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Entwurf • Design Studio Komo, Stuttgart
Bauherr • Client René Rauls und Moritz Köhler
Standort • Location Böheimstr. 87a, Stuttgart
Nutzfläche • Floor space 80 m 2
Fotos • Photos Philip Kottlorz, Stuttgart
Mehr Infos auf Seite • More infos on page 182

INTERIOR DESIGN OFFICE

IN STUTTGART

Designing an office that does not look like one but
might be a bistro or a shop? If it is one’s own – why
not? For their Studio Komo, Moritz Köhler and René
Rauls were fortunate to choose from among a multi-
„Klappen in der Mitte des Tisches bieten tude of ideas. And thus they succeeded in implemen-
zusätzlichen Stauraum und lassen alles Mögliche ting a very special office concept on 80 square metres
of a former backyard locksmith’s shop.
schnell verschwinden – NewWork und Clean Desk
gehen gut zusammen.“ attice windows, brick walls and an XXXL gate characterize the

René Rauls und Moritz Köhler L ground-floor premises in the urban Stuttgart district of Heslach.
Where, at the end of the 19th century, a blacksmith used to swing
his hammer, after demolition- and gutting work the two young inte-
rior designers created a charming spatial miracle with many good
ideas and specifically designed furniture and installations. On 80
square metres, there is now room for the working- and meeting area
for at least six people, a material laboratory and an open-plan kit-
chen. The sophisticated hub is the large work table: It not only divi-
1 Eingangsbereich • Entrance des the back part of the studio but also offers various working
2 Besprechung • Conference heights. Where one goes up to steps to get to the material labora-
3 Arbeiten • Workbench tory, one can sit at the table; towards the front and the façade, one
4 Materiallabor • Materiallab finds the ideal standing height. Several times during the day, the em-
5 Garderobe/Spiegel • Wardrobe/Mirror ployees are switching workplaces. “It has almost become a sport to
6 Lager • Storage wangle someone out of his or her place,” René Rauls adds. Inside
7 Küche • Kitchen the table and underneath the platform covered with carpeting, all
8 WC • Toilet sorts of technology are concealed and the computers are also stored
there, including the ventilation. Flaps in the centre of the table pro-
vide additional storage space and make all kinds of things quickly
disappear – “new work” and “clean desk” function excellently. The
6 4 material lab in the back area is perfectly illuminated by a skylight
for the presentation of design ideas and the wall-mounted boards
6 make collages with samples of material possible. Everything on
them can be quickly rearranged and newly composed. Also especi-
ally popular is the round standing table which is positioned freely
in the room or forms the end of the work bench for talks with
7 2 3 5 clients. And yet another bright idea: A blue mirror at the front side
8 of the studio doubles the interior to an impressive 160 square me-
1 tres and if that should not be sufficient, the gate is opened and the
covered former craftsman’s yard serves as an extension – provided
there are summer temperatures. At the opening party in July, this
Grundriss • Floor plan worked out optimally!

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