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Entwurf • Design ia&w, Stuttgart
Bauherr • Client Florian Siegel, Stuttgart
Standort • Location Filderstraße 65, Stuttgart
Nutzfläche • Floor space 90 m 2
Fotos • Photos Markus Guhl, Stuttgart
Mehr Infos auf Seite • More info on page 142

OFFICE IA&W

IN STUTTGART

„Gute Innenarchitektur lebt vom History and the future meet at Stuttgart’s Marienplatz:
Florian Siegel has set up his interior-design office ia&w
Spannungsfeld zwischen Alt und Neu ...“ where the Christian Science reading room has been

Florian Siegel located until recently. By showing great respect for the
existing building and inspiring combinations of surprising
materials, he has created space suitable for collaborative
work, joint processes and office parties.

P lace to be, work, meet and make friends” – this is how Florian
Siegel describes the plan for his interior-design office. The location
is ideal and the setting at Stuttgart’s Marienplatz hotspot is captivating:
a ground-floor shop in the neo-baroque residential and commercial
building called Heslacher Schlösschen, completed in 1903 according to
plans by the architect brothers Emil and Paul Kärn, fell into disrepair as
a reading room for Christian Science. The Stuttgart-based interior desi-
gner recognized the potential and, with the help of craftsmen and com-
panies he works with, thoroughly transformed the outdated rooms. His
credo was: “Everything that was renovated cheaply is going. Exposed
structures become the basis and inspiration for the new. What can
be preserved will be preserved and enhanced; where necessary, new
things will be created – but always with respect for what already exists.”
And so, the to-do list did not include demolition, but rather uncovering
and searching for what already existed and was of value. Dark oak fra-
mes from breakthroughs were reinterpreted and chrome-plated; carpets
made way for wooden floorboards; vinyl and linoleum had to give way
to the original terrazzo; suspended ceilings and door panels were remo-
ved – making the rooms more airy and spacious. The office is now divi-
ded into two main areas. The front room is a flexible space that adapts
to suit the occasion: it serves as a meeting room, as a bright-blue stage
for lectures or as a venue for networking and small events. Indirect
light floods across the ceiling through a carefully placed opening in the
wall, creating a special atmosphere. Behind it is the classic office space
– a place for concentrated but also collaborative work. A large table
offers space for joint processes, while height-adjustable workstations
ensure flexibility and ergonomics. Behind a silver “magic curtain” are
secondary rooms such as the photocopying room, cloakroom and Can
D Kissling’s studio, whose Studio Touchy Touchy is breathing new life
into the rooms together with ia&w. The office is not only a workplace,
but also a space for experimenting with contemporary design. A place
Grundriss Erdgeschoss • Ground floor plan to be, to develop, to meet and connect.

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