2024 Best of Year Winner for Small Corporate Office
“Human Spaces. Everyday Extraordinary.” That is the mantra of Vancouver, Canada, real estate developer Serein Properties, which aims to be artist-led, ambitious, and collaborative, creating properties that inspire and nurture. Its 2,400-square-foot headquarters by Mckinley Studios encapsulates these principles. For example, Rain from a Cloudless Sky, a large light-responsive sculpture of frosted polycarbonate, hand-etched acrylic rods, and knitted polyethylene bale wrap by Shirley Wiebe, hangs in the heart of the office, encouraging employees to think outside the box. At the entry, a tinted mirror–encased door imparts a sense of drama as it leads to a swirling black-marble kitchen with more mirrored surfaces and views over downtown. Beyond, a curved form is another intriguing focal point of the L-shape plan: Half is a glass-walled meeting room and half a wood pod that hosts AV displays of Serein projects. Together these luxe, unique elements yield a memorable and immersive visitor experience, a key goal for the client, while also expressing the company’s ethos.
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2024 WINNERS
PROJECT TEAM: JENN MEHRER; MIKE ROGERS.