The project proposes a composition of two linear schemes perpendicular to the façade: the access scheme that allows for a global vision of the company, through a virtual, continuous barrel vault, without partitions, taking advantage of the entire height of the premises and visually connected with the back patio, and a second band of complementary spaces of lower height
The project materialization is an intelligent exercise using passive resources, natural materials, dialogue with the previous space and creating custom designs in the lighting, ceilings and part of the furniture. Search for a careful balance between comfort and functionality.
Office renovation Espacio Lamarque by Reondo. Photograph by Juanca Lagares.
Project description by Reondo
An office renovation that connects with the company
The project for the new offices in Seville of Rocknrolla Producciones, a promoter of cultural and musical events arises from the very essence of modernity and dynamism that guides the company.
On the first visit, we made to the raw space we found a space of 4m high and more than 13m deep with a single facade facing north, two longitudinal naves and 5 transversal bays, illuminated by two skylights.
A part of the space that adjoined the roofs had had recurrent problems with leaks, so the space had an aged patina that we found very attractive.
The renovation sought to create a space that reflected the identity of the company, a balance between the pre-existing, which represents the non-commercial cultural and musical world in which it moves, and the sophisticated, which reflects the good work and elegance of the brand.
Passive solutions
Despite the tight program of needs that the client marked us, another clear idea that we had to improve the functionality of the offices was that a space with so much depth that was going to function as a workspace had to have a patio.
In this way, the advantages of a south orientation would be used to introduce natural light, cross ventilation would be allowed, and it would serve as a visual escape space for the users of the space.
These are passive solutions that help us save electricity and improve the comfort and
well-being of the user at almost zero cost.
Office renovation Espacio Lamarque by Reondo. Photograph by Juanca Lagares.
Leveraging the morphology of the space
Finally, we took advantage of the distribution of the naves and the bays to establish two heights in the space. One of the naves would collect the more contained program with lower height and the other the more open and flexible program, which would take advantage of the full height of the space.
In this second bay, the access to the space, the lobby and the new patio were introduced, so that a complete reading of the offices could be made from its entrance. To reinforce this idea, we used the resources of the arch and the wire barrel vault that is recognizable from the access facade to the patio.
Natural materials and in their simplest expression
In line with the company's values, a palette of natural materials is used for the renovation that, together with vegetation and natural light, generates a pleasant environment to get motivated.
The height of the space is organized into two parts. A baseboard that is materialized with a more formal style, finished elements with fine finishes. And a higher area with a more decadent style leaving the new materials natural or recognizing the previous aged patina.
Office renovation Espacio Lamarque by Reondo. Photograph by Juanca Lagares.
Custom elements
Lighting, office ceilings and some loose furniture are designed to measure. They are manufactured from simple resources that end up creating an intentional trompe l'oeil that seeks to continue mixing brutalism with sophistication.
A space that cares for the team
In the end, in the project, we followed the guidelines that we have followed in other office renovation projects that we have carried out, that is, to maintain the balance between comfort and functionality to generate a coherent and representative image of the company to achieve a workspace that helps to care for the well-being of the user and improves the productivity of the team.
