Hungarian architects Zsanett Benedek and Dániel Lakos of Tervhivatal have divided an office in Budapest in the loft of a former textile factory by building boxes.
Called Goldberger, the project is divided into smaller offices and meeting rooms by these plaster-board boxes on steel frames, which are elevated slightly to denote corridors between them.
One smaller box is suspended from the ceiling to form a hanging desk (below).
Above: The hung table-box designed by Wanda Reich.
The boxes are lit from beneath with LEDs and at night the space is used as a club venue.
Above: The manager’s room.
Captions are provided by the architects.
Above: A hidden LED lighting is installed under the boxes. On the evenings the office changes to a club so the office is used for venue as well.
Above: Reception box facing the entrance. Behind it is a small meeting room.
Above: The large meeting room with the service counter in the background.
Above: The bar with the service counter.
Above: Spaces between the boxes functioning as hallways.
Photographs are by Tamás Bujnovszky.
Above: Some of the boxes are floating others are attached to the floor.
Above: A narrow steel walkway between two boxes.
Above: The external corridor of the building seen from inside the office. The plumbing and electric lines are covered with pebbles.
Above: The interior of the manager’s room. The floor is covered with grey linoleum.
Above: The counter-arched ceiling provides a contrast between the boxes.
Above: The floor is made of polished concrete.
Above: The logotype of the firm is a rotating box.
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Above: Steel frames of the boxes.
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Credits
Design: Zsanett Benedek & Dániel Lakos
Box interiors: Wanda Reich and Noémi Varga
Materials: plasterboard on steel structure
Photography: Tamás Bujnovszky
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great project, a big wow!
I’ve seen those chairs somewhere before…as well as that program. It’s like all of those Ashleys and Taylors born a few years back.
Looks great, but this is not working for people on wheelchairs….and that’s not a little detail…….
Maybe the loft is not accesible from the street and I’m talking too much.
Anyway, Keep it up!
great grat!
jól toljátok!
Its an interesting space – club and office – however i question how practical it is. I would love to see pictures of the space when it is open as a club!
Looks nice to look at initially, would not like to work here, no no no….
gratulálok, szép volt!
bit different …. i like
gratulálok, jó lett!
reminds me of the naked house by shigeru ban
Naggggyon menő!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nick, I was there and it works very-very well!
not practical for wheelchairs, not flexible for future changes in company size, configuration etc. Creates unusable floorspace between pods
i wonder how much it cost to build one of those pods? i am working on something similar, and am finding hiring an affordable builder rather daunting.