OFFICE BUILDING
RECEPTION DESK MADE OF WEATHERED STEEL
ARCHITECTURE: MICKY KORNHAUZER AND SHANI FREI – WORK ARCHITECTS
PHOTOGRAPHY: GIDEON LEVIN
FOR A BUSY OFFICE BUILDING IN TEL AVIV, HOUSING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE, WE WERE TASKED WITH DESIGNING A RECEPTION DESK THAT WOULD LAST FOR AT LEAST A HUNDRED YEARS.
WE DECIDED TO DESIGN THE DESK FROM MASSIVE CAST STEEL PLATES, 1.5 CM THICK, WHICH WE BENT TO GIVE THE ENTIRE DESK A ROUNDED SHAPE.
THE DESK WAS CONSTRUCTED IN ONE SOLID PIECE, WEIGHING 1.6 TONS, AND IT CONTAINS STORAGE COMPARTMENTS HOUSING ALL THE BUILDING'S SYSTEMS: FIRE SUPPRESSION, ACCESS CONTROL, PARKING GATES, SECURITY CAMERAS, CARD READERS, ELECTRICITY, COMMUNICATION, AND MORE.
THE DESK WAS DESIGNED TO EXPOSE THE MATERIAL, WHICH GRADUALLY REVEALS ITS GOLDEN HUE OVER TIME AND WITH THE MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE USING IT, ADDING UNIQUENESS AND CHARACTER.
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