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Simple Office

IND Architects

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Simple Office - Photographer: Polina Poludkina
Simple Office - Photographer: Dmitry Chebanenko
Simple Office - Photographer: Dmitry Chebanenko
Simple Office - Photographer: Polina Poludkina

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Large Office
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Corien Pompe
Corien Pompe Chairman and Founder at Donna e Mobile
acoustic panels and the gym area su...
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Anastasia Karandinou
Anastasia Karandinou Architect, Senior Lecturer at University of East London
It looks very elegant and crisp. A...
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William Barrington-Binns
William Barrington-Binns Director of Photography at WBB & Co.
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Jason Traves
Jason Traves Chief Creative Officer at Lucky Fox
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Jasper Blüm
Jasper Blüm Senior Designer at Colliers
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Chen Xiaohu
Chen Xiaohu Cofounder and Brand Director at BloomDesign
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Joanna van der Linden
Joanna van der Linden Global Retail Identity & Design Manager at Nestlé Nespresso
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5.75
Johnny Chiu
Johnny Chiu Founder at J.C. Architecture
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7.25
Richard Parr
Richard Parr Founder at Richard Parr Associates
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Bret Recor
Bret Recor Founder & Creative Director at Box Clever
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Li Baolong
Li Baolong Cofounder and Creative Director at BloomDesign
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Stefano Giussani
Stefano Giussani CEO at Lissoni New York
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Client
Simple
Floor area
5400 ㎡
Completion
2021
Design and construction: Construction / General contracting, Engineering systems
Design and construction: Power supply, Solutions for workplaces, Connecting workplaces, Indoor and outdoor lighting, Smart Home Systems
Supplier of: Furniture
Manufacturer: Floor coverings
Supplier of: Floor coverings, Ceiling systems, Accessories, Acoustics, Decoration materials
Manufacturer: Ceiling systems, Wall coverings
Manufacturer: Products to order
Manufacturer: Products to order
Engineering and Construction: Project Management
Manufacturer: Floor coverings
Supplier of: Partitions, Furniture Manufacturer: Partitions, Furniture

Simple’s new office is a space that combines aesthetics, functionality and modernity. Timeless design, which will not lose its relevance in the future, to match an expensive wine, the value of which only increases over the years. The new office features a combination of open-space and dedicated offices for functional executives. For the interaction of employees of different directions, special zones have been created – a library with sofas and accent lamps integrated into the wall, and a number of niche pods for privacy and concentrated work. The existing floor plan set the tone for the design – the elongated narrow shape of the floor, the entire building is characterized by a corridor layout, which is not the most efficient. Therefore, a network of volumes of closed rooms was created, scattered along the central part of the floor with an offset, around which (and along the panoramic glazing) an open workspace is located. This decision made it possible to get away from the long corridor. The building has low ceilings, and to make the space more comfortable, they are left open, all communications and the floor slab are painted in a rich graphite shade. In offices and meeting rooms, the closed ceiling is facilitated by the fact that it is made in a rail, to match the walls. The two reception areas – the central one and in the top management sector – are solved in a different design: wood textures in the decoration of the wall panels remind of winemaking, and floor materials in the form of gray stones form the sophistication of the space. The main coloristic solution of the office is monochrome – a warm shade of light gray. Soft fabrics act as bright accents in the common space: furniture, curtains and fabric panels add olive and terracotta touches. A lot of attention has been paid to lighting – thin curved lines above workstations, oval tilted accent lights in informal areas, complex multi-piece lighting structures that combine several different types of lighting in classrooms. Small telephone booths and niches are scattered around the office, allowing employees to hold a one-on-one meeting or answer a phone call in silence, while the call center and temporary workplaces are equipped with acoustic panels. There is also a gym for various mental and breathing practices and a dining room with a professional kitchen.