Fine metal offices

“The power to attract guests is an important function of every office reception area. It must be unique, communicate the tenant’s prestige, and draw in visitors," claims Łukasz Łoziński of Tétris, which was responsible for the construction of the reception area, halls, bathrooms and lift lobbies in the office section of Hala Koszyki.

The dominant element of their finishing is the elaborate crafted copper plate, combined with graffiti. Some of the complex individual elements in the interior required some novel and complex design solutions. One example of this is the reception area in building B, which has been decorated with patterns reminiscent of the baskets that give Hala Koszyki its name (‘basket hall’). “This effect was achieved using heavy-duty expanded brass mesh. The sheet was shipped from France to the Czech Republic, where it was cut and stretched. Once in Poland, the sheet was painted and then mounted on all of the walls and ceilings surrounding the reception,” explains Łukasz Łoziński. The industrial effect of this interior is complemented by the steel floor in the lobby and the raw reception walls finished with black hot rolled sheet.