“It’s such a beautiful view that I made the window the focal point,” said Dacquino. “The key to achieve a nice atmosphere was the large, airy space overlooking the bay view, where light and transparency would be the main focus.”

Dacquino chose a color scheme of deserto, dune and avorio accented by touches of ribes and vinaccia. “I chose neutral colors to complement the green, blue and turquoise colors of the bay and the sky,” Dacquino said. “Red colors are also natural colors; the first paints ever made were from pigments which are dyes taken from rocks and earth colors,” she continued. Warm colors are also found in the brown carpet, beige limestone and white walls.

Upon Entry
Upon entering the reception area, the eye is automatically drawn to the limestone walls designed to evoke a natural landscape environment. The area is a rectangular closed space, where the natural light and view are replaced with natural stones. The walls are covered in Majorca limestone trim with different lengths and thickness, and are installed freely on the walls to create a texture to embrace those who enter and at the same time, stimulate curiosity.

There are four doors – one is faux and has been created to keep the symmetry between the other doors, while two lead to meeting rooms and the third, to the offices. The reception desk was designed to be covered by the same limestone as the walls and become part of the space. Poltrona Frau’s products furnish the space throughout. What makes this office unique is that all the furniture is leather, even the desktops of the desks and conferences tables.

The leather furniture acts as an accent in a monochromatic environment. Here, two Regina armchairs – an extremely modern design of the bergere chair – in burgundy with grey metal reclines. A comfortable Esedra Pouf upholstered in leather compliments the Regina chairs. In addition, two elegant, yet practical, Bob tables with round top and multilayer wood structure serve as side tables. The receptionist sits in a leather Brief chair.

Inside, clear glass partitions with swinging doors by Archiutti are used for the manager offices. The workstation area within the open space was designed to stimulate human relationships.  “The principals did not want a strict division between who is behind the desk and who is in front of it,” said Dacquino. To accommodate for that request and for the work area’s flexibility, Poltrana Frau designed the desks with leather partitions to create more privacy; the desks are also able to accommodate for extra fittings and computer hardware.

The 14 workstations feature Poltrona Frau’s Artu collection for simplicity and flexible detail. Each office has the Artu Easy with leather partitions, an Onda office chair and an Artu drawer unit. In the workstations, lighting is Lightedge’s Peerless Pendant Mount Modular. On a back wall, Dacquino created an 18-foot cupboard made of aluminum to act as a file room.

For the mid-level management offices Dacquino used the Artu Scrivanie leather desktop executive desk in Bordeaux with complementary panels in beige. The Artu drawer unit and Onda office meeting chairs are also in beige. The secretarial area accommodates two and features the Artu executive desk in leather, Onda office meeting chair and the Aster X leather armchair. The Aster X is a re-interpretation of the classic director’s chair. A clear-cut linear cross-over frame forms an X, which supports the seat.

The upper management offices are furnished with Poltrona Frau’s Corinthia desk with three drawers, a Brief President chair and Aster X armchairs or the Hydra armchair. The desk is rectangular with rounded edges and reminiscent of a Corinthian capital. The Hydra chair is modular and elegant, and can be equipped with different backrests and arms.

The CEO’s office is furnished like the upper management offices with the exception of the Bob table. Off the office is a small lounge area that features Aster X armchairs, a Bob table and an H_O low round meeting table. The table features a clean, incisive design that is not ostentatious. It embraces a fusion of wood, porphyry and leather with a sense of proportion – a timeless elegance. The other two meeting rooms feature the Corinthia oval meeting table with glass, Vittoria office chairs with tubular arms and the Cornithia short unit credenza.