STEFES OFFICE

The project is quite green. Beets are near the entrance, a 6-meter living wall, and a minimalist lamp with plants above a working zone. Energy efficiency was important. A new STEFES includes solar collectors on the roof, sun protection systems, and a heat pump.

A meeting room is framed with smart glass. The system changes optical properties from transparent to matt if there’s a need for privacy. Due to a sliding system, the room can be expanded for lectures or other collaborative events.

The walls of the bathroom we decorated with ceramic Honeycombs – a limited edition tile that we created and manufactured ourselves. A white office table is valuable to owners as a memory. It’s the company’s first table bought right after the foundation. The copper lamps above it we also designed specifically for STEFES. They are one of a kind.

The living wall of hornbeams surrounds a courtyard.

“When our work started, there was a wasteland and one apricot. Now the owners have their mini forest with hornbeams and other trees instead of a fence. Behind the living fence we planted 12-meter long firs and pine trees to isolate the zone.” – Illia Tovstonog, the architect of MAKHNO Studio.