AON Prague Offices, Czech Interior Design, Wenceslas Square Building, Architecture Development

AON Office Prague Interior

Commercial Architecture in Czech Republic design by Progres Atelier Architects

7 Aug 2018

Architects: Progres Atelier- Jan Kalivoda, Vojtěch Kaas

Location: Wenceslas Square, Prague, Czech Republic

AON Office Prague Interior Design News

Photos: Jakub Skokan and Martin Tůma / BoysPlayNice

Seat of AON Central and Eastern Europe, a.s. is located on a corner of the main square in Prague, Wencelas Square.

Photos by Jakub Skokan, Martin Tůma

AON Office on Wenceslas Square

The very first commission for these architects in historical neo-baroque building by Friedrich Ohman from 1896 was a small task of lunch room refurbishment. The second assignment was the design of a small part of office open space and the third one was already a masterplan of the whole floor of 1100m2 total area including complete project documentation and supervision of the building process.

The client’s wishes were clearly formulated at the very beginning: create representative headquarters for an international company including high quality workspace, sufficient opportunities for relaxation and appropriate facilities.

Except for capacity and functional demands and emphasis on high quality materials no other precise requirements were set. This reliance on our skills and given freedom filled us with even greater energy to face sometimes challenging quest of answering ambiguous questions.

Tough nut to crack were above all non-standard spatial restrictions and implementation of modern technologies and contemporary ergonomic standards into the historical environment. All this with utmost preservation of valuable craftsmanship and respect for the genius loci of the building on mind.

Three basic motifs that are presents in various forms and complement each other throughout the whole floor plan are – representation, work and relaxation.

Main representative area includes entrance hall with an exact brass prism of a reception desk and a giant cloud-like light. Main meeting room for 36 people which can be divided into three separate meeting rooms thanks to specially developed sliding acoustic panel system. VIP meeting room is dominated by a majestic circular high polished palisander table and large cocoon like chandelier woven from a single thread. Chandelier was delivered to its place at night with a help of climbers a¬nd architects. Extraordinary acoustic quality of all meeting rooms is ensured by special custom made upholstered cassettes.

On the second level we looked at the office space itself, particular workspace features and diversity of working environments. All work spaces are equipped with ergonomic adjustable tables. Whole open space is illuminated by subtle light profiles controlled by intelligent system with the ability to vary the degree of direct and indirect components of light. Spatial acoustics is provided by suspended ceiling panels.

The environment is completed with green walls and trees growing directly from four meter long wooden parquet table. For a brief meeting, each employee can use upholstered meeting points mounted on the walls of the main corridor. Phone calls can be made in a phone box and for short meetings serves the micro office, both glass and raw steel covered objects embedded in the former door opening. Additionally there is a number of smaller meeting rooms throughout the whole area.

Thirdly, diversity of spaces is extended by offering various relaxation areas. These areas are small, but very important, precisely located spots on an acupunctural map of the floor plan. In the newly designed lunch room colleagues meet at the wooden table with benches over a cup of fresh self-made coffee or at lunch. They also have an opportunity to find more private spot on a balcony made of white perforated sheet metal, surrounded by soft light of origami – like pendant lights.

The Lounge serves as a chill out zone, a place for informal meetings or as a mini cinema during engaging sport broadcasts. Wellbeing, a room hidden behind a moss covered wall, offers space for meditation, focus, privacy and above all, most precious element – silence. Five meter high circular space made of wooden profiles is also used for exercise and once a week there is a day reserved for massages.

Thanks go to the investor for his insight, confidence in our abilities and the patience to complete everything up to the last detail. And also to all suppliers and craftsmen who’s tasks have been in many cases difficult to materialize (acoustic panels, sliding partitions, telephone boxes, relaxation room…)

AON Office Prague Interior – Building Information

Project name: AON
Project description: reconstruction of AON office premises
Architect: PROGRES ATELIER – Jan Kalivoda, Vojtěch Kaas
Contact e-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.progres-atelier.cz

Project location: Wenceslas square, Prague
Project year: 2016
Completion year: 2017
Project size: 1100 m2
Budget: 30 mil

Photo credits: Jakub Skokan, Martin Tůma / BoysPlayNice BoysPlayNice www.boysplaynice.com
Photographer’s website: www.boysplaynice.com

Collaborators: Ing.arch. Petr Sova, Ing.arch. Tereza Soubustová
Client: AON Central and Eastern Europe, a.s.

Product/ brand / location

atypical sliding partitions / Verti + SilentLab / main meeting room
custom made upholstered acoustic panels / SilentLab / meeting rooms, main corridor
phone boxes, micro office / Verti + SilentLab / main corridor, open space
production and delivery of atypical interior elements / Arbyd / open space, lounge, wellbeing, main corridor
production and delivery of atypical interior elements/ Interia / reception desk, VIP meeting room
glass partitions / Verti / opens pace, meeting rooms in open space
lighting profiles + reflectors / Deltalight / open space, lounge, meeting rooms in open space
chandeliers / Flos / main meeting rooms
reflectors / Guzzini / main meeting rooms
pendant lights / Osmont / main corridor
greenery / Matouš Hydroponie / open space
adjustable desks / Vitra / open space
armchairs / Vitra / main meeting room
conference tables/ Wiesner Hager / main meeting rooms
modular seating / Feydom / lounge
carpets / Modulyss / meeting rooms in open space, lounge
custom made carpets / K & M / VIP meeting room, wellbeing

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Location: Wenceslas Square, Prague, Czech Republic

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