这是第一个为伦敦以外的Secondhome事务所建造的项目。它位于Lisboa Mercado da Ribeira的一个“L”形位置，这是一个在1882年建成的受欢迎的地标。这个项目背后唯一真正的想法是保持这个空间的性格和主要特点，同时适应工作空间。建筑特征由一个大型的开放空间定义，由柱形铁窗和美丽的铸铁桁架在屋顶上。我们保留了所有这些元素，并保留了一个单一的开放空间，使小公司共享一个巨大的、分成三部分的办公桌（70x10米），促进员工之间的交流，创造和谐友好的工作氛围。桌子上的弯曲切口使成员自己的私人空间能专注于他们的工作，同时保持社区的感觉。
This is the first project built for Secondhome outside London. It is located in an “L” shape wing of the Lisboa Mercado da Ribeira, a popular landmark built in 1882. The only real idea behind this project is to preserve the character and main features of this space while adapting it to a workspace. The building character is defined by a large open space flaked by column shaped iron windows and beautiful iron-cast trusses in the roof. We preserved all of them and kept the inherited idea of one single open space, making small companies to share a huge table (70x10 meters) divided in three, encouraging the relationship and communication between them. The curved cuts in the table give members their own private area to focus on their work while keeping a sense of community.
Two completely different spaces have been created in the given "L" shaped plan: The main working space with the long table sits in the longest part of the L, and the café lounge area is located in the shortest part of the L. Both designed to be distinct and even opposite spaces: one for people to work and the other for people to relax, talk and unwind. Each space with a totally different ambience and personality.
Another main goal was to reduce the energy consumption of the building. Working with one of the best climate engineers we have ever worked with, Adam Ritchie, we were able to eliminate the air conditioning system and create a radiant floor for cooling and heating in complement with natural ventilation controlled with motors and parts taken from the conventional green house systems. And perhaps that is where we took the inspiration from to give privacy and good air quality placing 1,000 plants on top of that big table. Actually these 1,000 guys are the only thing that you notice when you enter the main space, even if 250 chairs, 100 lamps and 250 people are sharing that densely occupied big "greenhouse table".
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