Design Feature
Designing the ground and first floors of Caisse Desjardins Sainte-Foy
Hatem + D Architecture teams up with Coarchitecture to bring light to the office located at Sainte-Foy , Québec City , Canada / Photos by Alexandre Guilbeault
WHILE COMING up with the design for an office space on the ground and first floors of the new Caisse Desjardins de Sainte-Foy in Québec City , Canada , Hatem + D collaborated with Coarchitecture . The goal of the project was to create the interior design and the signages around the office .
To allow in lots of natural light and to give the impression of wide open spaces , clear and neutral colours were used . Windows and glass panels were also used as much as possible .
Remaining true to the Desjardins brand , green was added to all the signages , which are sleek and highly visible to visitors . The waiting areas for customer service and the bay windows that separated the office space from hallways were designed to provide maximum lighting . Moreover , the way the office space was divided improved communication with clients and created a more harmonious work environment for the office staffs . Partition panels were covered with light-coloured adhesive film to provide a certain degree of intimacy . The furniture selected for the client were comfortable and featured minimalist lines – all while adding to the transparency and openness of the areas .
In addition , films for visual projections were affixed to the walls to enhance the customer experience . Apart from these mural projections , the offices included black and white photographs of symbolic landmarks in Sainte-Foy ; these pictures were selected to increase clients ’ sense of belonging to the Caisse Desjardins de Sainte-Foy . �
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