Architecture &
interior design studiofren
The Lourmel open-plan office, pale timber screens and glass partitions

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Bringing light into a dark office

Type
Offices
Location
Paris 15th
Year
2026
Area
120 m² · 16 workstations
Scope
Complete reconfiguration, bespoke furniture & slatted screens

The open floor, workstations and screens
The open floor, workstations and screens
High counter and hanging plants
High counter and hanging plants
Lounge corner by the orange corridor
Lounge corner by the orange corridor
Entrance to the floor, timber reception desk and screens
Entrance to the floor, timber reception desk and screens
A passage between the screens
A passage between the screens
Workstation beneath a planted screen
Workstation beneath a planted screen
Screens and an orange phone booth
Screens and an orange phone booth
A glazed corridor bathed in light
A glazed corridor bathed in light
Glazed offices along the corridor
Glazed offices along the corridor
01

Reconciling two needs: protecting the team’s privacy and carrying daylight deep into the floor plate.

02

In the open-plan space, bespoke slatted screens filter views, limit distractions and let light through to the heart of the floor. Hanging planters and high tables with built-in screens complete the scheme.

03

In the windowless private offices, glazed sections facing the corridors let light from the well pass through without anyone looking straight in.

Transformation

The floor after the works
The floor before the works
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Drawings

Axonometric of the open-plan space
Axonometric of the open-plan space
3D plan showing how light spreads from the well
3D plan showing how light spreads from the well

— Eric, March 2026

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