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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Office Space by Teodora Panayotova and Max Baklayan

Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Office Space

Golden A' Design Award Winner 2022

Panayotova and Max Baklayan's spatial composition operates as a carefully constructed visual dialogue between duality and synthesis, with the title itself invoking the literary archetype of doubled identity to frame the design's conceptual ambition of reconciling seemingly oppositional qualities within unified experience. The dominant cobalt blue threading through the infrastructure may be understood as evoking both the rational coolness associated with professional intellectual labor and the expansive openness of sky and water, suggesting mental clarity and creative possibility simultaneously. The warm counterpoints of cognac leather and amber wood tones function as earth-element anchors, grounding the ethereal blue in bodily comfort and material presence. The Persian rug occupying the central floor plane introduces a rich field of cultural reference, its traditional medallion composition suggesting cosmic order, the axis mundi around which the contemporary workspace organizes itself, perhaps proposing that even in industrial modernity, humans seek centered orientation. The vertical biophilic elements reaching upward operate as symbolic connectors between earthbound human activity and aspirational growth, their tropical species suggesting abundance, vitality, and the persistence of natural rhythms within constructed environments. The transparent glass partitions may encode values of openness, accessibility, and visual democracy while maintaining the possibility of boundary and privacy, reflecting contemporary negotiations between individual focus and collective collaboration. The exposed mechanical systems above, rather than being concealed as in conventional practice, operate as honest revelation of the building's circulatory life, perhaps suggesting organizational values of transparency and authenticity. The steel staircase connecting levels symbolizes professional ascent and the vertical mobility of ideas between collaborative and executive functions. Light, as the most ephemeral material element, suffuses the space with qualities suggesting both clarity of purpose and the gentle luminosity associated with contemplative states, proposing that meaningful work may embrace both rational productivity and reflective depth.

Tavex's new corporate family home is a two-purpose space: a functional, convenient office environment during the day and a party venue in the evenings. The goal was making it accessible and welcoming for each employee regardless of where they usually work, a veritable heaven for everyone; creating the right environment for social interaction, one that encourages bonding and communication; creating a workspace that constantly feeds creativity.