For our client Regus we developed a new generation of business centres that were intended for a European rollout.
We designed this new state-of-the-art arbitration facility in the heart of Paris for our client, the International Court of Arbitration, founded in 1919. It comprises several large chambers and seven smaller arbitration or conference rooms.
The interior design is contemporary but remains in keeping with the sobriety of the client’s historical image.
The proposal for a mixed use development project close to the La Défense area near Paris includes offices, apartments and retail functions.
We conceived these high-end interiors for the French headquarters of the international law firm Olswang in a listed Haussmann building in central Paris.
We were hired by this Franco-American design firm to create their new French headquarters in an 18th century military barracks. Our concept was to highlight the central courtyard by opening it up to 3 office floors, with interior architectural elements inspired by the perfume bottle, one of the original design specialties of their founder, J. Desgrippes.
We designed the new French headquarters for Mozilla in a 16th century building that had previously housed the Austrian Embassy, located in central Paris on one of the grands boulevards. We placed the main working spaces on the first floor in listed heritage spaces, highly ornate rooms overlooking the boulevard. Acoustic engineering was a prime consideration. On this same level we designed space for public participation and a large home kitchen. The main public reception area is also located on the first floor, next to the monumental staircase.
On the ground floor, we designed the reception area, conference facilities, staff canteen, lounge facilities and a bicycle shed in the spaces surrounding the main courtyard.
On one side of the courtyard, we designed a contemporary apartment for Mozilla visitors.
Located on a remarkable site in the 16th arrondissement of Paris overlooking the Seine, the Palais d’Iéna was first designed and built by Auguste Perret in 1937. In 1960, Paul Vimond, one of Perret’s students, extended this building on Avenue du Président Wilson.
Mellett Architects won the competition launched by the International Chamber of Commerce to refurbish Paul Vimond’s section of the building. Our brief was to create a modern, multi-purpose office space for more than 200 people as the new headquarters of the ICC. We designed a distinctive space within the Palais d’Iéna complex, designed for a multinational team and a world-wide organization that receives delegations and visitors from around the world..
Here, our work in architecture and interior design created a new dynamic and contemporary image for the consular representation of Ireland in Paris. The main challenge was to expand the “demi lunes” (half-moon windows) and old technical access traps on the street facade to allow maximum natural light to flow into the basement spaces..