Swiss firm HHF and Chicago-based studio Kwong Von Glinow have collaborated on the interiors of the Swiss Consulate located in Chicago's landmark John Hancock Center.
Located on the 38th floor of the 100-storey supertall skyscraper, the 1,500-square-foot office is designed to pay homage to the shared architectural history of Chicago and Switzerland.
The Swiss Consulate is located in the John Hancock Center
HHF and Kwong Von Glinow drew on the domestic interiors of Swiss modernist architect and designer Otto Kolb, who taught at the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Original Otto Kolb light fittings have been used throughout, and the office's mid-century style furniture is the result of a collaboration with Ginger Zalaba, Kolb's granddaughter and founder of Zalaba Design. HHF and Kwong Von Glinow referenced the work of 1960s architect Otto Kolb
"The Swiss Consulate was developed as one fluid space," the designers told Dezeen. "Similar to the design of the Villa Kolb on the outskirts of Zürich."
At the centre of the office, an area is carved out by curved sections of wooden slats and plants in reference to Villa Kolb's cylindrical fireplace.
The kitchen is painted a deep green colour
These wooden dividers ? painted a deep green internally and white on the reverse ? act to separate the social areas of the office from the workspaces, loosely enclosing a green kitchenette and central tall table.
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