Goat story & Equa Office

BASIC INFORMATION

Projekt: Pisarne Goat story & Equa
Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Client: Business, Goat story & My Equa
Year: 2018-2022
Area: 2000m2
Authors: BAAM architects
Typology: Business Space
Photo/Viz: Blaž Jamšek, BAAM arhitekti

spaces in the middle – toilets, auditorium, director's office, print corner, amoebic zen room – clad in raw materials create a sequence of movements

workstations are arranged on the edge of the offices by the windows, with greenery, standalone lights, and acoustic barriers providing flexibility and privacy

the intersection of the business building is the central common table where employees meet and exchange knowledge and ideas

renovation of office spaces, in addition to improving the working environment, is based on establishing additional programs that are strung along the middle of the offices

the rhythm of angular, raw material-clad spaces is interrupted by an amoebic zen room

curved perforated sheet metal with custom-made shelves allows the display of the company's products and the hanging of greenery

zen room serves as a relaxation corner and doubles as a phone booth

design of office spaces enables flexibility – during implementation, the client placed a coffee roaster among the offices without major adjustments

supporting pillar became the inspiration for the design of the table and kitchen set, while skylights bring necessary light into the center of the spaces

director's office is designed with raw materials and indicates its presence through different treatment of materials that appear elsewhere in the offices

company promotes hydration with the sale of smart bottles, hence washbasins are placed outside the toilets, encouraging water drinking

stairs to the attic are incorporated into a seating auditorium, serving as a conference room

spaces in the attic, just like on the floor below, are treated with various materials, while the curtains mimic an amoeba in the lower floor

workspace counter area is dematerialized, allowing light to penetrate into the lower floor

each program within the central offices is dressed in a different material, creating a dynamic character through their sequential arrangement

a perforated wall with custom-made shelves for displaying company products and installing plants

detail of the connection between the wooden seating auditorium and the wall concrete blocks

the concept of stacking cubes and materials in the center of the space

office floor plan

DESCRIPTION

The industrial building, a former print shop, is now occupied by a company innovating the coffee experience and creating new dimensions of hydration. The renovation of the business premises includes the ground floor with a warehouse, the first floor with offices, and the attic with communal spaces and a terrace.

We renovated the business building and freed it from all partition walls. The office perimeter, with elongated window surfaces, is reserved for workstations. Placed in the middle are spaces requiring more intimacy: toilets, auditoriums, staircases, the director's office, a print corner, an amoebic zen room, and a closed assembly room. The volumes in the middle strip are clad in raw materials: stone, concrete brick, wood-based panels, curved perforated sheet metal. These offer a counterweight to the uniformity of the perimeter with workstations. The intersection is a central common table where employees meet for coffee/water, exchanging knowledge and ideas. A series of angular volumes around the central space is interrupted by an organic amoeba, thus interpreting the industrial character of Goat and the more feminine principle of Equa.

The company encompasses design, development, advertising, and sales, as well as assembly of Goat and Equa brand products, hence departments expand or contract. Installations allow complete flexibility of workstations – to such an extent that at the completion of the office renovation, a coffee roaster was installed among the workstations, creating a sensory coffee aroma. Greenery, standalone lights, and acoustic barriers offer flexibility and privacy to desk clusters. The attic spaces are dedicated to socializing, informal meetings, the terrace, and a photo studio. The Equa and Goat brands are hinted at with the solid volume of the kitchen and dematerialized bars, connected by a mobile island and lightweight tables.

The restrained industrial aesthetic is a response to the character of the building and with its design provides a blank slate for the company's creative charge.