LIKEarchitects makes kinematix office adaptable with sliding garage doors

whether the team at the porto headquarters want to work or play, LIKEarchitects has conceived an architectural system to accommodate both.

nina azzarello February 11, 2015 2 min

LIKEarchitects makes kinematix office adaptable with sliding garage doors
all images © dinis sottomayor

kinematix, an IT company whose office specializes in developing technology for healthcare and fitness products, required a working space that would be adaptable for multi-use scenarios. whether the team at the porto headquarters want to work or play, LIKEarchitects has conceived an architectural system to accommodate both.

the porto-based architecture studio has conceived a spatial organization based on a continuous, flexible system of sliding garage doors that create multiple partitions and secluded spaces. areas for individual work, team interaction, meeting rooms, testing facilities and conference centers can all be created through the simple maneuvering of mobile walls. many possible layouts can be configured when the double-sided folded metal sheet surface is rotated and meandered around the track system. a kinetic and chromatic experience generates different space perspectives and colorful reflections when the viewer moves around, based on the application of orange-and-red tape stripes.

LIKEarchitects kinematix office is adaptable with sliding garage doors
the spatial organization is based on a continuous, flexible system of sliding garage doors

LIKEarchitects kinematix office is adaptable with sliding garage doors
a conference center is created by sliding the doors into a closed and secluded space

LIKEarchitects kinematix office is adaptable with sliding garage doors
the moving garage doors allow for continued coverage and privacy from others

LIKEarchitects kinematix office is adaptable with sliding garage doors
a large work table lines the center of the workspace

LIKEarchitects kinematix office is adaptable with sliding garage doors
a track divides the space in half

LIKEarchitects kinematix office is adaptable with sliding garage doors
curving doors make the mixed-use office adaptable to various work scenarios

LIKEarchitects adapts kinematix office with moving garage doors
many possible layouts can be configured when the double-sided folded metal sheet surface is rotated

LIKEarchitects adapts kinematix office with moving garage doors
red and orange tape adds a colorful dynamism

LIKEarchitects adapts kinematix office with moving garage doors
a gradient of color shifts around the room

final white-
an animated plan describes the movement of the doors

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plan

project info:

architecture: LIKEarchitects
design team: diogo aguiar, teresa otto, joão jesus and tània costa coll, alvaro vila iturbe
location: porto, portugal
date: 2014
client: kinematix
type: commission