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Frank and Oak

By : IMPERATORI DESIGN

GRANDS PRIX DU DESIGN – 14th edition

Discipline : Interior Design

Categories : Office / Office 5,400 - 54,000 sq.ft. (500 - 5 000 sq. m.) : Silver Certification

Categories : Office / Office: Creative & New Tech Firm : Silver Certification

Categories : Office / Agile work Environment : Silver Certification

The Frank and Oak clothing brand is inspired by life in the city and in nature, purposefully curated to be innovative and responsive to their clientele as well as the environment.

When such lifestyle and eco-responsible choices are an integral part of the brand, they naturally become the driving force behind all decisions including of course, those influencing the workplace.

Building a new workspace for the Frank and Oak team which reflected their philosophy had an additional challenge: maintaining the atmosphere of the workshop they'd originally developed while improving the quality of life for all who worked there.

The journey began with the owners' decision to remain at their original address in this working-class Mile End neighbourhood — the epicentre of Montreal's artistic innovation.

The main entrance and its adjacent showroom introduce two zones: one focused on social gatherings and the other, more quiet and relaxed, that leads onto work spaces.

Crossing the entire length of space, a pathway clearly distinguishes itself as it creates a link between the various zones. Starting with social gatherings, moving towards a lounge that acts as the entrance to the workspaces, which includes large cubes — both offices and meeting areas — they create voluntary obstacles which slow down cadence and offer smaller, more intimate spaces.

The Frank and Oak workshop, citizen of the world, is a place without borders.

Collaboration

Designer d'intérieur : IMPERATORI DESIGN

The project in images

Photo credit : Ray Van Dusen

Filter: Collaborative and Open-plan Space, Color, Entrance-Corridor-Stairs, Office (All), Reception, Rest or Lunch Area, Signage & Branding, Wood

Photo credit : Ray Van Dusen

Filter: Collaborative and Open-plan Space, Conference room, Entrance-Corridor-Stairs, Office (All), Reception, Retail/Showroom

Photo credit : Ray Van Dusen

Filter: Collaborative and Open-plan Space, Color, Entrance-Corridor-Stairs, Office (All), Reception, Retail/Showroom

Photo credit : Ray Van Dusen

Filter: Collaborative and Open-plan Space, Color, Office (All), Rest or Lunch Area, Signage & Branding, Wood

Photo credit : Ray Van Dusen

Filter: Collaborative and Open-plan Space, Color, Office (All), Rest or Lunch Area, Signage & Branding, Wood

Photo credit : Ray Van Dusen

Filter: Office (All), Rest or Lunch Area, Signage & Branding

Photo credit : Ray Van Dusen

Filter: Collaborative and Open-plan Space, Color, Conference room, Entrance-Corridor-Stairs, Office (All), Reception, Rest or Lunch Area, Signage & Branding

Photo credit : Ray Van Dusen

Filter: Collaborative and Open-plan Space, Color, Entrance-Corridor-Stairs, Office (All), Reception, Rest or Lunch Area, Signage & Branding, Wood

Photo credit : Ray Van Dusen

Filter: Collaborative and Open-plan Space, Conference room, Office (All), Private Office, Wood

Photo credit : Ray Van Dusen

Filter: Collaborative and Open-plan Space, Conference room, Office (All), Private Office, Wood

Photo credit : Ray Van Dusen

Filter: Collaborative and Open-plan Space, Conference room, Entrance-Corridor-Stairs, Office (All)