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This full floor work space _ La Parisienne HQ _ was designed for the oldest insurance company in France. A very specific brief had been put together by the client which required to design a “peaceful, see-through & fresh” space that would not only respond to contemporary work practices but also allow new, and at times unexpected, team interactions.
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One game changer prior to design started on this project was the involvement of The Boson Project. A young consultancy firm focusing on helping established corporations to adapt to new work environments and culture. This allowed us to focus on design options that we knew were compatible with our clients wishes and ultimately finalize a design package at record speed. Courtesy of Studio Razavi Architecture
Our focus on this single floor has been to create a variety of work nodes that would allow teams different setups, specifically tailored to their procedures (at times highly confidential) as an insurance company.
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This in turn creates an alternate flow pattern which we carefully controlled so that it would not conflict with individual well-being.
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We opted for materials that are not commonly thought of for work spaces and tried to use them sensibly to establish a core identity, combining wood, carpet & glass partitions. Pine was the wood...