过去是用于柔术馆和美容院的两个独立空间，现在已成为第一个Spacial办公空间的所在地。这个新的联合办公空间位于惠灵顿街一栋8000平方英尺的建筑的二楼，直接连接到蒙特利尔Verdun社区最繁忙的地方。

What used to be two separate spaces used for a Jiu Jitsu gym and a beauty salon has now become home to the first Spacial office space. Located on the second floor of an 8000 square foot building on Wellington Street, this new coworking space is directly connected to the busiest part of the Verdun neighborhood of Montreal.

任务是为总共120人创造一个灵活的工作环境，有不同大小的可出租办公室和各种共享的公共区域。作为其品牌的第一家，该空间必须通过提供独特的协同工作愿景而从其竞争对手中脱颖而出。

The brief was to make a flexible working environment for a total of 120 people, with different sizes of rentable offices and a variety of shared common areas. Being the first of its brand, this space had to stand out from its competitors by offering a unique vision for coworking.

尽管占地面积大，但现有的空间很少有自然光。只有前立面和主楼梯有窗户，这使得创造一个愉快的工作环境成为一个挑战。通过在楼梯墙上增加新的玻璃砖开口，使前面的两个部分成为完美的共享公共空间。第一个部分以接待台迎接你，伴随着工作休息室，有三个会议室，一个长椅和一系列较低的沙发。第二个空间被现有的中心砖墙隔开，由厨房、用餐区和私人包间组成，是小型团体的理想选择。这两个空间的设计都是为了给非正式工作或会议提供各种选择。

Despite its large footprint, the existing space had very little access to natural light. Only the front façade and the main staircase have windows, making it a challenge to create a pleasant working environment. By adding new glass brick openings in the staircase wall, it made the two front sections perfect for the shared common spaces. The first one welcomes you with the reception desk and is accompanied by the working lounge with three conference rooms, a banquette and a series of lower sofas. Separated by the existing centre brick wall, the second space consists of the kitchen, dining area and private booths ideal for smaller groups. Both of these spaces are designed to offer a variety of options for informal working or meetings.

在接待台后面，一堵玻璃砖墙将开放的公共空间与私人可出租办公室分开。考虑到它与玻璃正面的距离，用比人工照明设备更多的东西来照亮后面的部分是最基本的。为了实现这一目标，办公室被压缩到一个核心，放在空间的中心。在周围的走廊上共增加了20个天窗，尽可能多地将阳光照射进来。

Behind the reception desk, a glass brick wall separates the open public spaces from the private rentable offices. Given its distance from the glazed front façade, it was fundamental to brighten the back section with more than artificial lighting fixtures. To achieve this, the offices were condensed into a single core placed at the center of the space. A total of 20 skylights were added in the surrounding corridors, letting in as much sunlight as possible.

封闭的办公室是由固定和滑动的玻璃板组成。整个体量被染成了非常规的深酒红色，包括门楣和地毯。裸露的砖墙、砂岩地砖和大量的自然光涌入走廊，总体感觉就像在一个外部庭院中工作。

The closed offices are composed of fixed and sliding glass panels. The entire volume is colored an unconventional dark burgundy, including the mullions and carpeting. With the exposed brick walls, sandstone floor tiles and abundance of natural light pouring into the hallways, the general feeling resembles that of working in an exterior courtyard.

现有的建筑结构在前面的部分也得到了赞扬。旧的天花板托梁、裸露的砖块和新建的墙壁都被涂上了米白色的石灰膏，为里面的功能创造了一个有质感的空白画布。在入口处，接待台以其多彩的镀锌材料成为中心舞台。两侧的两个开放空间分别展示了一个巨大的金色石碑，上面覆盖着同样的锌钢板：一个用于会议室，另一个用于展位。在玻璃块开口的下面，是一个长长的酒红色天鹅绒长椅，上面有全长的集成花盆。在对面，厨房用Rosso Levanto大理石和薄荷绿弧形橱柜增加了类似的色彩。

The existing building structure is celebrated in the front sections as well. The old ceiling joists, exposed brick and newly built walls are all coated with an off-white lime plaster to create a textured blank canvas for the functions held inside. At the entrance, the reception counter takes center-stage with its colorful zinc-plated materiality. On both sides, each of the two open spaces showcase a large golden monolith covered with the same zinc steel sheets: one for the conference rooms and the other for the booths. Below the glass block openings sits a long burgundy velvet banquette with its full length integrated planter. On the opposite side, the kitchen adds a similar color splash with its Rosso Levanto marble and mint green curved cabinetry.

圆形的不锈钢岛模仿了分散在整个空间的定制设计的铬制花盆。在厨房和办公区之间，隐藏着一系列的电话亭以及独立的盥洗室。整个卫生区被当作一个整体，使用黑色的2×2瓷砖和相匹配的水管装置。空间中的所有其他家具都是黑色的，与浅灰色的水磨石大理石地板形成对比。在会议室里，电视被伪装在相匹配的圆形黑镜前，每面镜子都有背光，以突出洗得发白的砖墙。两面类似的婴儿蓝镜子背靠背安装在分隔的砖墙上，创造出从四周都能看到的主要焦点。

The rounded stainless steel island mimics the custom-designed chrome planters dispersed throughout the space. Between the kitchen and the office area are hidden a series of phone booths as well as the individual washrooms. The whole sanitary block is treated as a single unit with black 2×2 ceramic tiles and matching plumbing fixtures. All additional furniture in the space is black, contrasting with the light grey terrazzo marble flooring. In the conference rooms, televisions are camouflaged in front of matching circular black mirrors, each backlit to put forward the white-washed brick wall. Two similar baby blue mirrors are installed back to back on the dividing brick wall, creating main focal points visible from all around.

Architects: IVYSTUDIO
Year: 2020
Photographs: Alex Lesage
Construction Team:Gestion Gauthier Construction
City:Montréal
Country:Canada