QuadriVille

QuadriVille is an office unit designed for zwartopwit, a Belgian printing company specialising in sustainable and artisanal printing.

2018

  • A view inside the QuadriVille space looking along the back wall where the wall blends into the ceiling with its randomly offset wooden panels.
  • A view inside the QuadriVille space looking along the curved front wall which is made up of randomly placed wooden panels, manifesting a tubular shape.
  • A view inside the QuadriVille space looking at the front windows at an angle, where the straight wooden wall at the blends into a mode cylindrical, faceted shape at the right.

It is a playful but practical office space for employees located within a large warehouse. Special sound-proof glass keeps out the noise of machinery.
  • A view outside the plywood QuadriVille space looking at the right entrance with a black metal and glass door.
  • Inside the unit looking at the left entrace door from the opposite right corner. Floors have a random, cloudy gray pattern, the ceiling features a series of randomly placed led panels.
  • A view inside the QuadriVille space looking from the back left corner to the front rigth entrance door. The wooden ceiling is curved in facets with randomly placed light panels.

The individual parts of the unit consist of plywood, all precision-cut using a CNC machine to create a puzzle-like structure. Tension belts hold the section of the modular system together.

This design, based on the OpenStructures grid, allows for easy assembly and disassembly, making the structure highly reusable and modular.
  • The first day of assembly. Pices of the modulare puzzle are scatterd on the ground, on section is on trestles, half assmbled, and in the back the first three sections reveal a glimpes of the structure that about the be erected.
  • At the end of the first day, ten sections are assembled and are positioned side by side. Each section is made up of two frames, connected by spacers every sixty centimeters, and the whole section is held together by tension belts.
  • Day five. Looking though the completed first phase in the build. All sections are assembled and bound together with tension belts. The open woodwork clearly outlines the final shape.
  • Day seven, and panels are covering about one third of the floor. Belts are hanging from the ceiling and the skylight projects a dramatic light through the open woodwork.
  • It's day nine and the last floor panel is being installed. Looking through the finished base structure from the left side where the profile is at its most expressive.
  • Day fifteen and part of the inner panneling mounted. The black iron doors and windows have arrived and ar in place. Inside the structure, prepared pannels are stacked and ready to be mounted.

QuadriVille's focus on sustainability and creativity is evident in its design. Using FSC-certified wood and recycled materials such as recycled paper insulation, the project was recognised for its design and earned the FSC Project Award 2018.
The quadriville space blurry in the background and focus is on a wooden box with rounded corners. The front panel of the box is laser engraved with the FSC logo and "Project Award 2018".