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The work café is another unique space where employees can interact over a cup of coffee, or just get away from their desk. It also provides a space for bringing the teams together and encourages crosspollination. Here, the corporate colours were ditched in favour of bright pink and black. Korbicom are big believers in having fun and being social, so this space was especially designed to emphasise the balance and cross over between personal and work life, thus further promoting the company culture and lifestyle.
Colour Colour was used in carefully selected proportions to add energy and excitement to key collaboration areas without overwhelming the space. This extends to the client facing boardroom where one wall has been covered in tessellated blocks in shades of the corporate blue, arranged to resemble the pixels of a frontend software environment.
Art All the artwork used was custom-made for the space. Conduit created a hanging mobile of tiny blue, white and green houses, representing part of Korbicom’ s legacy. Grant also created a world map made of nylon cord( strung by hand himself), representing the company’ s connectivity with the rest of the world.
Floors Commercial grade carpets in neutral tones of black, grey and charcoal were arranged in giant Tetris patterns across the working areas.“ This creates visual interest and distracts from the monotony of a typical 2D floor covering,” says Grant. It’ s also a bit playful, as most people here are into computer games. Logo-matching blue carpets were used in the corridors, drawing the eye along and creating an illusion of greater space.
Ceilings The basebuild metal baffle ceilings were retained to save cost, but painted black to make them recede and create a greater sense of space, as well as to highlight the lighting features. New acoustic ceilings were added to key collaboration areas to prevent noise transmission.
Outcomes“ Conduit have delivered something truly exceptional – a vibrant, contemporary showpiece as well as a genuine source of improved workforce productivity. Their passion, creativity and dedication made all the difference for us.”- Larsen Lockwood- Hall, Chief Operating officer, Korbicom
“ We were able to give Korbicom a design they hadn’ t yet realised they needed. Remaining authentic to their corporate brand identity was key and we delivered a design that is the 3D embodiment of who they are. Korbicom’ s workspace has become a catalyst for the business’ s future success, far beyond the expectations of the original operational brief, which we thoroughly enjoyed being a part of,” says Grant.
CONDUIT INTERIOR 084 700 0649 www. conduitinterior. co. za Conduit Interior is a Cape Town based interior design practice, headed up by Grant Johnson. Grant has 20 years’ experience and offers clients a hands-on approach, with creative designs tailored to exacting standards. The practice is built on strong relationships and most new projects are thanks to referrals from previous clients. Conduit Interior is a member of The South African Institute of the Interior Design Professions( IID).
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