MCB has been supplying metal for 75 years. MCB is a metal wholesaler. Its people-oriented approach guarantees loyalty and trust in cooperation. Characterised by a broad and deep range in steel, stainless steel, aluminium and non-ferrous. But above all, MCB offers its relations improvement, innovation, ambition and growth: “With an open and sharp view, we penetrate to the core of our partners” business', MCB says. That understanding ensures connection. Only this way of working of MCB makes it possible to get services, advice and products right down to the millimetre. MCB contributes to strengthening the sustainable competitiveness of the manufacturing industry.
New innovative office landscape
Project:
2020
Year:
Valkenswaard
Place:
MCB international phase 3
INNOVATIVE OFFICE LANDSCAPE
M+R interior architecture designed a special customer area for the MCB head office and completed it at the beginning of this year. This special area is suitable for receiving clients. There is a central reception area with various seating areas and a bar. All the interior components are made of steel; stainless steel or aluminium. The fixed acoustic partition wall between the reception area and the presentation areas is made of Corten steel. M+R was inspired by the beautiful sculptural objects of artist Richard Serra (Guggenhem Museum Bilbao) for the design of the walls. The walls are positioned in such a way that they give direction to the space and are kept separate from the structural columns, creating beautiful views. The spaces are accessed by steel pivot doors placed in steel frames. Special moulds were made for the walls for the production of the Corten steel panels. The steel is provided with a layer of wax so that the steel no longer ‘gives off’.
The presentation area is the reason for the further revitalisation and renewal of the head office. With the design, M+R has laid the foundation for the corporate image of the building as an extension of the new corporate identity. In collaboration with the employees and management of the company, M+R has developed and designed an innovative working environment. The entrance and the office wings are being converted into a sustainable innovative activity-related working environment in which metal and aluminium products are used in a unique way in the form of acoustic partitions, walls and presentations. New innovative office environments must offer employees much more space for team building; consultation and knowledge sharing. After all, concentrated work can also be done from the home workplace. The next step is the redesign of the entrance and the management wing with a sustainable and timeless design based on steel and aluminium products from MCB. The new transparent revolving door in the entrance leads you over a special steel floor to the reception. The partition walls are made of perforated brass curtain and dark steel walls. The furniture is made of steel and wood.
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