Hotspot Skyhub

Bucharest, Romania

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Hotspot Skyhub

Bucharest, Romania

Firm

biroarchitetti

Type

Commercial › Office

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2022

SIZE

10,000 sqft - 25,000 sqft

BUDGET

$1M - 5M

HOTSPOT SKYHUB is the second of a series of high-standard coworking spaces in Bucharest.
It is the result of the interaction among three main elements: an innovative and open-minded business concept; the experience accumulated through the development and operation of the first Hotspot; and the opportunities and constraints offered by the location.

Two separate floors, in an elongated tall building. Here too, even more than in the first development, the surrounding cityscape is the main actor and an active element of the project. The layout of both floors is structured along the circulations dictated by the architecture of the building.
‘Piazza’-like elements, the main entrance lobby on the 14th floor and the relax area on the 13th floor, mark the circulations with clear, defined, full-of-character destination points.

The reception area is defined by a continuous ‘strip’ of wood that in turn becomes a desk, a kitchenette, seating, and a planter.

The relaxation area is in itself centered on two different spaces, the original interior green lounge designed by landscape architect Cornelius Gavril, and the open bar that overlooks the city.

Both the reception on the 14th and the relaxation area on the 13th floor contain an ‘infinite tower’ that uses parallel mirrors to symbolically connect the two floors between them and with the whole building. The office areas represent the core of the project and are designed to be flexible, simple, easy to connect and change in time.

They are all strongly characterized by the stripped glass towards the corridor - that lets light and spots of color visible from outside but also ensure full privacy inside - and by the vegetal graphic insertions of Wolf-Dieter Grabner.

A great deal of attention was put into the furniture and lighting design, with high-quality elements setting the tone of the whole project.