Heartman Offices

Heartman Offices
© André Scarpa

Heartman Offices

Pitá Arquitetura

LEAD ARCHITECT
Antonio Mantovani Neto

MEP
Zenik

FIRE PROTECTION CONSULTANTS
Engeplot

ACOUSTIC ENGINEERS
Harmonia

DESIGN TEAM
Antonio Mantovani, Eduardo Barcellos, Ana Giansante, Rafael Urbonas, Guilherme De Barros, Luciana Mayumi, Fernanda Tendolini, Juliana Daikiri

MANUFACTURERS
Interface, Boobam, Cremme, Deca, Fernando Jaeger, Gisela Importados, Golden Art, Hometeka, Innovare Work, Knauf, Labmobili, Lady, Lumicenter, Luxion, Monoflor, Novacorp, Omegalight, Ovo, Permetal, Portobello, +8

VISUAL COMMUNICATION
Porú

ENGINEERING
Voaz

CLIENTS
Heartman

PHOTOGRAPHS
André Scarpa

AREA
840 M²

YEAR
2023

LOCATION
Centro Histórico De São Paulo, Brazil

CATEGORY
Office Buildings

The project was commissioned to relocate the headquarters of a business consulting company, moving from a corporate hub to the center of São Paulo, in the Copan Building.

Heartman Offices
© André Scarpa
Heartman Offices
© André Scarpa

Immersing ourselves in the internal changes of the company, we proposed a project with fundamental transformations in the use of space compared to the old headquarters.

Through discussions with the client, we identified a workflow that was predominantly external to the office, involving extensive client meetings and immersive debriefs upon returning to the headquarters.

Heartman Offices
© André Scarpa
Heartman Offices
© André Scarpa

To accommodate this usage, we drastically reduced the traditional workstation area, reserving it almost exclusively for administrative purposes. Instead, we created large hybrid rooms for collaborative teamwork.

These rooms share the spatial characteristics of meeting rooms, but their tables were equipped to function as a backbone of workstations.

Heartman Offices
© André Scarpa
Heartman Offices
© André Scarpa

Consequently, when teams complete their immersive work or meetings, the double doors can be fully opened, seamlessly integrating the room with the open workspace, facilitating more collaborative and close interaction with other activities in the space.

The remaining areas of the nearly 1,000m² were dedicated to meeting rooms exclusively for this purpose, call booths, and numerous collaborative workspaces. The layout prioritized the spacious environment created by demolishing existing partitions.

Heartman Offices
© André Scarpa
Heartman Offices
© André Scarpa

Collaborative spaces were conceived as focal points in the open area: we designed a tiered seating area for events, training sessions, and general meetings; a granite table serving as a gathering point for coffee breaks and informal meetings; a reinforced concrete table encircling one of the Copan's structural blocks; and numerous areas with specialized furniture for collaborative work.

During the demolition phase, we discovered that the entire structure was clad with the original tiles from the building's construction. This discovery guided the aesthetic concept of seamlessly integrating Copan's architecture into our project.

Heartman Offices
© André Scarpa
Heartman Offices
© André Scarpa

We opted for "raw" materials, always respecting the pre-existing elements we encountered.

The entire facade was preserved with its original frames, taking center stage in the design, bathing the space in natural light, and creating small "niches" for informal workspaces.

The project is completed with lighting that highlights the pillars and structural blocks, embracing their form and clearly defining the project's focal point.

Heartman Offices
© André Scarpa
Heartman Offices
© André Scarpa
Heartman Offices
© André Scarpa

Arch-shaped luminaires create a visual expansion of the central social area, enhancing the overall ambiance of the space.


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