Academy Kontordesign by Ruba Tarazi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award i Jern in Indretning og Udstillingsdesign Competition Category.

JernIndretning· 2021

Academy Kontordesign

by Ruba Tarazi

Client: Architect Ruba Tarazi Office

A' Design Award i Jern Winner in Indretning Category

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The Design

About Academy Kontordesign

Academy er et kontorinteriør designet til dagligt arbejde, virksomhedsarrangementer og træningssessioner. Indgangen er belyst af en sekskantet lampe, der afspejler virksomhedens kemibaggrund. Glasskillevægge fyldt med gelatinekapsler skaber privatliv og henviser til medicinalindustrien. Uformelle siddeområder, en café, et bibliotek og mødelokaler med grafik, interaktive skærme og informationsdiagrammer skaber en lærerig atmosfære. Varmt træ, lædersæder og mørkeblå vægge fuldender det 650 kvadratmeter store rum, fordelt på tre lige store etager.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Jern

Academy Kontordesign er vinder af A' Design Award i Jern, en prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles gode designs, som opfylder de professionelle og industrielle krav, man forventer af veldesignede skabelser. Jernvinderne viser stor dygtighed, høj specialisering, ekspertforståelse og kreativ kapacitet hos deres skabere. Academy Kontordesign forventes at være en højt estimeret, beundret og kær skabelse, der er praktisk og innovativ. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Jern, integrerer branchens bedste praksis og har kompetente tekniske egenskaber knyttet til knowhow og talent. Academy Kontordesign respekteres for sin grundighed og er designet til at levere forbedringer af livskvaliteten, der er med til at gøre verden til et bedre sted.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: An ergonomic yet educational and inspiring setting to serve company events and offices. The entrance is lit by hexagonal lighting fixture, designed to reflect the chemistry background of the company, as well as various glass partitions filled with gelatin capsules. To create an educational friendly atmosphere we introduced casual seating areas, a cafe and meeting rooms with graphics narrating the company story, multimedia interactive screens, a library, and information diagrams.
Dimensions & Packaging: The project's total area is 650 metre square.
Three equal floors 216.6 metres square each.
Tags: Architecture, Interior, Office, Meeting rooms, Cafeteria, Lobby, Middle east, Jordan, design, architectrubatarazi
Production Technology: The floating hexagonal formation of solid wooden frames and lights together with the exposed metallic ventilation system at the entrance represents the industrial pharmaceutical business of the company. The mixture of warm natural wood, leather seats, glass partitions and textile curtains gave the space a genuine look while the dark blue color walls and featured doors represent again knowledge and learning.
Design Challenge: The main problem was the tight deadline that coincided with the company re-branding activities which created many constrains that were resolved by customizing many items on site. Also the onsite construction of the glass partitions with the capsules was challenging to produce consistent and void free aesthetic partitions.
Research: We studied employees needs, spending time at the company to come up with valuable working methods that serves future growth as well as the ethical culture in the company. Selecting suitable quotes and posters to represent each meeting room as one of the company branches across the world was an eye opener to users, while filling the glass partitions with gelatin capsules to achieve privacy in some spaces add an elegant charm to the offices and emphasis the pharmaceutical industry.
Inspiration: Inspired by the late founder words:
"Education is not a philosophy it's our policy."
We approached the project by introducing educational design concepts to create a multidisciplinary office and meeting space, taking the company history and growth and geographical reach mixed with the family culture to reflect on this simple yet modern and friendly open space design.
Project Duration: The project started in May 2018 and finished in October 2018 in Amman Jordan.
Operation Flow: Dynamic space allows employees to experience new concepts of work through learning in a positive and creative atmosphere and sense of belonging. A variety of working setups were introduced; benches, high desks, traditional desks, casual seating areas, interactive screens altogether to encourage performance in a productive and creative way. The space is used also to hold events, seminars and training sessions.
Team Members: Architect Ruba Tarazi
Image Credits: Image #1: Photographer Architect Ruba Tarazi, Variations, 2018.
Image #2: Photographer Architect Ruba Tarazi, Variations, 2018.
Image #3: Photographer Architect Ruba Tarazi, Variations, 2018.
Image #4: Photographer Architect Ruba Tarazi, Variations, 2018.
Image #5: Photographer Architect Ruba Tarazi, Variations, 2018.