African project
Atlas Office – South Africa
The Atlas Office is a boutique style office designed by Gottsmann
Architects and built by Hein Lewandowski and his team. The design
primarily makes use of shutter ply as material. The use of shutter ply,
used for its cost effectiveness, brought in a light wood texture and
appearance, softening the typical hard spaces one finds in offices.
The 200m² office is located in Clearwater Office Park, Kempton Park,
Gauteng.
asis on materiality
T
he brief required a central boardroom, flanked by two large open plan
offices. Tall custom made sliding timber and glass doors provided
access control into the various offices. The random timber pattern
on both sides of the glass, provided privacy between the open plan
offices and generated a sense of intrigue and excitement at the front
foyer. The boardroom, nicknamed ‘the birdroom’, sought to assign a
creative yet formal meeting room space for both presentations and
meetings.
PROJECT TEAM
The design was to be simple in form with emphasis on materiality.
The office had to provide work areas able to be made private and which could be
used for multiple purposes. Simple forms accentuated by materials and textures of
timber elements were offset against a white box canvas.
LOCATION: Clearwater office Park, Kempton Park,
South Africa
interior designers: Gottsmann Architects; Reinier
Harmse & Donovan Gottsmann
contractor: Hein Lewandowski
area: 200m2
Photography: RH.Photographix
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