In the C&C lawyer firm re-branding, we brought in all the input of the client, and analyzed that open-spaces are much more successful in terms of productivity, but the promiscuity of sound is a downer. Thus we developed a mix of open-space and enclosed glass modules that combine the best of both arrangements: There is both visual inter-relation and tranquility.
Located on the 4th floor of the C&C tower, the Executive Floor connects to the 3rd floor back office and the 5th floor Corporate Club, the corridor is much more than a functional passage: we interpreted it as an executive catwalk, where a light beam literally drives you through the firm. This corridor was defined with extra width to support this spectacle and meeting environment: sometimes, spending area privileging a space is the best investment in your company or house: it gives hierarchy, order and use to otherwise indifferent spaces.
The light element was treated as a sculptural object around which office life is organized. Where it meets the stair well of the 3rd floor, there is an explosion of light and form, well adapted by the user with art pieces.
The stair to the 5th floor executive club, located next to the lift lobby, was treated as an informal reception and sitting area, where the detail of the floor wall and ceiling intertwine to keep the eye busy and curious. There is some reference to the passion of Carlo Scarpa ( an Italian 20th Century Architecture Master) and his ability to invent a space starting from a detail, and on until the sky.
Thus we developed a mix of open-space and enclosed glass modules that combine the best of both arrangements: there is both visual inter-relation and tranquility.
The corridor is much more than a functional passage: We interpreted it as an executive catwalk, where a light beam literally drives you through the firm.