Modelhane Totonu o le Ofisa by Podna Architects

Modelhane Totonu o le Ofisa by Podna Architects is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Ario in Mamanu Totonu Competition Category.

ArioTotonu· 2024

Modelhane Totonu o le Ofisa

by Podna Architects

Client: Podna

A' Design Award Ario Winner in Totonu Category

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The Design

About Modelhane Totonu o le Ofisa

O le Modelhane o se totonu o le ofisa e iai foi se fale faigaluega e gaosia ai ato lima. E matala ma le vevesi le avanoa, ma e itiiti ni vaeluaga, ina ia mafai ona tafe le faagasologa o le gaosiga e aunoa ma se faalavelave. O piliki e eseese o latou foliga faageometri e fai ma vaeluaga e faailoga ai polokalame eseese. O se mea e mafai ona ui atu ai le malamalama e vaeluaina ai nofoaga faigaluega mai le potu tipi ma e maua ai se aafiaga o ata paolo. O totonu ua faatulagaina i vaega autu e tolu: o se potu fono ma se nofoaga e faaali ai, o nofoaga faigaluega ma le potu tipi. E faaaogaina lanu vaivai, ina ia na o ato lava e maua mai ai le lanu.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Ario

O le A' Design Award Ario na manumalo ai Modelhane Totonu o le Ofisa, o se faamaoniga matuā mamalu e tuuina atu i mamanu sili ona lelei, matagofie ma mataʻutia. O ē manumalo i le Ario o galuega susulu tele ma fatufatuaʻi e faaalia ai le poto, le taleni ma le atamai o tagata mamanu. E faamoemoeina Modelhane Totonu o le Ofisa e avea ma galuega matagofie, o se fesuiaiga mo isi, e iloga i le tomai faapolofesa ma mea fou loloto. O lenei mamanu na manumalo i le A' Design Award Ario o se mea e iloga, ua mataʻina e aogā ma tuleia atu tapulaʻa o le faatufugaga, saienisi, mamanu ma tekonolosi. Modelhane Totonu o le Ofisa o se mea e fiafia i ai le toatele, e fafagu ai manaʻoga, aumaia ai lagona lelei ma tupu ai le ofo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Incorporating both an office and a handbag production workshop, Modelhane aimed to bring a fresh perspective to the workshop with its simple, light and permeable space setup. The space is open and uncluttered, with minimal partitions, allowing for a seamless flow of production process.The design aimed to create a cohesive yet distinct atmosphere within the space, with separators designed to differentiate different programs using bricks with
varying geometries.
Dimensions & Packaging: Sphere Pendants: Diameter 400 mm
Bricks: 190 x 190 x 190 mm
Tags: modelhane, podna, bag production workshop, office interior, minimal interior
Production Technology: In this project, existing waffle structure on the ceiling, concrete, and an all-glass facade has inspired us to design a transparent and minimalist interior architecture. Because we didn't want to move away from concrete and glass as a material, we embarked on a search for lighter, more permeable, and different forms of material that can still incorporate concrete.
Inspiration: While designing this project, apart from it being a production workshop and office, we aimed to create an atmosphere of an art gallery and laboratory. We wanted to integrate the precision and hygiene of the production workshop with the laboratory, ultimately defining the resulting product as an artwork and creating a sense of visiting an art gallery. Therefore, we aimed to design the space with light colors, where only the bags were colored.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2023 in Istanbul and finished in March 2023.
Operation Flow: Modelhane was designed with free plan and realized as a project where the interior architecture centered around three main spaces—meeting room with display area, workstations, and cutting room—structured based on the flow within. In order to separate the workstations from the cutting room in the production area, a semi-permeable material was chosen, achieving a silhouette effect to distinguish the cutting room from the main space.
Team Members: Design Architect: Lara Hekimoglu Sen
Design Architect: Sureyya Guven
Design Architect: Bennu Tunc Yasar
Image Credits: All the images: Kadir Asnaz