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노트 디자인 스튜디오의 삼센 아틀리에

업무 문화와 관행이 변화하고 변화하는 상태에서 전 세계 기업이 팬데믹 이후 환경에 적응함에 따라 한 회사는 특히 독창적인 접근 방식을 취했습니다. 스톡홀름 중심부에 작업 공간과 회의 장소가 필요한 스웨덴 디지털 기술 컨설팅 회사 Samsen이 사무실이 아닌 와인 바를 오픈하고 Note Design Studio가 완벽한 인테리어를 책임지고 있습니다.

As a specialist tech consultancy working with the likes of Klarna, Spotify and Nespresso, Samsen normally despatches employees to work in its clients’ offices – something that Covid-19 made impossible. They had been planning a home of their own long before the pandemic struck, with a vision of an office shaped by long-standing workplace trends that embrace flexibility and employee satisfaction. It became clear that, although the company didn’t need anything like a conventional corporate office, it did need a shared space that the team could come to whenever they needed, to use however they liked – whether as a space to work, hang out, or spend time with family and friends. Not just a practical resource, but an employee perk. With the founders of Samsen sharing a passion for wine and a determination that their space should look nothing like the traditional office, a wine bar seemed the perfect option.

The wine-bar workspace – dubbed the Samsen Atelier – is in keeping with the young company’s fundamental philosophy: the belief that work should be built on the personal life of the individual, not the other way around. The Samsen team are free to design their work around their needs and passions, choosing how, when and where they work, and with which clients.

For Samsen's new HQ, which occupies what used to be a jewellery boutique in Odenplan, Stockholm, Note set out to create a warm, welcoming contemporary space that was pleasant and practical to work, dine, drink and socialise in. A design that is equally suited to use in both day and night, it also needed to accommodate a large number of people in a relatively small space, with a wide variety of possible seating set-ups depending on what was required from it.

The need to balance function and atmosphere was the driving force behind Note’s design process. The team took inspiration from the small bars and cafés found in Japan – spaces that often seem tiny, but have a surprising capacity to hold a large number of people thanks to clever seating arrangements.

The space is made up of two connected rooms – one houses a large communal table that can be used for dining or collaborative work; the other holds a bar lined with stools, a trio of café tables, and bespoke upholstered benches beneath two large windows. This set-up allows for multiple seating arrangements to be employed simultaneously – from group gatherings to one-to-one chats and working in isolation – and ensures the atmosphere is vibrant and bustling even when relatively few people are on site.

Taking the dark-wood look of Japanese bars and restaurants as a starting point, Note developed a palette that balanced warm and cool colours and materials, combining traditional stained soft wood with harder, more modern accents of concrete and steel. The wooden cabinets on the walls are a direct reference to Japanese interiors, as is the half-length curtain that divides the two rooms. Another curtain separates the kitchen area, which houses brushed metal units from Reform that contrast with the golden woody warmth of the yellow-brown palette elsewhere.

Built from chunky slabs of limestone, the bespoke bar backs a tall wine fridge also designed by Note. The space houses a number of other Note designs created especially for Samsen, including a statement yellow shelving unit on the wall, the integrated window benches, and the large yellow communal table, which is surrounded by black chairs from the Candid collection that the studio designed for Zilio A&C. Above the table, Rich Brilliant Willing’s Palindrome lamp in bent tubular steel adds a sculptural element. In the adjoining space, the bar stools, café chairs and tables have been sourced from Mattiazzi.

Photography by Joakim Johansson

Referencing Japanese dining, with a dark-wood aesthetic and clever use of small space, this warm, welcoming space is not only inspired by the founder’s passion for wine, but their recognition that the workplace needs to change – to be a place that employees want to spend time in, which is flexible enough to welcome clients, industry peers and friends also.

The Samsen Atelier reflects everything that Note excels at when it comes to interiors, from the enticing use of colour and materiality to an appreciation of the role that mood and atmosphere play in the workplace.

See previous projects by Note Design Studio here and here. 

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