Bloomfield House - Boys And Girls
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Refurbishment of late 19th/early 20th century school building into a workplace incorporating open plan offices, breakout spaces and themed meeting rooms.
A simple brief from advertising agency Boys & Girls requested a creative and collaborative work environment, which was to be “fun and playful, but not juvenile or childish.”
The building, originally a primary school, but converted into office spaces in the 1980s was stripped back, following which we undertook a small number of key spatial moves designed to celebrate the history of the building’s original fabric and function.
We designed and commissioned a diverse range of works including a concrete boardroom table, ping-pong table and ceiling, handmade work furniture, illuminated concrete coping stones and light fittings. We even re-engineered a balloon sculpture and built an anamorphic installation.
Alongside individual workspaces, a variety of breakout spaces for staff and themed meeting rooms (concrete, lego, ping-pong) facilitate the serious business of presentation in light-hearted surroundings. The result is a stimulating and productive work environment that blends playful creativity with restrained elegance.
Data
- Begun: Oct 2014
- Completed: Feb 2015
- Floor area: 686m2
- Sector: Office
- Total cost: £232,000
- Funding: Private Client
- Tender date: Sep 2014
- Address: Bloomfield House, Bloomfield Avenue , Portobello, Dublin , D8, Ireland
Professional Team 
- Architect: Marc Kilkenny-Architects
- Project architects: Marc Kilkenny-Architects, MK-A
- Client: Boys And Girls
Suppliers
- Bespoke furniture: Joachim King
- Artist - concrete coping stones: Yann Antonnuci
