Biogen Offices, Lisbon Interior, Portugal Building Development, Portuguese Commercial Architecture Photos
Biogen Offices Interior in Lisbon
9 Jan 2023
Design: Pedra Silva Arquitectos
Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Photos: Eduardo Nascimento
Biogen Offices, Portugal
Biogen is one of the world?s oldest Biotechnology companies and a pioneer in Neurosciences.
Pedra Silva Arquitetos developed their Lisbon offices in 2016, but the expansion of the team in 2020 demanded a redesign of the office space that would encompass the growing number of staff and new meeting spaces.

The office comprises two levels with two distinct programs. The first level includes a public space with meeting pods for visitors, an auditorium, kitchen, and terrace. The second level comprises an open-space office, informal meeting pods and quiet room.
The main challenge was to rethink the concept space with existing elements and simultaneously very few alterations. A primary objective was to introduce the company’s corporate colours to evoke the idea of belonging from visitors and staff.

The previous project presented 3 distinct areas on the upper level: an open space, a central component comprised of meeting rooms, and a lounge. The central component boasted a mobile panel featuring art inspired molecular structures dividing the open space from the meeting rooms. The redesign of the space meant eliminating the lounge, relocating two meeting pods to the lower level and increasing the number of workstati...