A Look Inside Demiurg’s New Poznan Office

Michal
Architecture firms
2 months ago

Architecture firm Demiurg hired interior design firm mode:lina to design their new office in Poznan, Poland,.

“New and, at the first glance simple, modern block hides somewhat a surprise that reaches back as far as one hundred years. DEMIURG is a well known and dynamically acting player on the Polish construction market – design & build field. That’s why in their newest headquarters’ design there had to be room for surprising elements that would reminisce of the building process and to what the company specializes in. For those reasons the task of designing their offices’ interiors fell to the already acquainted mode:lina™ design team.

The mystery of the object reveals itself completely from a backyard’s side – the building was raised literally a few meters from a pre-war bunker, which was covered with earth. It was discovered by an investor – DEMIURG company, during excavation work, preparing ground for laying fundamets.

The most spectacular element of the building is the open, steel staircase going through all the floors of the building, finished with a skylight.

Rawness of the floor, ceilings and walls beautifully contrasts the materials used to finish furnishing – that is organic plywood with colorful edges. Colors used directly reflect internal branding- a code assigned to various sections that all add up to the company’s structure.

What is immediately noticeable when inside of the building is remarkable, consequential rawness of materials used. Not only is the concrete floor and ceiling a nod to the already congealed bunker just outside the windows, but also a homage to the naked, real construction of the building.

In order not to interfere with the integrity of furniture, all shelves, worktops, kitchen installation and wall surrounding it were separately designed by mode:lina™ and made out of natural plywood. Here and there there are also details that ought to reflect the world of building – steel i-beam functioning as kitchen’s girandolle, protective helmets over the reception, wheelbarrows with plants of all sorts and reinforced cages – also with plants.”