Presenting an intriguing glimpse of the future in a vibrant, dynamic, and tech-savvy setting was the premise for Perkins&Will when designing the corporate interiors for the future capital company, 2Future. Focused on developing businesses and individuals with the potential to transform the future, the company chose the Itaim Bibi neighborhood, in a building offering a privileged view of Avenida Brigadeiro Faria Lima. Exploring organic lines and a neutral color palette complemented by a bright and lively shade of blue, the 955 sqm space serves the purpose of welcoming clients and visitors, hosting workshops and meetings, and providing a comfortable workspace for daily activities.
Project Start Year: 2022
Construction Completion Year: 2023
Built Area: Corporate Floor, 955 m2
Location: Ed. Seculum II – Rua José Gonçalves de Oliveira, 116 – Itaim Bibi, São Paulo – SP, 01453-050 – 3 andar
Photos: Maurício Moreno
Client: 2Future Holding
Interior Design: Perkins&Will SP Studio
Team: Fernando Vidal, Paula Caçador, Leandro Gushiken, Carlos Andrigo, Fabio Jungstedt, Guilherme Meneses, Camilla Vila, Carla Chalu
COLLABORATORS
Contractor: SAENG
Landscaping: TECO Paisagismo
Lighting Design: FOCO
Electrical: WProjetos
Plumbing: WProjetos
Visual Communication: DEA
Industrial Kitchen: NUCLEORA
SUPPLIERS
Partitions and Panels: Abatex
Wallpaper: Vescom
Carpentry: Insight
Furniture (decorative and industrial): Securit and Hitchpen, Herman Miller, Novo Ambiente, Boobam, Areeva, Fernando Jaeger, Mezas, MUMA, Delazzari
Flooring and Carpets: Fort Corporativo, Beltech, Colormix
Ventilation/Air Conditioning: PRORAC
Starting from the elevator tower, whose lobby is adorned with black vinyl-clad walls and illuminated arrows applied to the ceiling, the flow of the office moves in two distinct directions. To the right, a curvilinear white stone wall stands out for visitors, seemingly guiding them toward meeting rooms and the work café, designed with natural materials like wood, combined with suspended greenery, and furnished in light tones. “Our intention was to depict what we envision the future to be, in a friendly and inviting manner, while we are still living in the present. To intensify this feeling, we hung planters, simulating the reach of tree canopies,” explains Carlos Andrigo, Senior Project Designer at Perkins&Will São Paulo.
In this section, the meeting room dividers can be moved to expand the space, enabling informal meetings, workshops, and other activities that foster interpersonal relationships. An existing outdoor space in the building was used to create a balcony with built-in wooden benches, surrounded by greenery, creating a dialogue between the corporate environment and the Itaim Bibi landscape.
“The materiality followed the project’s concept and the spirit of the company, which is young and dynamic. We worked with sinuous, curved forms, both in the construction of architectural volumes and in the application of finishes. This always presents challenges in terms of layout, material application, structural flexibility, indirect lighting, and flawless finishes,” adds Andrigo.
Moving from the lobby to the left, the team has access to the facilities most frequently used in their work routine, such as individual workstations, a wellness area, quiet lounge, monitoring room, partner’s office, and family office. The surfaces take on sinuous shapes, highlighted by shades of white and vibrant blue, reminiscent of a blank canvas inviting creativity or even clouds drifting lightly in the sky, reinforcing the concepts of lightness, creativity, and fluidity.
In the workstations, recesses in the original building façade allowed for the creation of a decompression area for the team, consisting of a large wooden panel and volumetric elements composing white shelves adorned with elements that reference 2Future’s history and culture. In this concept, the green masses adapt both as a gesture to the environment and as a nod to the business, fundamentally connected to sustainable development.
About Perkins&Will
Perkins&Will, an interdisciplinary, research-based architecture and design firm, was founded in 1935 on the belief that design has the power to transform lives. The firm is committed to creating a better, beautiful, more equitable world through Living Design, an approach that integrates environmental, social, and design considerations to advance ecological health and well-being. Architizer named Perkins&Will the world’s “Best Sustainable Firm” in 2023, and Metropolis named it “Firm of the Year” in 2022 for its industry leadership in advancing climate action and social justice. Fast Company named Perkins&Will one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies in Architecture three times, and in 2021, it added the firm to its list of Brands That Matter making Perkins&Will the first architecture practice in the world to earn the distinction. With an international team of more than 2,500 professionals, Perkins&Will has 30 studios worldwide, providing integrated services in architecture, interior design, branded environments, urban design, and landscape architecture.
Established in 2012, the Perkins&Will studio in São Paulo has approximately 100 multidisciplinary collaborators and has developed projects for clients such as Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Rede D’Or, Prevent Senior, Grupo Fleury, Bank of America, C6 Bank, Tozzini Freire Advogados, Machado Meyer Advogados, Insper, Escola Bilíngue Pueri Domus, Grupo SEB, Trisul SA, SDI Incorporadora, Vitacon Imobiliária, You.Inc, Lúcio Engenharia, and MPD Engenharia. Partners include Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects; Portland; Nelson\Nygaard; and Pierre-Yves Rochon (PYR).
