The document summarizes the design of two office spaces - Ogilvy's new Warsaw office designed by Trzop Architekci, and Microsoft's new India Development Center in Noida designed by RSP Design Consultants. Trzop Architekci designed an open floor plan for Ogilvy with neutral collaborative spaces, industrial elements, and subtle branding touches. RSP was inspired by the Taj Mahal in their design of Microsoft's office, incorporating architectural elements like domes, arches, and gardens to create an artistic workspace paying homage to local culture.
3. ABOUT OGIVLY
David Mackenzie Ogilvy was a British advertising tycoon,
founder of Ogilvy & Mather, and known as the "Father of
Advertising". Ogilvy & Mather was built on David Ogilvy's
principles; in particular, that the function of advertising is to
sell and that successful advertising for any product is based
on information about its consumer. He disliked
advertisements that had loud patronizing voices, and believed
a customer should be treated as intelligent. In 1955, he
coined the phrase, "The customer is not a moron, she's your
wife" based on these values. While Ogilvy was most famous
for building and establishing brands, he was primarily
interested in direct marketing. He initially built his agency
using a direct mail promotion. He ran direct response
advertisements in major newspapers to generate leads. In a
video titled, "We Sell or Else", he praised direct marketers
and direct marketing while pillorying "general" or branding
advertising, at one point saying that branding people "worship
4. DESIGNED BY
Trzop Architekci were tasked with the
design for the newest offices of Ogilvy,
global marketing and advertising
agency, located in Warsaw, Poland.
5. The Trzop Architekci
studio created an
elegant, open space
for Ogilvy’s team, a
workspace enabling
free interpersonal
communication,
leaving employees a
sense of intimacy at
the same time.
THE RECEPTION AREA
6. The agency’s new
office balances
industrial elements
with clear, neutral
collaborative spaces
like the lobby and a
kitchen. The post-
industrial climate was
maintained by placing
a red brick on the walls
and painting it white,
referring the motif used
in the revitalized neo-
Gothic complex of
“Koneser”.
THE PANTRY AREA
7. Architects decided to
put in the project very
subtle elements in the
flagship red color of
the agency – ceiling
installations in the
conference room, an
armchair placed in the
central point of the
office, and a large lamp
warming the interior
with a delicate light.
THE CONFERENCE ROOM
8. Factory accents are also
sliding doors made of
raw, hot-rolled steel and
glass walls dividing the
office into zones and
maintaining an open
space at the same time.
This system fosters
communication between
employees, increases
efficiency and helps
build relationships.
BREAKOUT ROOMS
11. ABOUT MICROSOFT
For some Microsoft engineers in India, coming back to office
after the pandemic restrictions are eased will be an
experience like no other. They will be in a new workspace
that brings together the company’s guiding principle of tech-
driven infrastructure merged seamlessly with the local cultural
influence. In that, it sets a distinct tone for not just the
returning employees, but also those who will begin their
journeys here .Spread across the top three floors of a six-
story building in Noida, a satellite town of India’s capital New
Delhi, this is the newest Microsoft India Development Center
(IDC).
12. DESIGNED BY
RSP DESIGN CONSULTANTS completed
the Microsoft offices as a nurturing space
for new and returning employees post-
COVID in Noida, India. Inspired by the Taj
Mahal, Microsoft’s newest office is a
workspace of art.
13. When the team at
Microsoft India started
brainstorming on
designing the site,
situated on the highway
connecting New Delhi
and Agra, the theme was
obvious to Jagvinder
“Pinny” Mann, who
managed the project as
the lead for Real Estate
and Facility (RE&F) at
Microsoft India.
ABOUT INSPIRATION
14. Microsoft latest
indian development
center in noida
draws generously
from the taj
mahal,where key
architecture
elements have been
interpretended and
modified to suit a
modern day
workplace.
LIFT AND CORIDOR SPACE
15. This part of the
workplace
features a
modified
dome,and intricate
marble inlays on
the floor. The
colour palette
stays true to the
original structure
and the dome has
been hand painted
by local artisans.
DOME GALLERY
16. A section of the
pristine white
passages feature
concealed lightings
paired with
intersecting arches.
These semi arches
lend the coridors n
ot just the visual
depth, but also ease
functionally. Wooden
fluted panelling on
the walls frame the
vaulted pathways.
PASSAGE GALLERY
17. An interesting
interpretation of the
char bagh gardens
plays out in this
office nook,where
distanced seating
areas are juxtaposed
with the illusion of
the outdoors. The
colour palette breaks
the monotony of a
workspace.
WORKSPACE GALLERY
