. The new stair also creates a perfect place for a…

This elegant office space is located on the second floor of a tenement house in the old town of Konin, Poland and was designed by the practice of TOYA Design. The beautiful location offers a view of the Warta River and the designers explained that the purpose of the use of black and white as the single tones in the interior was to make it better suited for artistic activities such as music, film, painting or photography. Strong colors usually…

Located in Shanghai, China, the architectural practice of TJAD designed their office building with a design that inspires stability and security. They used clear geometric mass and horizontal lines, modern materials and an open design to renovate the former Bus Garage no. 1 which was built in 1999 and transform it into a fully operational office building. The original garage had three floors each with a height of 5-6 meters and a concrete-framed structure. The renovation project was very extensive…

Located in a Haussmann building in Paris, France the Reuters Headquarters was renovated by the 16k Architects practice to create several seating areas with the aid of the HI-MACS acryl stone that is nonflammable and thus excellent for safety regulations. Aside from the seating areas the entire space had been refurbished, from the lobby to the reception, board room, cafeteria, restaurant and the central indoor garden, each space receiving high quality materials and also a functional and stylish design. Due…

The EIGHT Office Complex was designed by the architectural practice of PEOPLE in the city of Marousi, Greece as two separate volumes that are linked through an east-west axis with the entrance at their meeting place. The exterior features a frame of white elements which adds a bit of shading and an impacting aspect, while the interior tries to offer various arrangements that come in eights, thus explaining the name of the complex. The offices are spread around a central…

The new Microsoft headquarters located near Copenhagen, Denmark will feature a new campus with student housing and retail space aside from the office space and will be an integral part of the Lyngby-Taarbaek City of Knowledge and Urban Development plan for 2020. This large scale project aims to transform the town of Lyngby into one of the top university locations in northern Europe while also creating a lot of new workplaces and allow the students and the Microsoft employees to…