triptyque creates brazilian design collection for international firm

triptyque creates brazilian design collection for international firm
photo © pedro kok
all images courtesy of triptyque architecture

after realizing the building of milbank’s sao paolo headquarters, the international law firm commissioned triptyque to carry out the interior design. in response, the studio has created a walk through 95 years in the history of brazilian design between objects, their creators, and their zeitgeist. the work is a reinterpretation of the traditional organization of an workplace. the rooms are thus, furnished with objects by architectural and artistic icons: the conference table is signed by oscar niemeyer, the chairs in the reception are made by paulo mendes da rocha, and the lawyers’ offices feature decor autographed by sergio rodrigues. accompanying this procession is a series of transparent spaces that change according to the opening of sliding wood and glass doors that replace concrete walls.

large conference table
photo © pedro kok

just like country, the coherence of the collection lies in its diversity: brazilian manufacturing is affected by the development of materials, the simplicity of the shapes and sometimes, the rudimentary use of technology. there is plurality also in the origins of this production: the portuguese reference and african intervention create a contemporary process now belonging to popular taste. the project is an inventory of straight lines, curves and improvisation, that compile a timeline of brazilian artistic expression.

the walls blur public and private boundaries
photo © pedro kok

lounge area
photo © pedro kok

meeting area for employees and clients
photo © pedro kok 

decor of an office
photo © pedro kok

view down the steps of a concrete staircase
photo © pedro kok

conference room
photo © pedro kok

each furnishing represents a brazilian design icon
photo © pedro kok

rotation of the wall
photo © pedro kok

wooden walls have the ability to move along a track
photo © pedro kok

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