Versatility in Interiors Grammarly office, Kyiv, Ukraine balbek bureau, Ukraine
In 2016, the Grammarly Kyiv team grew and decided to move to a bigger space. Due to the nature of operations, the company required a variety of spaces for different activity types, including: A large conference hall with 150 seating capacity, for lectures and presentations
( aka a meet- up zone); a number of small meeting rooms equipped with IT devices for quality audio and video conferences between offices across the globe; reception zone; a soundproof recreation room; canteen for employees; nap room; several lounge zones; and facilities
areas. Other requirements included eco- friendly materials, warm colour palette and homely feel of the interior; high- tech solutions for conference connection and electrification systems, as well as flexibility and adaptability of space.
The original office area, occupying the top two- level floor of a 14- storey office building, consisted of two levels, with the ground level featuring 8.8m- high ceiling and 1,300sq m of open space, and the mezzanine level with a 3m- high ceiling and 450sq m of space.
The layout idea was to place the meet- up zone on the ground floor, making it a core element, a heart, of the office, around which six open- space working zones, each with soundproof qualities, to be located. The configuration of the mezzanine floor was adjusted to ensure the correct radial curve that separates the working areas from the meet- up zone. The two levels were connected with the newly installed open staircases. Several