MGS Offices.

November 18, 2021

Words: Jesse Dorris

Photography: José Campos

This Co-Working Space in Portugal by Covo Interiores is Ideal for Heads-Down Work

Sometimes, the appeal of a co-working space can be found in its hubbub, the visual and audio noise of colleagues completing their tasks all around you. The MGS offices in Viseu, Portugal, offers something entirely different: a calm, rational space in which to really focus.

“The offices were designed to join various companies, combining synergies from different businesses including real estate,” says José Morgado of Covo Interiores, who designed the space with fellow firm co-founder Mário Morgado. To keep everything organized, the team conceived a system of vaults and arches to define workstations and passageways. To keep it peaceful, they focused on a simple color scheme. “The tranquility and simplicity of the predominately white color,” Morgado says, “enhanced by the contrast of the dark work desks and the green of the gardens surrounding the building, provide a sense of well-being.” And that’s what a workspace should offer, above all. 

Black mdf workstations lend a graphic geometry to the cool white palette.
Black MDF workstations lend a graphic geometry to the cool white palette.
Greenery across the exteriors warm up the cool palette of the offices.
Greenery across the exteriors adds visual contrast to the cool interiors.
Workstations offer Levira task chairs, Midj seating, and tasklights by Normann Copenhagen.
Workstations offer Levira International task chairs, Midj seating, and task lights by Normann Copenhagen.
At reception, Climar pendants hang over a custom, lacquered MDF desk; custom storage lines the walls.
At reception, Climar pendants hang over a custom, lacquered MDF desk; custom storage lines the walls.
In the CEO’s office, a Paulo Coelho lamp sits on a custom desk.
In the CEO’s office, a Paulo Coelho lamp sits on a custom desk.
Levia chairs pull up to the custom conference table, illuminated by a Climar fixture.
Levia chairs pull up to the custom conference table, illuminated by a Climar fixture.
White epoxy floors by CIN reflect light in the access hall to the meeting room and office.
White epoxy floors by CIN reflect light in the access hall to the meeting room and office.
A custom desk finds a workplace near a window.
A custom desk finds a workplace near a window.

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