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Project posted by Matviy Mustafayev

Kovalska Group head office in Kyiv, Ukraine

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Location
Київ, місто Київ, Украина
Structure
Office
Style
Modern
First floor: Reception stand and floor are made of the same material to give the feeling of concreteness
First floor: Reception stand and floor are made of the same material to give the feeling of concreteness
The soft curves of the interior furniture, lush greenery and natural materials on the first and second floors are increasingly finding their way into the office, providing a sense of well-being for employees.
The soft curves of the interior furniture, lush greenery and natural materials on the first and second floors are increasingly finding their way into the office, providing a sense of well-being for employees.
The use of natural, durable materials such as wood and marble promotes holistic biophilia in the working environment.
The use of natural, durable materials such as wood and marble promotes holistic biophilia in the working environment.
Second floor lobby
Second floor lobby
Second floor boardroom is designed to keep the focus of trhe audience on business
Second floor boardroom is designed to keep the focus of trhe audience on business
Second floor event hall: guests and friends of the company are invited to public lectures and meetings, which Kovalska often initiates.
Second floor event hall: guests and friends of the company are invited to public lectures and meetings, which Kovalska often initiates.
Kovalska's offices are located on the 3rd to 8th floors.
Kovalska's offices are located on the 3rd to 8th floors.
Interior materials and objects were carefully selected to create a feeling of comfort and warmth.
Interior materials and objects were carefully selected to create a feeling of comfort and warmth.
Workplace design is about creating places where people thrive and are influenced by the space they enter.
Workplace design is about creating places where people thrive and are influenced by the space they enter.
Wall panels in wood veneer, partitions in tempered or reinforced glass, which is durable, safe and does transmit daylight. The office furniture is Scandinavian and French.
Wall panels in wood veneer, partitions in tempered or reinforced glass, which is durable, safe and does transmit daylight. The office furniture is Scandinavian and French.
The shape of the floor plan is an elongated rectangle. To make it liveable and comfortable, it has been divided into the sequence of public and private work areas. The design space concept is structured as a zoned open space.
The shape of the floor plan is an elongated rectangle. To make it liveable and comfortable, it has been divided into the sequence of public and private work areas. The design space concept is structured as a zoned open space.
The company offices, with full-height glass facades on all sides, are bathed in natural light.
The company offices, with full-height glass facades on all sides, are bathed in natural light.

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Interior Design
Photographer
Mikhail Loskutov

From Matviy Mustafayev

Kovalska office is a space of dignity and consistency in a turbulent reality.

Kovalska Industrial and Construction Group (ICG) is a leading building materials manufacturer and property developer in Ukraine, with facilities across the country and over 65 years of experience. The reputation of the ICG is communicated to society not just via its actual deeds,, but also through its visual language. When you open the Group's website, its logo and its overall graphic design, you get the feeling that you are dealing with something truly remarkable, powerful and sophisticated. The same emotion of consistency and exclusivity provides the interior of the headquarters of the Kovalska ICG.

The head office is located in the centre of Kyiv, just across the St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Church on Velyka Vasylkivska Street, a famous local landmark .

Architect Emil Dervish, in collaboration with Kovalska's Executive Director Olga Pylypenko, designed the premises as a comfortable workplace, not overloaded with design. The design concept was to make it clear from the outside that the office spaces inside are communal and cozy. The office serves as an intelligent, warm space where a person feels comfortable. It reflects a semi-home atmosphere even though it is an office. Gardening is a crucial milestone in the design concept along with the natural materials (wood, textile, marble etc). All this shows a biophilia design approach.

The 1st and 2nd floors of the Kovalska office tower are semi-public. Guests and friends of the company are invited to public lectures and meetings, which Kovalska often initiates.

Kovalska's offices are located on the 3rd to 8th floors.

The built environment has a direct impact on people's health, wellbeing and performance. Appreciation of human fragility is a new design policy. The return to work after the pandemic era, multiplied by the generation of millennials who were used to hybrid work, underlines the trend to be closer to nature and to work in a sustainable comfortable space. Employees today are selective. They do take care of the place where they work. More and more people around the world are struggling with mental health issues. Loneliness is spreading across all age groups and all levels of society. Political and economic fluctuations make the situation far from stable. These are fundamental issues that we all need to address. Workplace design is about creating places where people thrive and are influenced by the space they enter.