Parisian architect Paul Coudamy
Coudamy’s solution was an office composed entirely of honeycomb cardboard components. Desks, shelving, cabinets, reading nooks, benches, and partitions were all made from the cardboard, which was cut, folded, glued, and taped together.
By using this medium, Coudamy was able to create the office features in just a week’s time. To attain that youthful charm, Coudamy took a page from Mary Poppin’s book, inverting white umbrellas and using them to diffuse the light from ceiling fixtures.
The Bear’s Cave is another example of Coudamy’s artistic flair & architectural influence. Aptly named, the Bear’s Cave was inspired by his client, a company named Bearstech that strives to support an image of strength as well as wild & raw approaches to virtual technology.
Coudamy took an average old shop building and transformed the space into something bearish. Coudamy divided the space into three sections: work, leisure & meeting space.
The working space was undertaken as a room to be used seriously -- a place to inspire and draw from strength. With this in mind, Coudamy designed the area to be finished with brick and stone, creating a “solid and mineral atmosphere.” This is the true cavernous area of the office, where chaos creates a swirling vortex of energy. Using scrap wood found in dumpsters, sidewalks, and wastelands, Coudamy randomly attached the boards to the ceilings, walls, and each other, creating a cave-like atmosphere that surrounds employees and clients alike.
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