Yandex office 03
The office space of a large IT company is located in a modern, six-story business center building in the city’s historic district, occupying an entire floor of 2,200 square meters. The building, constructed in 2015, is a typical glass-fronted office building with paneled facades and formal, cold interiors of common areas, housing numerous offices from various companies.
The office space consists of two rectangular wings of the building, connected by a functional isthmus. To create the entire office structure with convenient and logical navigation, the plan was organised as a branched layout, where several wings radiate from a central circulation spine — the main U-shaped skeleton of neutral-colored spaces, containing the office’s technical areas and coffee points — to which we add brightly colored zones of open-plan spaces, meeting rooms, and social and relaxation areas.This office space is conceived more as a connected ecosystem than a single open floor—a workplace organized around neighborhoods, movement, and choice. This creates a sense of campus-like diversity while keeping everything functionally connected.
The open-plan spaces are divided by 2 distinct color combinations and form-forming elements of varying geometries—light green and light blue spaces with the triangles as basic elements and dark blue and orange spaces with circle elements. The colors of the open spaces are supported by the same color scheme in the meeting rooms, relaxation areas, and restrooms associated with each zone. This brought a unique character to the different zones and a clear language and recognition to facilitate navigation through the space.
The office’s coffee points are located in a neutral color zone and are all decorated in a unified style—without aligning with the bright color schemes of the common areas, but with a central purple accent against a calm backdrop. Here, employees can take a break from the vibrant colors of the other spaces, spending time surrounded by the warm, light textures of wood and furniture. The coffee points are equipped with a full kitchen and bar area, a large communal table, comfortable upholstered benches, and individual tables to accommodate various seating arrangements. The central core of each coffee point is a cohesive group of elements—a table or bar counter with chairs and a massive felt lamp of the same shape and size above it—all in a uniform purple color, serving as a color accent for the space.
The entrance areas greet visitors with compact, vibrant purple portals, serving as the first monochrome volume along the route. The built-in security desk with furniture, walls, and ceiling are all painted in the same color, lending visual integrity to the entire portal.
The areas for rest are designed using the same box-like principle, with all the elements organizing the area painted in a single color. This creates a cocoon-like, enveloping space ideal for relaxation or casual conversation during work breaks.
