bold design: new office on the roof

‘new office on the roof’ by bold designs, paris, france lapinture from the on off crew (talented and multi skilled friends) to create a mural image © bold-design

paris-based practice bold design has transformed an unoccupied rooftop space within the heart of paris, france into their new office. co-founders william boujon and julien benayoun have decided to renovate an old machine room which previously housed a motor lift. the enclosed area of 170m2 has never been occupied but the shell has been affected by its weathered past. the studio drew the plans for their future office, assuming a minimum budget as the primary constraint. the team paid particular attention to economy of means and space. the organization of their new studio reflects a collaborative work ethic with custom built features for a simple and fully functional work configuration.

view of bold-design’s office from the famous parisian market ‘aligre’ image © bold-design

a shared desk is surmounted by an industrial light while a system of shelves will receive models, prototypes, materials, books, music and more. similar to the maximization of a ship’s cabin, the design uses the raised elevation of the new floor to conceal storage and a foam seat under trap doors. this recessed 2 meter long seat changes the point of view while providing a space to read, draw, take a nap, dream and conceive new ideas. for meetings, a large whiteboard provides an impromptu brainstorming surface within arms reach.

the office from the terrace image © marie guerre 

workstations image © marie guerre

to accommodate collaborators or create a micro-meeting area, an extra folding desk was installed image © marie guerre 

2m long seat hidden under trap doorimage © marie guerre

2m long seat hidden under trap doors image © marie guerre 

whiteboard + bright object image © marie guerre 

blown shapes collection + lotte stekelenburg picture of the vases image © marie guerre

perspective views image © bold-design 

making of the office image © bold-design 

making of the office image © bold-design

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