The new Stockholm office of vitality drink company Red Bull incorporates a range of versatile communal spaces, such as a reception with a modular desk that can be reconfigured for use as a bar in the evening .
The interior of the workplace in the centre of the Swedish capital characteristics particulars influenced by Red Bull’s branding and its concentrate on adventure, culture, sports activities and art.
It was developed by nearby studio PS Arkitektur, which also finished an office with geometric carpet tiles and colourful furniture for communications company Skype.
“Red Bull desired their merchandise to show in the interior style but in a sophisticated, contemporary and great way,” architect Julia Falås told Dezeen.
The architects used a palette of blue, black and gold that references the colors identified on the company’s drink cans, whilst its logo depicting two charging bulls in front of a yellow sun presented additional visual cues.
Leather chairs intended to evoke the bulls combine with round furniture items that recall the circular element of the brand. Rhombus shapes also employed on the cans are translated into areas of the patterned carpets.
A crucial requirement for the interior was to supply flexibility so going to artists and other visitors can be easily accommodated. Furniture that can be moved all around and reconfigured is utilised during the offices and the reception location to facilitate various makes use of of these spaces.
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“The consumer asked for a skilled workplace with ergonomic work stations, a mix of open landscape function locations and some personal rooms,” explained Falås. “At the exact same time, they wanted locations in which social and spontaneous interaction in between colleagues and visitors could consider location. The office is a mix of these functional needs.”
A customized-manufactured reception desk attributes hinged and folding sections that allow it to increase or contract dependent on the wants of its customers.
“Red Bull liked the notion of transformation from a a lot more strict reception desk to a informal bar,” Falås additional. “It manifests the two components of the workplace and business playful and spontaneous nevertheless quite expert.”
Circular swings suspended from the ceiling and Thomas Heatherwick’s pivoting Spun chairs for Magis provide playful seating in the communal lounge location, although personnel also have entry to a kitchen, table football and table tennis.
Marble worktops in the kitchen introduce a natural element to the material palette, which contrasts with the industrial search of metal-mesh ceiling panels and the exposed black cords of pendant lights suspended during the space.
Black kitchen units decorated with a pattern of diagonal lines continue the rhombus motif that is also applied to partitions close to the workplace space.
In addition to the major offices, a range of smaller sized rooms for meetings and cellphone calls are also integrated into the style. Breakout spaces inspire informal meetings and give visiting consultants with short-term areas to function.
Estimates from a variety of inspirational characters including Red Bull’s brand ambassadors are utilized to the glass walls of the meeting rooms.
Red Bull’s other global offices incorporate one in Amsterdam with cave-like spaces contained behind faceted metal walls. The company also operates an arts area in a converted warehouse in the Brazilian city of São Paulo and turned an additional warehouse in Madrid into a music academy filled with plants and makeshift huts.
Photography is by Jason Powerful.
Undertaking credits:
Layout business: pS Arkitektur
Undertaking architect: Therese Svalling
Helping Architect(s): Mikael Hassel, Oliver Söderlund, Lina Mezquida Forsnacke
Lighting design and style: Beata Denton
Ground floor program Dezeen
