{"id":187628,"date":"2021-09-08T10:44:27","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T14:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/?post_type=id_project&#038;p=187628"},"modified":"2022-12-01T12:50:42","modified_gmt":"2022-12-01T17:50:42","slug":"paulo-merlini-architects-joins-two-buildings-with-a-sculptural-ramp","status":"publish","type":"id_project","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/paulo-merlini-architects-joins-two-buildings-with-a-sculptural-ramp\/","title":{"rendered":"Paulo Merlini Architects Joins Two Buildings With a Sculptural Ramp"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-header\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:47% 70%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A 200-foot-long concrete ramp curls through the joint three-story offices of culinary communications agency Clavel\u2019s Kitchen and tech company E-goi in Matosinhos, Portugal, by Paulo Merlini Architects. \" class=\"wp-image-187629 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma01.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma01-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"A 200-foot-long concrete ramp curls through the joint three-story offices of culinary communications agency Clavel\u2019s Kitchen and tech company E-goi in Matosinhos, Portugal, by Paulo Merlini Architects. \" class=\"wp-image-187629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma01.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>A 200-foot-long concrete ramp curls through the joint three-story offices of culinary communications agency Clavel\u2019s Kitchen and tech company E-goi in Matosinhos, Portugal, by Paulo Merlini Architects. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column article-header_meta is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><p class=\"article-date\" aria-label=\"Post Date\">September 8, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-sandow-byline byline\" aria-label=\"byline\"><span>Words:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/tag\/rebecca-dalzell\/\">Rebecca Dalzell<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-sandow-byline byline\" aria-label=\"byline\"><span>Photography:\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/tag\/ivo-tavares\/\">Ivo Tavares<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column article-header_content is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<h1 class=\"size-small wp-block-heading\">Paulo Merlini Architects Joins Two Buildings With a Sculptural Ramp<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">\u201cArchitecture can create emotions,\u201d observes Portuguese architect Paulo Merlini. \u201cWhen you go through a building, there can be mystery and surprise.\u201d Merlini, who founded <a href=\"https:\/\/paulomerlini.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Paulo Merlini Architects<\/a> in Porto in 2007, is known for his evocative designs. He has wrapped a bakery in lacquered wood slats that resemble dripping icing, built a calming house-shape white box for a dental clinic, and hung 10,000 chopsticks from the ceiling of a tiny sushi restaurant. Recently, Merlini infused an open-plan office\u2014that most humdrum of spaces\u2014with a sense of novelty and discovery, as well as created a comfortable and inviting environment that employees would feel safe returning to post-pandemic. In Matosinhos, just north of Porto, he made the shared work space of Clavel\u2019s Kitchen, a&nbsp;culinary communications agency, and technology company E-goi feel like a small city, centered around a showstopping concrete ramp that symbolizes mobility and unity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"900\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma04-1024x900.jpg\" alt=\"Constructed with formwork on-site, the 4-inch-thick ramp is shaped like an orange peel.\" class=\"wp-image-187632 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma04-1024x900.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma04-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma04-768x675.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma04.jpg 1499w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/900;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma04-1024x900.jpg\" alt=\"Constructed with formwork on-site, the 4-inch-thick ramp is shaped like an orange peel.\" class=\"wp-image-187632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma04-1024x900.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma04-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma04-768x675.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma04.jpg 1499w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Constructed with formwork on-site, the 4-inch-thick ramp is shaped like an orange peel. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Maria Jo\u00e3o Clavel, the founder of Clavel\u2019s Kitchen, knew Merlini from their days studying at the Universidade Lus\u00edada of Porto. Pre-COVID, she and her husband, Miguel Gon\u00e7alves, the CEO of E-goi, had fast-growing businesses and needed to expand their offices, which occupied a two-story warehouse. They kept the warehouse but bought an adjacent property, demolished its existing structure, and hired Merlini to design a new building in its place. He had to combine the warehouse and new structures, align their floor slabs, and merge their interiors so they felt like one. Clavel and Gon\u00e7alves envisioned a refined and unpretentious open plan that could accommodate more than double their 130 current employees. But it had to be flexible enough to pivot with the businesses; for instance, the clients asked for a large caf\u00e9 that could be turned into a restaurant should they ever need to lease out space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma10-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The employee caf\u00e9, with an oak ceiling and tables, is designed like a restaurant for potential leasing opportunities.\" class=\"wp-image-187638 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma10-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma10-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma10.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma10-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"The employee caf\u00e9, with an oak ceiling and tables, is designed like a restaurant for potential leasing opportunities.\" class=\"wp-image-187638\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma10-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma10-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma10.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The employee caf\u00e9, with an oak ceiling and tables, is designed like a restaurant for potential leasing opportunities.  \n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Merlini had little leeway on the exterior. Aiming to preserve its industrial character, Matosinhos, a fishing port and growing business district, required that the new three-story construction match the height and pitched roofs of the surrounding warehouses. But local laws did permit a glass facade to bring light into the deep .15-acre lot. Facing north, the windows illuminate an airy second-floor photography studio for Clavel\u2019s Kitchen; passersby on the street can see its open shelves stacked with colorful crockery and Dutch ovens. \u201cWe thought it was charming that people could look into this dynamic room,\u201d Merlini notes. They can also glimpse the oak bar along the window of the top-floor caf\u00e9, where employees perch with a coffee and look out at the city, and the white metal frame around its open restaurant-style kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma02-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A counter of lacquered MDF topped in oak surrounds the open kitchen of the employee caf\u00e9 on the top floor. Ottomans and nylon carpet define a break-out area paneled in the same wood.\" class=\"wp-image-187630 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma02-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma02-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma02-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma02-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma02-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma02.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 683px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 683\/1024;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma02-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"A counter of lacquered MDF topped in oak surrounds the open kitchen of the employee caf\u00e9 on the top floor. Ottomans and nylon carpet define a break-out area paneled in the same wood.\" class=\"wp-image-187630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma02-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma02-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma02-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma02-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma02-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma02.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>A counter of lacquered MDF topped in oak surrounds the open kitchen of the employee caf\u00e9 on the top floor. Ottomans and nylon carpet define a break-out area paneled in the same wood. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\"><br>Just inside the entrance, a curlicue concrete ramp is the expressive heart of the 30,100-square-foot project. Taking the shape of an orange peel, the 4-inch-thick slab winds 200 feet from the ground to the third floor and is capped by a skylight. White-lacquered iron tubes support the ramp from above and double as guardrails, while tensile grips at each floor keep the ramp from bouncing. Merlini came up with the idea in part to avoid the restrictive fire codes that govern staircase design in Portugal, but he also thought a ramp would suit the relaxed seaside vibe of Matosinhos. \u201cPeople take the metro here from Porto, then ride around on bikes and scooters,\u201d he says. \u201cWe thought, What if you could go up the ramp with a bike.\u201d The clients nixed that plan\u2014\u201cPeople tried it but we found it too dangerous,\u201d Gon\u00e7alves admits\u2014but still gave it the green light, appreciating it as an art piece that makes the office unique. Indeed, looking up from below, the skylight resembles an aperture at the end of a camera lens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma08-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Above the ramp, a skylight was cut out of the corrugated aluminum ceiling.\" class=\"wp-image-187636 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma08-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma08-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma08-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma08-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma08-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma08.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 683px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 683\/1024;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma08-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Above the ramp, a skylight was cut out of the corrugated aluminum ceiling.\" class=\"wp-image-187636\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma08-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma08-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma08-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma08-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma08-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma08.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Above the ramp, a skylight was cut out of the corrugated aluminum ceiling. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma09-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Glass doors front private meeting and video-call rooms.\" class=\"wp-image-187637 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma09-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma09-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma09-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma09-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma09-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma09.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 683px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 683\/1024;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma09-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Glass doors front private meeting and video-call rooms.\" class=\"wp-image-187637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma09-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma09-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma09-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma09-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma09-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma09.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Glass doors front private meeting and video-call rooms.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Beyond the ramp, the work spaces reveal themselves gradually. The layout takes inspiration from the mazelike streets of Venice, where a plaza or canal is often just around the corner. \u201cIn New York, there\u2019s a grid and you can see straight down an avenue,\u201d Merlini says. \u201cVenice is a richer environment because you are always finding something.\u201d The architect didn\u2019t want a Manhattan-style view across each floor, but instead walls that limit the perspective and spark curiosity. So, he enclosed formal meeting rooms, casual discussion pods, and video-call booths in a series of oak boxes, with painted and upholstered interiors that signal their different functions. \u201cThe boxes are never aligned,\u201d Merlini explains. \u201cIf you go down a corridor, you see the middle of a box. People have to walk around to understand the building and find what\u2019s around the corner.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma06-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Houselike oak booths function as informal meeting areas.\" class=\"wp-image-187634 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma06-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma06-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma06-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma06.jpg 1500w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma06-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Houselike oak booths function as informal meeting areas.\" class=\"wp-image-187634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma06-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma06-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma06-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma06.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Houselike oak booths function as informal meeting areas.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Workstations cluster around the boxes. E-goi has several independent subsidiaries and each has its own group of fixed desks, though they\u2019re designed to be reconfigured easily. Some face a back garden or an existing courtyard. \u201cThe openness of the whole building feels free and breathable, with natural light everywhere,\u201d Gon\u00e7alves reports. \u201cWe\u2019re now at about 50 percent occupancy,\u201d he continues. \u201cAnd while we support the flexibility remote work offers, we think it\u2019s very important to have people in the office, at least for some days per week. So the first thing is to make them want to be here, which is what we tried to achieve with Paulo.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-sandow-image-gallery\"><div class=\"splide\" data-splide=\"{&quot;fixedHeight&quot;: &quot;500px&quot;, &quot;autoWidth&quot;: true, &quot;gap&quot;: &quot;1px&quot;, &quot;pagination&quot;: false}\"><div class=\"splide__arrows\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"splide__arrow splide__arrow--prev\">Prev<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"splide__arrow splide__arrow--next\">Next<\/button><\/div><div class=\"splide__track\"><ul class=\"splide__list\"><li class=\"splide__slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma05.jpg\" alt=\"Lacquered iron tubes support the ramp from above as it winds through the office\u2019s three levels.\" data-id=\"187633\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma05.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-187633 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma05.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma05-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma05-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma05-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1500\/1000;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma05.jpg\" alt=\"Lacquered iron tubes support the ramp from above as it winds through the office\u2019s three levels.\" data-id=\"187633\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma05.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-187633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma05.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma05-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma05-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma05-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"imagegallery-item__caption\">Lacquered iron tubes support the ramp from above as it winds through the office\u2019s three levels.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"splide__slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1459\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma03.jpg\" alt=\"Ottomans and nylon carpet define a break-out area paneled in the same wood.\" data-id=\"187631\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma03.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-187631 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma03.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma03-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma03-1024x996.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma03-768x747.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1500\/1459;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1459\" src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma03.jpg\" alt=\"Ottomans and nylon carpet define a break-out area paneled in the same wood.\" data-id=\"187631\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma03.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-187631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma03.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma03-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma03-1024x996.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma03-768x747.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"imagegallery-item__caption\">Ottomans and nylon carpet define a break-out area paneled in the same wood. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"splide__slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma01.jpg\" alt=\"A 200-foot-long concrete ramp curls through the joint three-story offices of culinary communications agency Clavel\u2019s Kitchen and tech company E-goi in Matosinhos, Portugal, by Paulo Merlini Architects.\" data-id=\"187629\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma01.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-187629 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma01.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma01-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1500\/1000;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma01.jpg\" alt=\"A 200-foot-long concrete ramp curls through the joint three-story offices of culinary communications agency Clavel\u2019s Kitchen and tech company E-goi in Matosinhos, Portugal, by Paulo Merlini Architects.\" data-id=\"187629\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma01.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-187629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma01.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma01-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"imagegallery-item__caption\">A 200-foot-long concrete ramp curls through the joint three-story offices of culinary communications agency Clavel\u2019s Kitchen and tech company E-goi in Matosinhos, Portugal, by Paulo Merlini Architects. <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"splide__slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma07.jpg\" alt=\"In the Clavel\u2019s Kitchen photography studio, plywood shelves display cookware and ceramics used for shoots.\" data-id=\"187635\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma07.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-187635 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma07.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma07-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma07-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma07-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1500\/1000;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma07.jpg\" alt=\"In the Clavel\u2019s Kitchen photography studio, plywood shelves display cookware and ceramics used for shoots.\" data-id=\"187635\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma07.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-187635\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma07.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma07-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma07-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma07-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"imagegallery-item__caption\">In the Clavel\u2019s Kitchen photography studio, plywood shelves display cookware and ceramics used for shoots.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"splide__slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma12.jpg\" alt=\"E-goi employee workstations overlook a back garden.\" data-id=\"187640\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma12.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-187640 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma12.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma12-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma12-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1500\/1000;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma12.jpg\" alt=\"E-goi employee workstations overlook a back garden.\" data-id=\"187640\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma12.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-187640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma12.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma12-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma12-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"imagegallery-item__caption\">E-goi employee workstations overlook a back garden.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"splide__slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" data-src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma11.jpg\" alt=\"City ordinances required that the new building match the height and pitched roofs of the surrounding warehouses, but extensive glazing allows passersby to view into the photo studio and caf\u00e9 on the second and third floors.\" data-id=\"187639\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma11.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-187639 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma11.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma11-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma11-768x512.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1500\/1000;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma11.jpg\" alt=\"City ordinances required that the new building match the height and pitched roofs of the surrounding warehouses, but extensive glazing allows passersby to view into the photo studio and caf\u00e9 on the second and third floors.\" data-id=\"187639\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma11.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-187639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma11.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma11-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Interior-Design-Paulo-Merlini-Architects-idx210901_pma11-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"imagegallery-item__caption\">City ordinances required that the new building match the height and pitched roofs of the surrounding warehouses, but extensive glazing allows passersby to view into the photo studio and caf\u00e9 on the second and third floors.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Around the aforementioned boxes are empty swaths that have no set program; they\u2019re for employees to appropriate as they like. Staffers that have been coming into the office have taken to working on the ottomans scattered around or using a dark carpeted nook for focused thinking. \u201cWe\u2019re trying to let them humanize those spaces, because it helps them feel like they belong,\u201d Merlini says. \u201cIn fact, we develop all our projects as centers of positive manipulation of the brain.\u201d That explains why his favorite design detail of this project is not the winding ramp. 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