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The Dockyard lobbies are not only reception areas. They are spaces for arrival, orientation and transition into the working day. But above all, they are spaces designed to inspire and invite people to linger.

Timber-clad columns, a precise ceiling grid and vertical spatial filters translate the building’s façade structure into the interior, effectively zoning the open-plan spaces. A range of meeting and seating configurations – from lounge areas to a community table – accommodates spontaneous encounters and informal working alike.

Section A is complemented by a stand-alone restaurant. Section B offers direct access to bicycle racks, a gym and a conference centre, and can also be used flexibly as a break-out area or informal meeting space during events.

The interior concept reinterprets harbour typology: the seating landscape in the lounge recalls abstracted, stacked freight sacks; pendant lights reference loads suspended from cranes; the reception desk is held together by exposed straps, just like a shipping crate.

In this way, the history of the site is carried forward and the building’s wider sustainability concept is reinforced. Every element is designed to be reversible, modularly constructed and flexibly reconfigurable, responding to the dynamics of contemporary working life and remaining adaptable over time.

The interplay between modularity, movement, representation and sustainability is enhanced through a meticulous selection of high-quality materials. Wood meets sandblasted limestone, exposed concrete meets carpeting, natural stone meets vibrant terrazzo. Vertical spatial filters improve acoustics and give structure to the open plan. Layering, grids, lines and contrasts define the spatial atmosphere throughout.