A meditation room and an outdoor work area are available to employees at this office in Mexico, which was remodelled by architecture firm FMA within a 17th-century convent.
The GO Headquarters is located in the historic centre of Morelia, a city in the state of Michoacán, and is arranged around a cloister at the heart of the building.
The GO Headquarters takes advantage of a cloister space that is used as an outdoor work and dining area
This central courtyard offers employees a space to work or relax outside, while surrounded by five planters with orange trees set against the old stonework.
"The primary challenge of the project was to honor the original architectural elements of the building while maximizing available space," said FMA founder Francisco Méndez. A coffee bar wrapped in clay tiles anchors a space for employees to relax
"Moreover, careful recognition of the alterations that the convent had undergone over time was needed, distinguishing between those that were appropriate and those that were not," he added.
All of the interior office space is on the level above, accessed from the main entrance via the courtyard and a stairwell.
Larger rooms feature long conference tables for desk-style working
On this upper floor, interconnected rooms open onto the colonnaded central space overlooking the verdant enclosed garden below.
"Moving upstairs, the work areas were conceived as living spaces with a disruptive approach," said Méndez. "...