in a loft-space in a former factory building in berlin, naice studio designed the new headquarters for an urban mobility start-up company. the mixed-use space houses the offices, presentation areas and meeting rooms, and an electric-bike workshop, tying the industrial and energetic atmosphere together. the company consults agencies, municipal governments, public transportation providers, and housing cooperatives? and provides them with innovative approaches to economic and social trends of urban mobility.

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naice took the company?s refreshing vision and translated it to the minimal, yet highly functional, interior design. various functions like fixed work spaces, a showroom that can also be used for events, a small café and a bike workshop for assembling e-bikes are spatially separated, but experienced as a whole. guests and workers navigate through the different-height rooms, entering into glass doors, yet always feeling like a part of the bigger space. 
 
 
so, instead of separating surfaces according to a fixed spatial plan, the designers developed an open, flowing spatial concept. the architects? goal was to keep the industrial look and feel of the factory?s existing elements and impression of the factory floor to allow for flexible spatial construction. volumes of various sizes and colors, house different functions: a kitchenette, a conference area, a meeting room, sanitary units, and storage. 

 
 
through their arrangement ...