Block Design Internu di l'Uffiziu by Adrian Chan

Block Design Internu di l'Uffiziu by Adrian Chan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award di Ferru in Disignu d'Interiori Competition Category.

FerruInteriori· 2021

Block Design Internu di l'Uffiziu

by Adrian Chan

Client: Adrian Chan Design and Research Office

A' Design Award di Ferru Winner in Interiori Category

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The Design

About Block Design Internu di l'Uffiziu

Block hè un design internu d'uffiziu chì copre 41 metri quatrati. L'uffiziu hè statu creatu per una sucità di cunsigliu è furmazione in risorse umane chì avia bisognu d'un spaziu per riunioni di squadra è eventi di furmazione. I sufficati bassi è una zona chjuca eranu e principali sfide. L'armadii sò dispositi cum'è una serie di blocchi funziunali fluttuanti pusti longu à un muru simile à una galleria, seguendu i principii di u stilu Prairie School. I blocchi cuntenenu funzioni cum'è u serviziu alimentariu è a stampa. U foyer d'entrata serve da ricezzione, spaziu di riunione, sala di furmazione è zona di cocktail. Sò impiegati u rovere chjaru, u ramu è u marmu Calacatta.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award di Ferru

Block Design Internu di l'Uffiziu hè un vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Ferru, una ricunniscenza prestigiosa attribuita à i boni disegni chì rispondenu à i requisiti prufessiunali è industriali aspettati da creazioni ben cuncipite. I vincitori di Ferru dimustranu una grande abilità, una alta specializazione, una cumpresa esperta è a capacità creativa di i so creatori. Si aspetta chì Block Design Internu di l'Uffiziu sia una creazione assai apprezzata, ammirata è cara chì hè pratica è innuvatrice. Stu disegnu vincitore di u premiu A' Design Award di Ferru integra e migliori pratiche di u settore è hà caratteristiche tecniche cumpetenti ligate à u sapè fà è à u talentu. Block Design Internu di l'Uffiziu hè rispettatu per a so meticulosità è hè cuncipitu per furnisce miglioramenti di a qualità di a vita chì aiutanu à fà di u mondu un locu megliu.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The client, an HR advisory & training firm, needed an office that could communicate openness and could facilitate different interactions from team huddles to training events. The space, however, presented some challenges: low ceilings (7 ft 4) and a small enclosure (41sqm). Referencing the Prairie School, cabinetry are conceived as a series of floating functional blocks embedded along a gallery-like wall inviting the occupant to follow along. Other areas then allow for flexible programming whilst maximizing spatial efficiency.
Dimensions & Packaging: Total area 41 square meters
Ceiling height 7 ft 4 in
Tags: Office, Ceiling Height, Flexible Space, Prairie School, Cabinetry
Production Technology: Materiality leans towards warm, textural and light finishes, with abundant usage of light oak, copper and calacatta marble. Materials chosen have been vetted based on sustainability certifications.
Design Challenge: The biggest challenge was space-planning in a small area and executing a design that could satisfy the various occupant needs of the client.
Research: Thorough research was conducted to understand the business needs of the company. It was found that the office experienced fluctuations in occupancies due to working from home, itinerant workers/freelancers, and hosting of small to large scale events. As such, precedent research was conducted to derive spatial solutions that were relevant to each case/ occasion. Research was also conducted into historical styles where their principles could be applied where relevant.
Inspiration: The 19th C. architectural style Prairie School often featured horizontal bands of windows and lines that would direct one’s attention to the horizontal, de-emphasizing the ceiling height. The functional blocks in this project manifest this idea; they achieve the objective of expanding the space while each serving essential functions such as food and beverage, printing etc. Where office space is at a premium, functionality becomes architectural device and ornamentation.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2019 and finished in June 2019.
Operation Flow: The space allows for flexible programming whilst maximizing spatial efficiency and privacy where needed: The entry foyer doubles as a reception, huddle space, training room and cocktail area; the backroom serves as storage for folding chairs and a private relaxation pod.
Team Members: Adrian Chan, Tracy Lam