GRAMMARLY 13Architects: balbek bureau \ Slava Balbek, Andrii Berezynskyi, Mariia Kozachuk, Anastasia Marchenko, Kateryna Denysenko, Yevheniia Shumilina, Kateryna KovtunProject Manager: Kateryna Karelshtein

Project Area: 1300 sq. m

Project Year: 2020

Photo credits: Andrey Bezuglov, Viktoriya GibalenkoABOUT | DESIGN TASKS | CONSTRUCTION | SCHEMATIC DESIGN | OFFICE SPACES | DISTANCING | TEAM

ABOUTThis office space is for Grammarly, a global technology company with offices in Kyiv, San Francisco, New York, and Vancouver. Grammarly builds an AI-powered writing assistant that helps people make their English communication clear and effective, wherever they type. 

In the beginning of 2018, the company moved to its new office, located on the 14th floor of a business center in the heart of Kyiv. Plans to expand the office space started right away — the Grammarly team has been growing quickly. Design for an additional level began just four months after the move. One of the major tasks was to combine the two levels into one cohesive space. This involved extending the concept and principles of functional planning to the added level.

DESIGN TASKSThe main design requirements were regarding the flexibility of the space; integration of high-tech multimedia solutions; implementation of smart technologies for lighting, air conditioning, and humidification systems; use of environmentally friendly materials; and — very important to Grammarly — a warm home-away-from home atmosphere that would create a comfortable work environment for the Grammarly team.

CONSTRUCTION