Mexico's Esrawe Studio has designed offices for a law firm in Mexico City with walls of books as a centrepiece.
Esrawe Studio ? which was named Dezeen Awards 2020 interior design studio of the year ? completed the headquarters for a firm called Corporate C.
The law books fill bookshelves around the main staircase
The office is composed of two wings that form a V-shaped floor plan and span two floors, which are connected by a wide wooden staircase. Pale oak wood walls around the stair form bookshelves to display the firm's extensive book collection.
Benches offer a place to sit an read
"The firm posses with pride one of the most relevant law book collection in the country," Esrawe Studio explained.
"One of their main requests was to display them for the use of the team and visitors, which created for us the perfect excuse to use the library not only as a container but mostly to represent metaphorically the spirit and tradition of the firm." The seats are topped with cushions and face windows
Wooden ladders are placed on wheels and runners along the shelves to make the books accessible, while benches with grey cushions beside the stairway provide a spot for employees to read. The books add a pop of colour to an otherwise simple materal palette composed of the pale wood and soft grey furnishings.
In addition to making the most of the books, Esrawe Studio was tasked to create plenty of informal areas for Corporate C employees ? of which there are over 300 ? ...