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strips, lending a homogeneous sculptural
look within each cabin.
The larger conference room has a paper
tube light installation with different sized
tubes suspended at varying heights.
A breakout space overlooking the city’s
skyline is created towards the end of
the office with a bar counter and casual
seating spaces. The reception space
is monolithic, with fibreboard panels
created like concrete planks. The table and
benches are constructed with monolithic
lightweight foam concrete designed
specifically for this office. Organic
swirls in fabric form lights suspended
in each cabin, were designed for the
office in collaboration with a lighting
manufacturer. All of the walls are finished
in lime plaster, without cement. All of the
furniture, lighting, partitions, and ceilings
were constructed and fabricated on site
with a skilled team of workers, and are
made from sustainable materials.
The paper tube office, designed for
the Vibrant Group, consists of a series of
volumes with varied textures, materials,
and compositions of paper, cane, jute,
fabric, recycled plywood, lime plaster,
and terrazzo flooring, forming distinct

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