ISSADESIGN was tasked with the design for OATBOX‘s new offices, a health food delivery service company, located in Montreal, Canada.

It was important for the nutritious lunch company to work in a bright, healthy looking, family-friendly space. The tight budget imposed a considerable challenge for the designers considering the state in which the local was.

For this company, everything starts with a good lunch. It is for this reason that the kitchen is the heart of the project and is visible from the outside. Near this living area is a dining room with a large wooden gathering table. The living room takes place at his side. Behind these residential looking spaces are the offices of the employees. The balance between the corporate and residential environment results from an ingenious combination of luminosity, materiality and furniture. Ambient lighting was an important factor in the success of design because photography and video are taken daily in OATBOX offices.

For this purpose, the workshop offers a workspace that looks both residential and industrial.

The facade facing the street opens to the outside and lets in the natural light with a large glazed garage door. The conservation of this architectural element is certainly a nod to the old occupation of the place. In addition, it allows occupants to open the space in the summer season and enjoy natural ventilation.

This gesture offers the opportunity to do creative activities with the neighborhood which reinforces the family spirit of the place and openness to the community. OATBOX cares about people’s health by offering balanced meals.

The architectural personality is defined by the simplicity and sophistication of the materials, the wood, the marble, the paneling, the concrete and the red brick of the common wall. However, the existing raw materials are left uncovered leaving all the architectural character of the premises. All these textures coexist in harmony using the neutrality of the white that allows the reflection and increase the natural luminosity, making it by the very fact, omnipresent.

Accents of colors and vegetation are sparingly integrated in various places of the local making it all warmer. The furniture is inviting and reminiscent of home with its sofas, carpets and large cushions.

The visual continuity between the various functions and the controlled scale of the project make the space inviting and favorable to the creation of products adapted to everyday life. Through this project, ISSADESIGN has demonstrated that any space has potential and that it is sufficient to have a sensitive approach to take advantage of its assets.

Designer: ISSADESIGN

Contractor: Avantage Plus

Photography: Maxime Brouillet

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