Star-like SEC in star-like city

Fot. Szymon Polański
Szczecińska Energetyka Cieplna is a partially municipal company has so far operated in four offices located in Szczecin, the majority of which are converted former boiler houses. “With the aim of improving the efficiency of communication and work, the management of SEC decided to move its headquarters to a location capable of holding all the strategic departments of SEC,” explains Borys Szybilski of Bene, which is responsible for the interior layout. A building owned by SGI Lastadia Office at ul. Zbożowa 4 in Szczecin’s Łasztownia district was chosen for the new offices, with Ksarchitekci, a design studio from Warsaw, responsible for the design. “Compared to the previous headquarters, it is mostly a change in terms of quality, from the functional organisational system of the office, through the novel furniture solutions from Bene, to the modern design inspired by the identity of the local area. We managed to create over 2,500 sqm of very ‘Szczecin-like’ offices, a place with an emphasis on the beauty of the city, with its attractions and curiosities. You can see brick contrasted with white lacquered areas, graphic elements depicting local buildings and references to the ‘cosmic’ layout of the three historic market squares. On top of that, there is a stylish ship refractor, through which you can see the most beautiful view of the city [editor’s note: the Wały Chrobrego promenade],” claims Krzysztof Skłodowski, the owner of the Ksarchitekci design studio. The stellar reference is associated with the urban layout of the city. Szczecin has a network of streets with star-shaped roundabouts, which, from above, looks like a stellar constellation. The idea is to promote local patriotism. Young employees should want to work in Szczecin, in a local company. And they should be proud of that fact – and of their offices, in particular.