The Rockywood building complex is located between the water and the skyline. The sales and retail agency TMS Trademarketing Service has found its new home on the fourth floor of this new building made of wooden modules - and a new office guideline to go with it: The office wants to bring people together again. This was both a task and a challenge. Eike Becker's architecture set the pace with its visible timber construction: Beams, columns, grids - everything is bright, clear and structured. The interior designers at Studio Pampa made a conscious decision to incorporate this language rather than overlay it. The result is an interior that does not conceal the construction method, but rather takes it further - in terms of materials, colors and atmosphere.

At the center: a spacious communal kitchen, which is the meeting point, stage and heart of the 1,600 m² office space. It replaces the classic center of an office with a lively, open spatial structure. This is where people cook, talk, celebrate and work together. And visibly so. Anyone moving through the office inevitably becomes part of this dynamic. The office space is organized around this communal kitchen. In order to structure the open floor plan, a key design decision was to use a green striped carpet. This not only provides orientation, but also brings aesthetic order to the space and directs the focus to the core zone. Its color scheme plays with the CI colors of TMS without excessive branding. The furnishings and design of the office space reflect the needs of the users and support their way of working. However, the open floor plan, which reflects the modern concept of collaboration and transparency, required special attention to privacy and acoustics. This resulted in a flexible room design with acoustically optimized zones and individually adapted retreat areas.

Incidentally, the reception desk is a clear departure from classic reception areas: Instead of having a sober look, it presents itself as a multifunctional piece of furniture that is used for meetings, arrivals or spontaneous laptop sessions. Behind it: a large-scale work of art that immediately activates the room. Speaking of art: it is another feature of the office. This is why works from the agency's collection have been purposefully integrated into the rooms: casual and unpretentious. The concept is particularly evident in the kitchen. Every year, works by young artists are displayed in the kitchen on specially prepared areas. The kitchen thus becomes not only a social hub, but also a cultural one. In this way, Studio Pampa has succeeded in many ways in promoting a sense of belonging, facilitating exchange and allowing for diversity.

www.studio-pampa.com

Photos:
Annika Grabold
www.grabold.de

(Published in CUBE Frankfurt 02|25)