Oficinas Auth0 Bueno Aires | Estudio Frias Arquitectos

Location: Palermo, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lead Architects: Estudio Frías Arquitectos
Desing team: Santiago Frías, Marco Yacachury, Ayelén Alcorta, Julián Mastroleo
PH: Federico Kulekdjian 

Auth0 is a company dedicated to the development of computer security services, with offices in Seattle, London and Buenos Aires, among others and customer service around the world.

The design has taken place inside an existing ground floor and three-story building. As first step, all the partition walls and divisions were freed, thus achieving large unified spaces. The ceilings were also removed, gaining height in the environments and recovering the industrial design of the building with structure and facilities in sight. The roofs were conditioned and incorporated skylights to increase the entrance of natural light on the work areas. The two larger floors (ground floor and first floor) were allocated to open work areas and meeting rooms. On the upper floors (2nd and 3rd floor) are the Auditorium, Playroom, Dining room and terrace. A diversity of different scales and characteristics spaces was projected to be able to respond specifically to the requirements of each type of work.

Open spaces of large dimensions, without divisions, equipped with community work tables. These spaces help foster interaction, creativity and collaborative work. By not assigning specific positions, each user is free to locate themselves according to their preference, or to vary their place according to each task / project.

The meeting rooms are the environments that enable team work, with a high degree of concentration and privacy, and without interfering with open work spaces. They have the necessary technology and acoustics to carry out team video calls and facilitate remote work.

Small rooms were designed for the use of one or two people, ideal for making calls, or working isolated from distractions in tasks that require a high degree of concentration.

They are flexible and multifunctional work spaces, ideal for both informal meetings and individual relaxation. They have very comfortable and homelike equipment, making work in these areas more comfortable and relaxed.

Located in the social floor together with the Playroom, it is a multipurpose space that allows great flexibility in its use. It was equipped with projection systems, audio, acoustic panels, darkening, and storage spaces to store all the furniture, leaving the floor free. In this way, it can be used as a classical auditorium for talks, large team meetings, film screenings, yoga classes, etc.

It is a space specially designed for recreation, play and relaxation. It is separated so as not to interfere with the work areas. The choice of equipment generates an informal, fun atmosphere and great comfort

It is located on the top floor to enhance its link with the terraces. It is an industrial space, informal and with a similar atmosphere to a bar / brewery. Rustic woods in contrast with dark ironworks and sheet metal, under a very focused lighting, generate a warm atmosphere ideal for rest and relaxation. The equipment allows different uses: a large high table with stools, individual tables and a bar counter. A Shuffleboard game table was also designed, which, taking advantage of its large dimensions (almost 5 meters long), can be transformed through a system of modulated lids, into a communal table.

The last floor has two terraces. One of them was conceived as an oasis for the bar-dining sector. Its abundant vegetation of tropical varieties fills the windows with green. The second terrace of bigger dimensions is the main outer space and serves as an expansion of the dining sector. It has an abundant vegetation of Eugenias as curtains. The entire surface was covered with deck. a relaxation space with armchairs was set up, under the shade of a cover of stretched fabrics. The dim lighting given by garlands and projectors within the vegetation, transform it into a special place for events and barbecues.

A sober industrial style was chosen, with a range of materials where the woods of paradise over dark ironworks stand out. In walls, neutral colors predominantly white and gray. The combination of contrasted materials on neutral backgrounds conveys a warm, relaxed and contemporary atmosphere.