AT Kearney Nida Tower Office in Turkey by Iglo Architects

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US-based consulting firm AT Kearney’s office in Turkey Levent Nida Tower was designed and built by Iglo Architects.  AT Kearney provides consultancy services to corporate companies with its offices in various countries. They wanted to host their clients in a stylish and  well designed interior; while offering a modern, flexible and creativity booming environment for its young employees.The Dynamic working style  due to the short-term rotations of the staff and managers in different offices of the company, required  an easily adaptable and variable working environment.

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• Architects: Iglo Architects
• Project: AT Kearney Nida Tower Office
• Location: Turkey

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We were asked to fit in  meeting rooms, a seminar room if possible, a lounge area for entertaining customers and working areas of 17 personnel and 5 managers, technical volumes, wet spaces and and a kitchen large enough for staff to eat into the  the 200 sqm space in Nida Tower ,which have a very limited and amorphous structure due to the incleined façade of the building.   As an addition to the clients brief, we recommended and targeted the right lighting, adequate acoustic comfort and transparency.

The design was started with the principle of interchangeability of the compartments and the suitability of the furniture for this mobility, since there was not enough space to position the necessary functions.  At the entrance and reception area, we designed a large library and comfortable seating area with a warm atmosphere which are separated by  a polished wooden library framed by a metal lattice on one side and a gigantic separator with linear illuminated file shelves in the niche formed on the other. This element separates the two spaces in style, atmosphere, light and sound while connecting them a smooth transition provided by its shell made of a  bronze mirror place inside a metal cage.

Image Courtesy © Iglo Architects

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In the study areas, alternative seating units, acoustic meeting niches, telephone rooms and desks that can be raised and  worked on while standing were the elements we used to provide an efficient environment which will raise the mood  of  young employees  and  avoid the possible spine and posture deformations that may occur during long working periods. Felt panels, sound-absorbing surface forms, fabric coatings add acoustical value and enhance visual quality. The intensity-adjustable lightings are designed to achieve the desired atmosphere in the environment.

WCs were positioned around the shaft in the space, an island was created. An acoustic conversation room and a storage area were placed at one end of this island facing the working area, and an acoustic telephone booth was placed at the other end, and all these volumes were dressed with a preformed acoustic and decorative shell, resulting in a unitary and spatial form which gives the space its character.

Special acoustic elements in the form of cloud hanging from the ceiling were used in all work areas and closed offices. All of these elements contributed greatly to the sound absorption that bounces and creates a cacophony due to the hard surfaces, which are the majority in the general office volume, and contributed to the transformation of the place into a very quiet working environment.

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Image Courtesy © Iglo Architects

Image Courtesy © Iglo Architects

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Image Courtesy © Iglo Architects

Image Courtesy © Iglo Architects

Image Courtesy © Iglo Architects

Image Courtesy © Iglo Architects

Image Courtesy © Iglo Architects

Image Courtesy © Iglo Architects

Image Courtesy © Iglo Architects

Image Courtesy © Iglo Architects

Image Courtesy © Iglo Architects

Image Courtesy © Iglo Architects

Tags: Turkey

Categories: Building, Interiors, Office Building, Office space, Offices, Tower

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