Architect and Builder Oct/Nov 2017 | Page 64

INTERIOR FEATURE THE MEDIASHOP INTERIOR DESIGN: PARAGON INTERIORS | PHOTOGRAPHY: RIKKI HIBBERT T he MediaShop is a multiple award-winning digital marketing agency, which thrives off thinking differently. They recently moved into a new, larger building situated in the Main Straight Office Park in Bryanston. Brief In their brief to leading corporate interior design firm Paragon Interiors, The MediaShop wanted their new offices to: • Provide room for growth as well as flexibility due to their fast changing and ever expanding company. • Create a space that inspires professionalism, but also allows creativity and collaboration to flow freely. 64 • Create a functional work environment by incorporating global office design trends. These included open-plan workspaces, collaboration areas and innovative acoustic solutions to improve productivity and provide better communication between employees. The Result The following was put in place for The MediaShop: • Flexible workspaces allowing for ease of expansion or contraction between business units. • Break-away and team rooms situated in