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Wilkhahn factory, Bad Münder, Germany; architecture: Thomas Herzog, photo: Mandy Will

Editorial

When my grandfather founded a small chair factory near Hanover in north Germany in 1907, he could never have guessed that it would turn into a company with an international reputation for designing first-class contract furniture one day. A family-run company like ours couldn’t wish for a better recommendation than when architects, designers, partners and customers from all over the world repeatedly choose Wilkhahn solutions for such a wide range of different requirements. Although all these parties are so diverse, they have one thing in common. They share our conviction that people’s well-being and health are just as important as fostering collaboration. They believe that a clear and consistent design language helps to convey identity. And alongside profitability, they want us to help ensure their organizations are sustainable in tomorrow’s world too. In other words, they also believe in the power of good design. Whether it’s a question of encouraging movement in digital workspaces, or backdrops that foster team building, learning, innovation and change – the quality of design has been shown to play a key role in how well an organi- zation performs financially. Together, we want to offer attractive solutions that last and last for the generations after us. And architects and designers know all about this responsibility. We’d like to express our thanks to everyone who chose Wilkhahn and allowed us to publish details about their projects. Our goal is to make sure that our products reflect the requirements of all sorts of design concepts. Our products are understated, yet sophisticated and fulfill their purpose in the best possible way. We hope you find this brochure and its journey through a range of organizations, companies, continents and cultures inspir- ing. The desire to design sustainable and better environments is the common denominator throughout.

Regards

Jochen Hahne

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4 – 31 Education | Culture

32 – 53 NGOs | Government

54 – 147 Corporations

148 – 171 Hospitality

Education | Culture

École 1337, Khouribga, Morocco Interior: DWP Design with Purpose Photos: Jalal Fakhreddine

Funded by the OCP (Office Chérifien des Phosphates) Group, École 1337 in Morocco is a pioneering college project that trains the most talented students to be programmers and developers regardless of their social background. Up to 200 young people complete a free, three-year program here. The teaching concept is based on students taking responsibility for their futures and sharing skills. The college is open round the clock, has no timetable or text books, trainers instead of teachers, clusters instead of classrooms and a design concept that marries both the analogue and digital world.

The college was set up on a new campus where Morocco’s leading digital companies are based. The design of the building’s exterior also reflects how digital natives express themselves.

Art studio Placebo designed the floors, ceilings and walls of hallways, dining areas, break rooms, conference spaces and collaborative areas like installations to capture the spirit of the young generation.

Despite the colorful mix, the furniture and interior design are perfectly coordinated – just like the playful seating and turquoise IN office chairs (design: wiege) shown here.

“The fascination of the digital world and spontaneous competitions with each other frequently mean we spend more than 12 hours in front of a computer. So ergonomic office chairs are a must. We chose IN be- cause it’s comfortable whatever the posture, built to last, encourages users to engage in three-dimensional movements and its design is ideal for this young generation.” Hamza Chefchaouni, CEO of DWP

3D kinematics and high-tech manufacturing, such as two-component injection molding of the seat and backrest element and Formstrick (form-fit knit) ensure users can move as they wish in all directions. IN office chair (design: wiege)

Just like the soles and uppers on sneakers, IN’s black and colored frame components can be coordinated with seat covers in different colors and the translucent covered backrests.

On the other hand, the IN chairs in the open space are all in black to prevent distractions and help people concentrate.

theCo, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland Interior: The real estate management team at St. Gallen University Photos: Anna-Tina Eberhard

The University of St. Gallen has a top ranking among European business schools. Based on the organization’s From Insight to Impact vision, the real estate management team collaborated with the students to create a co-working space for staff, the public and people taking bachelor, master’s or doctoral degrees. Curtains and mobile tables can divide the space up in different ways and the lightweight chairs, some of which are stackable, ensure maximum flexibility.

The Insit upholstered bench with backrest on stage (design: Wolfgang C.R. Mezger) is also ideal for group chats.

Customized, mobile high tables from the Timetable Shift range (design: Andreas Störiko) with Stand-up stools (Design: Thorsten Franck).

The classic Confair folding table (design: Andreas Störiko) is mobile, robust, space-saving to stow away and quick to turn into a large table. Paired here with Occo task chairs (design: jehs+laub).

The Aula stacking chairs (design: Wolfgang C.R. Mezger) are used as multipurpose seating. The two ranges are color-matched precisely to create a similar, harmonious look.

“The flexibility, quality and zeitgeist that set Wilkhahn furniture apart complement the university and the way it operates perfectly.” Hans Jörg Baumann, executive MBA HSG, director of real estate

Blavatnik School of Government, Oxford, United Kingdom Architecture + Interior: Herzog & de Meuron Photos: Voijslav Nikolic

The Blavatnik School of Government is a new architectural landmark in the historic university town of Oxford in the UK. Founded as recently as 2010, the school’s mission is to inspire and encourage better government and public policy around the world. It has built up an excellent reputation within a short space of time and produces about 120 masters of public policy annually. The school is named for American entrepreneur Leonard Blavatnik, who contributed a generous donation to make the new build possible.

The building by architects Herzog & de Meuron consists of a series of four discs stacked on top of one another and shifted slightly on each floor and a rectangular section, all of which are connected with one another by a spiral staircase in the middle.

The architects picked the classic Modus task chair (design: Klaus Frank, Werner Sauer and wiege) for the auditorium. The chair comes with a sturdy backrest shell, making it ideal for the university.

The lecture hall has seating for approx. 200 and stands apart for its cutting-edge lighting and multi-media equipment, outstanding acoustics and exceptional design. The stylish and consistently clear form of Modus goes with the color and material concept perfectly.

Royal Stables, Leibniz University, Hanover, Germany Interior: Leibniz University’s real estate management team Photos: Frank Schinski

For many years, the erstwhile royal stables were used as a workshop by the mechanical engineering faculty. After the department moved into a new build, the university was able to transform the building, which enjoys protected architectural status, into a communications and meeting hub for the sciences, arts and industry. The modern furnishing in the multifunctional ceremonial hall, the offices and the workshop and seminar space, creates a link between the past and future.

The stables’ typical brickwork dating back to 1888 has been carefully restored. Modern technology is used inside and evident in the storage area for the space-saving, stackable seating (from the Aline range, design: Andreas Störiko).

There is a sophisticated lighting concept with a sound-absorbent wall at the front. The transparent Aline chairs (design: Andreas Störiko) are understated to provide no visual distraction and have no impact on the acoustics. The result is a space for a wide range of events such as parties to lectures to concerts.

This workshop and seminar space can be divided up with partition walls and comes with Confair folding tables (design: Andreas Störiko) and the stackable, Aula multipurpose chair (design: Wolfgang C.R. Mezger). As a result, people can configure settings themselves.

If the space needs to be emptied for a party, the chairs can be stacked in no time and the mobile tables flipped up and put in a corner someplace.

The loft on the top floor has plenty of natural light and is ideal for lots of purposes, such as large conferences, group projects or as a huddle space. What’s more, it requires no facility management staff to reconfigure it.

“We’re delighted that Wilkhahn supported us with this challenging refurbishment and conversion project. The timelessly modern design of the furniture goes superbly with the historical architecture. And the furni- ture’s sophisticated functionality immediate- ly indicates all the different ways it can be used. These multipurpose aspects are the cornerstones of the interior-design concept for conferences, workshops, galas and cul- tural events.” Emeritus professor Erich Barke, president of Hanover’s Leibniz University

Sammy Ofer Centre, London Business School, United Kingdom Architecture + Interior: Sheppard Robson Photos: Diane Auckland

The Victorian Old Marylebone Town Hall at the heart of the English capital was rented to the London Business School (LBS) in 2012. The organization added a new teaching hub to the old building called the Sammy Ofer Centre after the person who contributed a big donation. Some of the building, such as its council hall and several consulting rooms for citizens, are still used publicly. The other sections accommodate 37 seminar spaces, six lecture halls, a library and recreational spaces, whose modern, linear features deliberately contrast with the historic atmosphere.

The main and ancillary building are linked by a distinctive, bridge-like steel-glass structure, which also demarcates the university’s separate, modern entrance hall.

There’s a break out area flooded with light at the core of the glass foyer and stylish Asienta benches without backrests invite students to chat with one another and chill (design: jehs+laub).

The stackable Neos cantilever chair was chosen as seating for the seminar spaces. It stands apart for the clear, consistent shape of the seat shell and the easy-to-grab outer grip and excellent comfort (design: wiege).

The colors of the upholstery covers on the inside match the colors on the walls in each room.

Bauhaus Reenactment, Dessau, Germany Architecture: Phillip Oswalt/Constructlab, based on plans by Ludwig Hilbersheimer Photos: Christoph Petras

To commemorate the Bauhaus centenary, Prof. Phillip Oswalt collaborated with students at Kassel University to build a house for the very first time, which was designed by Bauhaus lecturer Ludwig Hilbersheimer as a “growing house” in 1930. In just three weeks, the L-shaped, single-story, wooden building was constructed as a design-build project by the university from prefabricated components at the historic site it was destined for, the Dessau-Törten World Heritage Site.

The temporary building is a communal and project space for the community, schools and Dessau University. It will be dismantled at a later date and used as an information space at the documenta art exhibition in Kassel.

The mobile, cordless, electrically height-adjustable Timetable Lift has a flip-top table top that can be written on (design: Andreas Störiko). In conjunction with the Stand-up stools (design: Thorsten Franck) and Sitzbock pommel-horse-like seats (design: Rudolph Schelling Webermann), it’s ideal for the communal project space.

Visitors can see the plans, a wooden model and look at the history of the house on display panels. And anyone wanting to take the weight off their feet can grab a Stitz sitting-standing stool, designed by Hans Roericht, an erstwhile student and lecturer at Ulm University of Design.

The remodel also involved replacing the seating for 900 people. The team picked the stackable, Aline sled-base chair (design: Andreas Störiko), which doesn’t just look stylish but also has no negative impact on the acoustics.

Gasværk theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark Interior: Ramsing & Co Photos: Louise Stickland – courtesy of Kinesys; Wilkhahn

The former gas tank, which had been planned by architect Martin Nyrop in 1883, has been used as a theater since the 1970s. In order to update the impressive theater’s 40-year-old light, sound and stage equipment, a brand-new dome made of curved roof trusses was placed in the room on 16 columns, from which all the theater equipment is suspended.

The black cover of the seat and backrest frame doesn’t reflect light or sound. It indicates which chairs are unoccupied and makes them very comfortable, even during long shows.

Schliersee Local History Museum, Germany Architecture + Interior: Johannes Wegmann Photos: Roger Barth; Robert Foster; Cordula Flegel

The Schredl House in the heart of Schliersee from the early 15th century has been used as a local history museum for over 100 years. The local architect increased the size of the building by using a glass foyer to make the extension stand out from the old building. A kindergarten and a multipurpose function room on the top story are just two of the spaces incorporated in the extension.

The height of the gables and eaves in the historic building is the same in the extension, but instead of a balcony, a projecting structure with vertical wooden panels and slats provides shade for the surprisingly large event space, which is on the top story.

The stackable Aula plastic chair (design: Wolfgang C.R. Mezger) is a charming contrast with the wood, which is an organic material and traditionally used locally as building material.

The mAx folding tables (design: Andreas Störiko) with connecting leaves can be linked to form very sturdy banquet-style layouts and are space- saving to keep in the storage space when not in use.

NGOs | Government

The UN’s Room XIX, Geneva, Switzerland Interior: PEIA ASSOCIATI Photos: Studio PEIA, Giovanna Silva

The Palais des Nations, built in neoclassical style in 1936, was repeatedly extended over the decades. The largest hall, financed by Qatar, is the new Room XIX with 800 seats. Due to its stylized, wafer-thin, wood-fabric- composite ceiling and wall panels with sophisticated acoustics and superb multimedia equipment, this new space is quite a highlight. The redesign of the seating pays tribute to famous designers like Le Corbusier and Oscar Niemeyer, who worked on construction projects for the UN.

The lounge areas overlooking the plenary chamber are furnished with the classic four-leg Contas table range (design: wiege, Fritz Frenkler, Anette Ponholzer) and the light, transparently covered Aline sled-base chairs (design: Andreas Störiko).

The international plenary sessions, which often last for hours, demand the utmost concentration and agility, especially from the interpreters. The 3D IN office chair (design: wiege) supplies the muscles and brain with plenty of oxygen.

The architects used color so that interpreters could find their way around better when lighting is dimmed. As a result, the seat covers, backrest and swivel arms on the chairs are all a vibrant red.

Thanks to the Aline all-rounder (design: Andreas Störiko) and the stackable Contas conference tables with their legs that turn in (design: wiege, Fritz Frenkler, Anette Ponholzer), the conference rooms double as a place to hold presentations, seminars or training sessions.

“The task chairs are distinctive and stylish, boast a high level of functionality and ergo- nomic comfort and are some of the best office chairs we’ve ever tested. The movable tables and stackable chairs are impressive for their clear design and materials, fabrics and colors, all of which are pleasing to the eye.” Giampiero Peia and Marta Nasazzi

Chamber of Commerce, Luxembourg Interior: insidegroup.lu Photos: Vincent Remy

Luxembourg’s chamber of industry and commerce has a conference and vocational training center with a whole host of halls and meeting rooms of difference sizes and floor space of 6,500 square meters. The center is located in a building complex, designed by the French architect Claude Vasconi (1940 – 2009) and opened in the Kirchberg business district in 2004. Fifteen years later, the conference rooms were created by Israeli designer Yuval Samuelov who worked very closely with interior design studio INSIDE GROUP.

Luxembourg’s skyline is applied as a visual repeatedly referenced below the matte black ceiling with its perforated steel lagging as colorful grids in the carpets or pixel-like, sporadic silhouettes on walls painted a vibrant blue.

Graph conference chairs and tables (design: jehs+laub) are found in the smaller conference and meeting rooms – in this case with matte-polished aluminum frames.

“Wilkhahn’s Graph conference chair isn’t just very comfortable, its classy silhouette also goes very well with our graph-inspired con- cept. Its clear but organic line creates a lively, unobtrusive contrast with the stri ki ng white conference table.” Jan Seligson, CEO of insidegroup.lu

The centerpiece is the large conference room for 50 people, which was created with Israeli design studio Yuval Samuelov (Tel Aviv) and comes in matte black, natural wood hues and brilliant white.

The horseshoe-shaped conference table made of Corian ® in glossy white is paired with black leather Graph conference chairs (design: jehs+laub).

Sociedad Española de Cardiología, Madrid, Spain Interior: Allona Arquitectos Photos: Allona Arquitectos

The headquarters of the Spanish Society for Cardiology and the Spanish Heart Foundation are located in the north east of Madrid near to Plaza de Toros de Las Ventas. Allona Arquitectos were appointed to extensively refurbish the existing building and fit it out for people with special needs so that it could become a modern conference center. Next to the office space, they integrated an auditorium, a very versatile seminar space, which can be partitioned, a café and several meeting rooms.

The foyer is dominated by white, red and black. Red, upholstered Neos office chairs (design: wiege) were placed behind the sculptural-looking reception counter.

Flexible partitions divide the seminar space up into three sections, each of which is furnished differently. The first segment has white-red, stackable Metrik cantilever chairs (design: WhiteID) and a Logon table (design: Andreas Störiko).

“Once we’d won the competition, we were in charge of the architecture, engineering and interior design. And the upshot is a building that’s ideal for people with special needs, transparent, stylish and versatile. As a studio with a wealth of experience in designing office projects, we have regularly collaborated with Wilkhahn for many years because its products stand apart for their timeless

design and superior quality.” Miguel Allona Alberich, Allona Arquitectos

The spacious bright-green café is an appealing place to take a break and has practical, stackable, beige Occo chairs (design: jehs+laub).

A second segment is furnished for presentations and the blue, through-dyed, stackable, all-plastic Aula chairs with armrests offer exceptional comfort (design: Wolfgang C.R. Mezger).

White highboards structure the open space for office workers and add privacy, but still allow people to stay in eye contact. Similarly to the reception, the Neos office chair range (design: wiege) promises dynamic sitting here too.

CEFIC, Brussels, Belgium Interior: Captif Photos: Ellis Humblé

Belliard 40 by Art&Build Architects is a new build with lots of daylight in the heart of the European District in Brussels. Its central building provides offices for a number of organizations and associations. The European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) appointed interior designers Captif (Antwerp) to integrate the various member organizations of the parent council coherently in a new office design. The interior designers chose an open working environment with rooms placed in the space to encourage an activity- and movement-based culture.

The smaller, open huddle spaces are fitted out with mobile, task chairs from the Occo range (design: jehs+laub), while distinctive-looking Metrik cantilever chairs (design: white ID) furnish the pods.

The internal, larger meeting room with 22 Occo chairs has a table configuration with integrated multi-media equipment and a screen for presentations and video conferences.

“We picked Wilkhahn’s products to furnish a lot of the spaces. The north-German manu- facturer supplied a large, customized Graph table in an open rectangle format with round- ed edging for the state-of-the-heart room in the conference center. The stylish confer- ence chairs reflect this table format subtly in their backrests. We also added motion-stim- ulating seating, such as the Stand-up stool, the Metrik cantilever chair or the Occo con- ference chair in other areas too.” Benjamin Vandamme, Captif CEO

The state-of-the-art conference room on the 13th story doesn’t just offer a spectacular view over the Brussels skyline, sophisticated conference equipment is also fitted to the customized Graph table configuration (design: jehs+laub).

The Sola conference chair (licensed by Davis Furniture, design: Justus Kolberg) also gives up to 40 conference attendees excellent comfort and dynamic movement.

Building for the State Parliament of Lower Saxony, Hanover, Germany Interior: blocher partners Photos: Heinrich Hecht

To meet the requirements of a modern-day parliament, Stuttgart-based architects, blocher partners, trans- formed the state parliament of Lower Saxony with its ensemble of the Leine Palace and post-war building by architect Dieter Oesterlen, both of which are protected as historic buildings. They added a new structure to the ensemble’s interior, which, with a glass plenary chamber and central portico, translates a contemporary understanding of democracy into timeless architecture. The members of parliament can now look through the glazed parts of the outstanding facade and out into the urban space all the way to the town hall.

The classicist facade of the former Leine Palace, designed by Georg Ludwig Friedrich Laves, is the main entrance to the new, light-flooded portico, which acts as a central point from which other parts of the building branch off.

The Sola conference chair (licensed by Davis Furniture, design: Justus Kolberg) was customized for the plenary chamber. The center column of the majority of the chairs is embedded into the floor via a runner so that the chairs are always centered in front of the table and return springs automatically align them with the table edge.

A visitor and press gallery made of walnut and glass lines the room, with the semi-circular seating for the members of parliament in the middle. Otherwise, the design is all about shades of gray. Consequently, the chairs are covered with the same gray leather in the table segments.

Town hall, Salem, Germany Architecture + Interior: estudio arquitectos primitivo gonzález / mmp architects. Photos: Anja Koehler, andereart.de

The Spanish architecture studio won the European-wide architecture competition to design the town hall in the new center of the town of Salem. The design featured a simply cube clinkered with red brick. The new town hall, office of records, town council and library are accommodated behind the subtly structured and well-propor- tioned facades.

Outstanding features are the council hall, which juts out over the cube and the enormous clock, a reference to a longstanding tradition of European town halls telling citizens what the time is.

Access to the inside of the building is via an open staircase, which is surrounded by galleries and walkways with stylish banisters, both of which define and give the stairwell structure.

Insit benches (design: Wolfgang C.R. Mezger) placed back to back on the softly curved galleries of varying depths invite people to stop and linger for a while. As the benches protrude over their bases at the side, people can sit on the ends of them too.

The tautly upholstered benches are in standard seating heights so that people of any age can get up more easily. The space underneath lends the furniture a lightweight look and makes them easy to clean as well.

Corporations

Woodside, Perth, Australia Interior: Unispace Photos: Shannon McGrath

The headquarters of energy utility Woodside in Perth, designed by Cox Architecture, won Australia’s most prestigious sustainability accolade, the Green Star. The building is designed as a campus for the 5,000 employ- ees, has a family and community floor and offers training programs, wellness and leisure options. The interior design by Unispace offers over 60 different office environments – from meet-up areas, pods and huddle spaces to collaborative workspaces all the way to glass conference and recreational rooms.

Part of the sustainability concept includes the exceptionally ergonomic and comfortable furniture, such as the mobile Graph conference chairs (design: jehs+laub) and the classic FS-Line task chairs (design: Klaus Franck, Werner Sauer), which fuse dynamic sitting with timeless elegance and top quality.

Sega Sammy Holdings Inc., Tokyo, Japan Interior: Meiho Facility Works Limited Photos: SS Kikaku Inc.

For the headquarters of the Japanese Sega Sammy Group, which is one of the leading manufacturers of video games, architects at Meiho Facility Works chose a subtle mix of natural, classy materials to lend the clearly designed rooms depth and a warm elegance. The large, multifunctional auditorium is a deliberate contrast and has suggestions of an industrial aesthetic and a technology-driven movie world.

The meeting room with its adjacent lounge has a lightweight, stylish Logon table configuration (design: Andreas Störiko) with light-colored wood veneer and mobile, medium-height Graph chairs (design: jehs+laub).

This meeting room features a heavy, apparently immovable pedestal table with a sedate look and is contrasted appealingly with the sleek, classic Modus Executive chair with light-colored upholstery (design: Klaus Franck, Werner Sauer and wiege).

In the large conference room, mobile Graph chairs with high backrests (design: jehs+laub) are positioned around the conference table, which is also made of shiny reddish natural wood, underneath a wooden-paneled ceiling with integrated lighting.

The large, multifunctional auditorium is almost completely in black with the building’s wiring showing on the ceiling. The space has furniture that combines outstanding comfort with maximum versatility.

The black-covered Aline sled-base chairs look virtually transparent and can be stacked in a very space-saving way. The mobile Timetable tables with modesty panels can be assembled and disassembled in no time and nest into one another (design of both ranges: Andreas Störiko).

Rostelecom, Moscow, Russia Interior: OFFCON Photos: Solo Office Interiors

The Russian telecommunications company appointed Architecture studio OFFCON to design a new conference room for its Moscow headquarters. They developed a concept for a space, which, with its illuminated ceiling and exquisite wooden and high-gloss paneling, looks very prestigious and can also be used for negotiations, seminars, readings, training sessions and presentations. Clever lighting, leading-edge multi-media equipment and the highly versatile furniture from furnishing specialist Solo help pull the concept off.

A customized conference system of mobile Confair folding tables and Timetable tables (design: Andreas Störiko) can be configured in no time.

Just like the tables, the mobile Graph chairs (design: jehs+laub) can be wheeled out of the hall when needed for a presentation. Then compact-to- store Sito cantilever chairs are used (design: wiege).

“The Wilkhahn tables are surprisingly com- fortable and easy to handle thanks to the high-quality craftsmanship and attention to detail. The customer picked Graph chairs, which we agreed were the best choice thanks to their comfortable ergonomics and homogeneous design – like the stackable Sito chairs.” Andrey Kalmykov, OFFCON

The new conference rooms have different themes based on building materials. The Metrik cantilever chair (design: white ID) is the concept’s common thread.

NEPI Rockcastle, Bucharest, Romania Interior: Outbox Studio Photos: Tryingtodoart SRL

NEPI Rockcastle, an international project developer for shopping malls, is the industry’s biggest player in central and eastern Europe. Over office space of around 2,000 square meters, the concept by interior design- ers Outbox Studio centers around what lies at the heart of day-to-day operations, the attractive side of con- struction projects – or the construction materials to be more precise. Outbox Studio and furnishing specialist Ofima combined forces to generate the leitmotif.

Metrik has a seamless, sculptural look and its choice of colors and covers reflect the rest of the interior design with its mix of variety but one design language throughout.

“We added various materials such as wood, concrete, glass and aluminum to the interior for the NEPI Rockcastle office in Bucharest. We chose Metrik cantilever chairs for the seating because their crisp design blends in unobtrusively with all the different envi- ronments. The colors of the upholstery are driven by the material that each room is based on, but also create accents.” Petru Darida, Gruia Dumitrescu, Dimitrie Zerva, Outbox Studio

Bricks, stone, wood and glass – the material referred to in the design also serves as the name for the conference room concerned. The color of the chair covers is chosen to match.

In addition to quality, a key role was played by the superior comfort, which is achieved by the spacious, ergonomically formed seat shell and the sprung frame.

If required, several meeting rooms can be combined to make one large seminar space. Any Metrik chairs not needed can then be stacked and parked compactly at one side (design: white ID).

Avex Building, Tokyo, Japan Interior: Obayashi Corporation Photos: Shigehiko Kawai, Atelier G&B

A year prior to completion of the Avex Group’s new, over 100-meter-tall office tower, its usage plans were fully revised to reflect new styles of working that promote collaboration and innovativeness. Instead of traditional offices, the interior designers produced hot-desking workspaces, studios, rehearsal rooms and a diverse range of collaborative spaces spread over the stories for the company from the entertainment industry. The Planner studio made the culture perceptible for top management too.

An exceptionally modern-looking sculptural table was designed for the boardroom. The Sola conference chair with rocking technology (licensed by Davis Furniture, design: Justus Kolberg) guarantees dynamic agility and its slim, linear design is impressive.

The very versatile Timetable tables (design: Andreas Störiko) with their flip-top table tops and foot sections that automatically turn in allow people to reconfigure the setting for a meeting or workshop.

Sparkasse, LeerWittmund, Germany Architecture + Interior: Ellwanger, ellwanger menzel architekten ingenieure gmbh Photos: Werner Huthmacher

The architects discussed the interior design concept for the interior with the client. The goal was for the offices to be communicative, open spaces in order to foster team building and interaction. They also didn’t want any hierarchies and specifically dedicated workspaces evident in the architecture, but placed emphasis on natural and high-quality materials, matte surfaces and a range of different working environments. The premises look professional but have the sort of comfortable, laid-back appeal that gives staff and customers the feeling that they are in good hands. The result is a prototype for the future of banking, which combines a high-tech infra- structure with an emotive appeal.

A shiny, white corner building connects the large-sized building with all its many windows and clinkered supporting structure to the new build. A distinctive, crisscrossed staircase takes center stage in the interior.

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