Bric’s Offices
Olgiate Comasco, Como, Italy
1993
realized
The need to reorganize and expand its offices is an opportunity for the company Bric's to design the final intervention of its structure, bringing it back to unity.
The shed of the existing warehouse is the architectural element that is taken up to cover the new volume: it is rotated on itself creating a curve head on the open space in the direction of the Como-Varese street, characterizing both the internal and the external space. The volume of the new offices presents itself as the conclusion of the whole complex, a recognizable element and a "signal" of the company. The interior is defined by the triple height of the stairwell which forms a well of light on which the spaces of the various floors overlook. The colors and the light have been taken as essential elements to characterize the environments: the "white box" constituted by the floor - walls - ceiling is opposed by the red tanganica equipped walls; glass doors and walls and the open stairways underline the desire for maximum transparency and brightness of the spaces; the large windows of the entrance and offices allow us to create a direct relationship between interior and exterior spaces.
client: Bric's S.p.A.
architectural design: Quattroassociati