Matteo Thun Luca Colombo

Davines headquarters

COMMITTENTE/CLIENTE

Davines

TIPOLOGIA DI INTERVENTO

Uffici

LUOGO DI REALIZZAZIONE

Parma, Italia

DATA INIZIO PROGETTO

2014

DATA PREVISTA FINE CANTIERE

2017

LIKE A VILLAGE

A village with welcoming, two-storey houses gathering around a luxuriant garden with greenhouses, this is what the new headquarter and production, packaging and storage plant of Davines, designed by Matteo Thun & Partners / MTLC look like. The gentle mood of the complex and the transparency of the buildings given by their wide glazed surfaces reect the engagement of Davines with environmental and ethical sustainability. The distinct sense of beauty, the professional values and mission of the hair care brand are symbolized by an almost playful architecture based on the archetype of the European house with gabled roof, carried by cubic volumes, just as it was a children’s construction kit. Essential materials such as wood for primary structures, glass for the gable end of the buildings and a metal cladding for the roof and external upper sidewalls confer a humane feel to the complex.

INTERIOR DESIGN

The interiors of the oce spaces are everything but not a classic oce. A mix of open spaces together with closed oce rooms, where needed, reect the transparency, dynamism and exibility of Davines and [comfort zone]. The village includes furthermore education zones for hairdresser’s trainings, test spaces for Davines products as well as a skin bar where [comfort zone] products can be tested. Wood and white nishes create a sense of lightness and take up the main theme of the shell of the building.

DIRECT DIALOGUE BETWEEN INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR

The wide glazed facades and the greenhouse located in the center of the “Davines Village” create a direct dialogue between interior and exterior. The greenhouse becomes an integral element of the everyday oce live, where all employees can have informal meetings, lunch or use it while on lunch break to relax and recharge energy.