Article source: za bor architects

Castrol is a global brand and leading manufacturer of engine oils and greases. This British company is a part of BP group of companies. Nevertheless it’s famous for strict corporate style, it was definitely expressive and bright decisions of za bor architects that were chosen for the project of expansion and renovation of Castrol office inMoscow. Architects managed to implement the famous Castrol’s tagline: «It’s more than just oil. It’s liquid engineering» into the office space. Namely the idea of liquidity, versatile fluid – oil – was taken as a basis for this office conception. Though, shallowness, which is indicative for liquids, gave way for curved dynamic objects, distinctive for za bor architects projects.

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• Architects: za bor architects
• Project: Castrol office
• Location: Paveletskaya Plaza business center, Moscow, Russia
• Photography: Peter Zaytsev
• Client: Castrol
• Project management: Mott MacDonald
• General Contractor: Altaca
• Engineering solution: Mott MacDonald, Altaca, za bor architects
• Furniture: Martela
• Glass partition: Nayada
• Reception desk: Akrilika
• Floor: Interface FLOR
• Floor area: 2025 sqm
• Project time: 2011-2012
• Software used: ArchiCAD and 3Ds Max