Design studio Diez + Muller Arquitectos extends the corporate office space for industrial company Novopan in Ecuador with concrete structural looks. Novopan is the largest particle board in the country and it issued the design project for the local studio Diez + Muller Arquitectos.
The space is a five-story building that is on top of a parking lot. The foundation is an irregularly shaped space that is set between existing and new buildings so the studio creates a courtyard to manage the connection. The studio notes that "We managed to make the new offices the face of the company in the city, reducing the strong presence of industrial sheds and generating a new, more humane and friendly scale. The project takes advantage of the 'residual' spaces between the office building and the factory to insert support and service areas."
Image Credit: Diez + Muller Arquitectos
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Concrete Structural Offices
- Designing corporate office spaces with concrete structural looks for an industrial company to establish a new scale of architecture.
- Courtyard Connection Spaces
- Managing connection spaces by creating internal courtyards in between existing and new buildings for extending office space.
- Residual Spaces Usage
- Inserting support and service areas in the residual spaces between office buildings and factories for extended office space.
Where This Applies
- Architecture and Design
- Innovating office designs for industrial companies with the use of concrete structures, internal courtyards, and residual spaces for architecture and design.
- Construction
- Constructing corporate office spaces with sustainable materials and strategic use of internal courtyards and residual spaces for a more human-friendly scale.
- Manufacturing
- Developing industrial companies with modern infrastructures and office spaces that cater to the changing times and requirements.
