Enzym Headquarter - Office Building Renovation

This project was commissioned by a Lviv-based company Enzym headquartered in a wooded area on the outskirts of the city. The project is complex, and to date has been implemented partially. Initially, the project consisted of the renovation of an entrance group. Later on, the architects at the Replus bureau decided to go further and present a visual plan for the total renovation of the factory with the time frame of ten to twenty years. Firstly, they completed the part of the project involving the new entrance group and the adjacent territory including parking lots and public transport stops. It was done without any expensive solutions, everything needed to be simple and functional, modern and comfortable. To accentuate the decorative part of the entrance group they used green, the company’s new brand color, and the color of patinated copper. Their next step was to build a new office building from scratch…

“Emotionally, we wanted that the design reflects pragmatism and precision of Danish and German factories”, summed up Dmytro Sorokevych.

Thus, the color of patinated copper, present in the factory’s new environment, was chosen. Opting for large windows made the building also suitable for office space. They also put mirrors on the outside slopes to disguise an almost one-meter wide wall. On the top floor of the building, a two-level conference room was made with authentic vaults, metallic balconies, and parts of over 150-year-old load-bearing structures. The conference room has a minimalistic and light interior. Uncovered plumbing and wiring, glass blocks, bent frames of workstations, and bare concrete wall finish create an atmosphere of industrial and laboratory premises. Wooden textures and natural linoleum secure comfort in the office.