Tailor-made offices

The rapid changes we have been seeing to the business environment require work space that is highly flexible. In order to succeed on the market, your office has to be attractive – and not only visually. The office space therefore has to be packed with the latest technology and other features designed to make us feel good just for being there, thus enhancing our commitment and productivity. However, the selection of the ideal mix of these elements is not such a simple task, given that they should provide the perfect environment for generations X, Y, and Z to work together in one space. Trzop Architekci, with its experience of having designed over 200,000 sqm of space across Europe, wanted to combine these aspects into the designs of three Polish offices: Nutricia and Żywiec Zdrój in Warsaw, OLX in Poznań, and CEDC, also in Warsaw.

Nature first

This is the motto of Danone group, two of whose companies, Nutricia Polska and Żywiec Zdrój, now occupy 4,000 sqm of offices on two floors of the building at ul. Bobrowiecka 8 in Warsaw. Guests and employees are welcomed by an elegant reception zone inspired by park space and the natural environment. The central point is a wooden tree around a structural column, while the pattern of the carpets resembles pebbles and grass. There are also small tiles on the paved areas. This zone can also be used an alternative workplace instead of the traditional working areas. The entire effect almost that of being in the bosom of nature. These interiors help to generate a positive atmosphere and allow you to relax. Sustainable development and care for the environment are an important aspect in the everyday functioning of space. The use of natural and user-friendly materials was paramount in the design of Nutricia Polskaʼs new Warsaw headquarters. Its. biophilic design has a positive impact on the well-being, effectiveness and creativity of the employees. Plants have been placed in its modern, ergonomic workplaces, as well as in the small meeting rooms, kitchens, coffee points and the common space designed for integration. Nutricia Polska received the Aon Best Employers award in 2018.

A conference room modelled on a house for OLX Group’s Otodom division in its headquarters in Poznań

Well being all around us

The 4,700 sqm Polish branch of global marketplace OLX Group is situated on two floors of the Maraton building in Poznań. The idea behind the design was to create a stimulating and friendly office, inspired by nature and its processes, while ensuring that it is a flexible work space. The office’s users have been provided with a diverse range of ergonomically-designed workplaces. The result is a functional office in which employees can feel at home. With the variety of different areas, users can choose the place where they can do their job best. A characteristic element of the office is a blue ribbon running through the open ceiling, indicating the direction of movement and inspired by the course of the river Warta in Poznań. Trzop Architekci has employed unique and modern design systems, tailored to the needs of the ordering party, and thus the space encourages cooperation and stimulates creativity. The design of the equipment it has been fitted with references the branding of the company and the specificity of its departments, which includes those for its Otodom and Otomoto online portals. In 2017, the Poznań office of OLX Group received the CBRE Office Superstar award for best IT office space.

The welcome area of CEDC’s Warsaw offices with its Żubrówka bottle leitmotif

1,800 bottles above the desks

Polish wine and spirit producer and distributor CEDC International’s elegant 3,000 sqm office is situated in the Bobrowiecka 8 office building in Warsaw. Żubrówka vodka bottles (1,800 of them) have been hung above the reception counter. These are illuminated by LED lighting and arranged in the shape of fields rolling in the wind – an this forms the showpiece of the office. Its focal point is the common space with a professional bar for informal meetings and integration. The geometrical shape of the bar counter is inspired by the shape of ice cubes, a motif that can also be seen on the floor, in the shapes of the Barissol lighting and with the acoustic panels. The office space has been divided into departments responsible for the types of alcohol the company produces – vodka, wine and whisky. The design and the colour schemes also merge smoothly into each other according to these divisions. One important aspect was the use of natural wood, which is necessary for the production of alcohol and was also ideal for framing the office space. The offices also include meeting and collaboration areas, conference rooms, coffee points and chill out zones, named and styled after CEDC’s products. The colour scheme of the workplaces features subdued shades of white and grey, emphasising the elegant character of the interiors, with specific attention having been paid to the acoustics. The design of CEDC’s office was nominated for the Polish Architecture XXL 2017 award in the public interior design category. It received the Eurobuild workplace solution award for 2018 and the International Property Award 2018 for the best office interior in Poland.