Work Lab Santander

  • Prize
    Winner in Interior Design - Workplace / Office
  • Company/Firm
    Cf Taller De Arquitectura
  • Lead Designer
    César Flores
  • Design Team
    Shary Ramírez, Jorge Sánchez, Paola Azócar,Ricardo García, Yoselín Haro
  • Architect
    CF taller de arquitectura
  • Interior Designer
    CF taller de arquitectura
  • Lighting Designer
    ILWT
  • Const. Company
    Construideas
  • Photographer Credit
    Onnis Luque
  • Location
    CDMX, Mexico
  • Client
    Santander
  • Project Date
    2023

Work Lab, in Santa Fé, CDMX, is based on a versatile and collaborative concept, allowing corporate teams to reconfigure their workspace as needed.

key feature is the auditorium, a tall volume with rounded corners and a double-sided wooden marimba finish. It hosts presentations and group activities in a cozy, acoustically treated environment. The adjacent bleachers enhance collaboration with a semi-curved screen.

Facing the auditorium, the decompression area serves as an oasis with plants and casual furniture, offering a space for relaxation. Independent mirrored volumes on the auditorium's sides house meeting rooms of various scales, from individual booths to rooms for 7 participants in video conferences.

Separated from the islands and the auditorium, 2 large wooden mezzanines with metal grilles in the corporation's distinctive red color provide additional meeting rooms and a recreational area.

The project responds to new work trends and post-pandemic office returns, merging home comforts with office functionality. Work Lab Santander becomes a corporate flagship, promoting collaborative and individual work harmoniously while prioritizing the well-being of the bank's community.