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

JernInteriør· 2021

Academy Kontordesign

by Ruba Tarazi

Client: Architect Ruba Tarazi Office

A' Design Award i Jern Winner in Interiør Category

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The Design

About Academy Kontordesign

Academy er et kontorinteriør designet for daglig arbeid, bedriftsarrangementer og opplæringsøkter. Inngangspartiet belyses av en sekskantet lysarmatur som gjenspeiler selskapets kjemibakgrunn. Glasspartier fylt med gelatinkapsler gir privatliv og viser til farmasøytisk industri. Uformelle sitteområder, en kafé, et bibliotek og møterom med grafikk, interaktive skjermer og informasjonsdiagrammer skaper en lærerik atmosfære. Varmt tre, skinnstoler og mørkeblå vegger fullender de 650 kvadratmeterne, fordelt på tre like store etasjer.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Jern

Academy Kontordesign er vinner av A' Design Award i Jern, en prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles gode design som oppfyller de profesjonelle og industrielle kravene man forventer av veldesignede skaperverk. Jernvinnere viser stor dyktighet, høy spesialisering, ekspertforståelse og kreativ kapasitet hos skaperne. Academy Kontordesign forventes å være et høyt ansett, beundret og verdsatt skaperverk som er praktisk og nyskapende. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Jern, integrerer bransjens beste praksis og har kompetente tekniske egenskaper knyttet til kunnskap og talent. Academy Kontordesign respekteres for sin grundighet og er utformet for å gi forbedringer i livskvalitet som bidrar til å gjøre 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.