Nicolas Laisné Architectes and Dimitri Roussel have turned a traditional office layout inside-out by putting staircases and workstations on the facade of an office in Nice.
Called Anis, the office block was designed to improve workplace wellbeing by prioritising outdoor spaces and greenery.

The new office sits in the Nice Meridia, the technology district of the city's 2,800-hectare Eco Valley, a former agricultural area that is currently being remodelled as a sustainable development area.
"The building completely opens to its environment," said architects Dimitri Roussel and Nicolas Laisné.
"Circulation passages, usually placed at the heart of the building, have been moved to the facades, and are completely open to the public space."
Staircases and lifts sit at the north and south ends of the Anis building, animating these white elevations.
The longer sides facing the east and west act as long terraces, with each level stepped to maximise its exposure to natural light.

To further open up these spaces to the elements, large cuts have been made in floor plates, creating voids through which light can travel and plants can grow.
"The terraces have gardens, but they are also connected to transform into a workstation or informal meeting room," the pair added.

Slender steel columns that run the height of the building, which along with the exposed edges of the floor-plates give the impression of an exoskeleton supporting the building.

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