Project: Poetizer Offices
Author: Tomáš Císař, Johana Sedláčková Vamberská
Contractor: Design&Build
Florist: Lucie Pluhařová
Location: Národní 39, 110 00 Prague, Czech Republic
Completion year: 2022
Usable Floor Area: 150 m²
Photo Credits: BoysPlayNice
Cost 61 000 €
Poetizer is the largest social network for poetry lovers in the world, with millions of poems posted by users from 120 countries. The startup recently launched an ecological all-in-one publishing platform that democratises the entire publishing process, enabling anyone’s poetry to get published and sold.
Poetizer’s 150 sqm office is located on the fourth floor of a First Republic building on the vibrant Narodni street in Prague. The interiors are designed by architect Tomáš Císař and designer Johana Sedláčková Vamberská. The concept is based on Poetizer’s same focus and identity; a minimalist platform that emphasizes environmental protection. The focus of the story of the Poetizer offices is the greenhouse space – a wild jungle, a mythical Eden, an area that expresses the concept of wild thinking. Thinking that, according to Claude Lévi-Strauss, is close to our ancient ancestors and contemporary poets. He contrasted this initially intuitive and associative thinking, which he likened to a rich rainforest ecosystem, with an already domesticated, strictly rational thinking.
The centrally located greenhouse is a place for informal gatherings, offering a space for streaming poetry readings or serving as a place to relax. The skeleton of the greenhouse grows 171 plants, among which over 100 species are represented. The main room also houses individual workstations, which are arranged into two islands – this is where daily work and immediate communication take place. This space is connected to the kitchen and a balcony overlooking Narodni street. The main story is prefaced by the entrance hallway, which is followed by other chapters – two meeting rooms and a focus room.
The colors and materials chosen reflect the function of each space. White, a metaphor for a sheet of paper, is the predominant color in the areas designed for focused work, where pages are written. Dark green dominates the areas used for team communication, both in person and online. Accents of orange appear throughout the interior, tying in with the start-up’s corporate identity.
Materials
greenhouse – aluminum structure, acacia timber floor tiles
tiles – ceramic tiles with terrazzo texture
kitchen – countertop – bronze metal sheet
kitchen – black matte TFL
walls – stucco, Mistral Universal painting
carpets – dark grey, knotted
Products and Brands
furniture, lighting — KARE Design\www.kare-shop.cz
lockers — Lockers\www.lockers.cz
office chairs — LD Seating\www.ldseating.com
greenhouse — Vitavia\www.vitavia.co.uk
sanitary — Vitra\www.vitra.com
neon lighting — LoveLedNeon\www.loveledneon.cz
tables, kitchen — IKEA\www.ikea.com
tiles Frammenti — Del Conca\www.delconca.com
