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Office as gallery
Written by: Klára Smolová
Photo by: Jana Labuťová
Six years ago Techo, an office interiors
and furniture production company, moved into a former woodworking
plant. It converted the 1,200 m2 into an interesting, variable
space with areas for dealing with clients, a showroom, and
an office. "Our facility reflects what we try to pass on to
our customers," says R & D director Pavel Lůžek, adding
that they test all their ideas on themselves first.
"In the Techocentrum, our showroom, our products are
displayed in nine types of offices. Customers can try them
out for themselves and, together with the salesman, select
the optimal workplace concept - furniture type and layout
alike."
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"There should always be space in offices where employees
can sit around informally. In our retro-style internal
part, which is used for small meetings, we use armchairs
by Artifort."
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"Open offices support teamwork therefore we all sit
together. We think furniture should be utilitarian, not
dominant. Beauty comes from people and artistic works.
What you see above us was made by Pavel Roučka from furniture
lumber."
"The entrance to the firm looks like a mini-gallery.
We install works by the artists we work with here. It illustrates
how an interior can be finished. Red walls divide the reception
area from the showroom, to which customers should be literally
drawn. ADR architects designed them."
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"The rear of the showroom is a work area, where precise
samples are prepared and meetings take place. Meetings
often overlap, so there is an extra floor with elegant
stairs."
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