Can Office Design Build Community?
A corporate dining and gathering space precedent utilizing continuous perimeter glazing and iconic modern seating to foster workplace community.
- What we like about this project
- The uniform use of bright red molded chairs anchors the sprawling neutral room visually.
Materials
- wood
- plastic
- glass
- aluminum
- ceramic-tile
Visual identifiers
- red-eames-chairs
- perimeter-glazing
- wood-plank-ceiling
- open-cafeteria
Style tags
- contemporary
- corporate
- modern-classic
Visual tags
- workplace
- corporate-dining
- commercial-interior
- daylit
- community-space
- Geometry
- Wide, open-plan floorplate framed by expansive perimeter curtain wall glazing, wood-plank ceiling, and warm wood-look tile flooring.
- Facade system
- Full-height aluminum-framed commercial curtain wall system with integrated blinds.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame with wide column-free spans or minimal interior columns.
- Spatial scale
- Large commercial floorplate scaled to accommodate multiple dining groups comfortably.
- Lighting
- Bright, diffuse daylight flooding through perimeter glass, complemented by suspended linear and pendant fixtures overhead.
- Atmosphere
- Energetic, bright, and collaborative social atmosphere.
- Environmental context
- Corporate interior setting with exterior views of urban office buildings through full-height windows.
- Spatial experience
- The space feels expansive and highly transparent, drawing abundant natural light deep into the dining and gathering area.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating vertical window mullions paired with an organized layout of dining tables and bright red accent chairs.
- Style reading
- Contemporary corporate workplace interior
- Program
- Corporate cafeteria and community hub
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- interior
- Materials
- wood, plastic, glass, aluminum, ceramic-tile
- Visual identifiers
- red-eames-chairs, perimeter-glazing, wood-plank-ceiling, open-cafeteria
- Style tags
- contemporary, corporate, modern-classic
- Visual tags
- workplace, corporate-dining, commercial-interior, daylit, community-space
- Geometry
- Wide, open-plan floorplate framed by expansive perimeter curtain wall glazing, wood-plank ceiling, and warm wood-look tile flooring.
- Facade system
- Full-height aluminum-framed commercial curtain wall system with integrated blinds.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame with wide column-free spans or minimal interior columns.
- Spatial scale
- Large commercial floorplate scaled to accommodate multiple dining groups comfortably.
- Lighting
- Bright, diffuse daylight flooding through perimeter glass, complemented by suspended linear and pendant fixtures overhead.
- Atmosphere
- Energetic, bright, and collaborative social atmosphere.
- Environmental context
- Corporate interior setting with exterior views of urban office buildings through full-height windows.
- Spatial experience
- The space feels expansive and highly transparent, drawing abundant natural light deep into the dining and gathering area.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating vertical window mullions paired with an organized layout of dining tables and bright red accent chairs.
- Style reading
- Contemporary corporate workplace interior
- Program
- Corporate cafeteria and community hub
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- interior