We, design for human nature, have established our new office space inside the Kontorhaus of Hamburg, the former office building of the central wholesale market. The spacious rooms layout is divided into different zones. At the centre the oblong lobby is situated, an internal service axis and a place for communication with an open kitchen and an inviting long table. This is where the team has lunch or comes together for big meetings. Alongside this open area enclosed spaces have been created like a library with a cosy living room atmosphere. The original wooden telephone boxes have been retained. Some of them will be rebuild into napping boxes, small havens for in-between recreation. The way to the former auction hall leads through project rooms that are used for various purposes depending on the current design tasks. Glass walls ensure an unobstructed view of the hall’s impressive faceted ceiling. There the designers have plenty of room to construct mock-ups of architectural models. A professional basketball hoop hints at the laid-back way of working. Room for concentration is provided by the four studios on the other side of the lobby where the bank branches of the Kontorhaus were once located. The designers work at mobile desk boxes that are adjustable in height. These workstations, too, are an own design.