Silver A' Design Award Winner 2025
Nara Grossi's Enjoei Headquarter Office presents a masterfully orchestrated interior spatial composition where contemporary workplace design vocabulary harmonizes with domestic comfort and playful exuberance, the compositional architecture revealing a sophisticated layering of spatial zones that progress from an intimate foreground lounge area anchored by a generous circular floral rug toward an expansive open-plan workspace receding into atmospheric depth. The chromatic palette demonstrates remarkable range and intentionality, with the dominant ivory and warm cream tones of the architectural envelope establishing a luminous neutral ground against which strategic chromatic accents perform with measured vivacity: a bold cadmium yellow low-slung chair commands attention through pure saturated hue intensity, while the circular rug beneath introduces a folk-inspired botanical pattern rendered in burnt orange, sage green, dusty violet, and cream that functions as both chromatic anchor and territorial definition. The curved modular sofa in warm taupe with distinctive scalloped back cushions introduces organic geometry that softens the industrial architectural vocabulary visible in the exposed ceiling infrastructure of white-painted ductwork, conduit runs, and waffle-slab concrete structure washed in warm amber uplighting. The material dialogue between the mosaic-clad cylindrical column at right, suggesting earthen permanence through its tessellated grey surface, and the chrome tubular frames of the houndstooth-upholstered accent chairs creates productive tension between industrial craft and modernist design heritage. Spatial depth articulates through progressive layering: the intimate conversation zone with its carefully composed furniture grouping yields to workstation clusters in the middle ground, while arched doorways and glass partitions with colored vertical stripe accents punctuate the background, their soft geometry referencing Mediterranean or Art Deco architectural traditions. The lighting paradigm combines warm artificial sources with diffused ambient illumination, the exposed ceiling plane transformed into a luminous field through strategic uplighting that renders the concrete waffle structure in honeyed warmth while suspended linear fixtures and cube-form table lamps provide task-appropriate illumination at human scale, and the motion-blurred figure at right introduces temporal dynamism suggesting active occupation.
Enjoei by Gema Arquitetura is a workplace in Oscar Niemeyer's Copan building in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Occupying an area of 2.100 m2, the design concept was structured with three goals in mind: sustainability, accessibility and a sense of belonging. The project focused on understanding scales, bringing contrast between materials and creating a fluid environment where each element connects. Designed for people, the space is calm, quiet and futuristic. Results speak for themselves: with most people coming from home offices everywhere, the team now is upbeat working in this space every day.