CSMM - architecture matters

30/05/2026

Linklaters transformed history into a living, working environment. Nostalgic nods to the 1920s in the client area meets sleek, contemporary workspaces and vibrant communal zones, creating a balance between focus, exchange and shared experience. The “Social Heart” pulses at the centre, inviting connection and collaboration, while preserved details bring depth, warmth and continuity. The result is a workplace that feels alive, grounded in its past yet fully attuned to the present.

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27/05/2026

A 1990s landmark, redesigned to connect. This workplace is designed as part of a bigger neighbourhood story. With complementary uses like a daycare, conference centre and a green campus structure, it strengthens everyday connections between work, life and community. Inside, spaces invite exchange across teams; outside, the district opens up new synergies.

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23/05/2026

For Bosch Building Technologies, the new spatial concept blends open communication zones with calm, screened work areas and diverse settings for collaboration. Desk sharing becomes a shared rhythm, not a rigid rule. A place that supports togetherness — without losing clarity.

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16/05/2026

By translating human needs into thoughtfully designed spaces, we create environments that foster connection, dialogue, and a shared sense of belonging, making togetherness a core purpose.

13/05/2026

For Ashurst at Frankfurt’s Opernturm, the answer lays in embracing the dialogue between transparency and confidentiality. Open communication zones encourage exchange, while carefully shielded areas create the calm precision that legal work demands. A clear spatial structure and a restrained, elegant interior language convey competence and trust – shaping an environment that feels composed, confident and quietly distinguished.

Photography: Gleb Polovnykov

11/05/2026

09/05/2026

Urban development today is more than a technical or economic process — it is a collaborative endeavour that engages with society. Under the principle of Urban Upgrade, people and their real needs are placed at the centre, creating spaces that do more than function: they connect, inspire and give meaning. In an increasingly fragmented world, architecture becomes a medium that builds bridges across generations, communities and backgrounds through strategic placemaking. The goal is hybrid living environments where living, working and social interaction merge seamlessly, fostering togetherness and genuine participation. True urban quality emerges where architecture invites active engagement and lays the foundation for societal cohesion.

06/05/2026

De Lage Landen chose to transform rather than relocate, turning the familiar into something forward-looking. The existing space was reimagined as an open, agile landscape where exchange feels natural and structure offers quiet support. At its heart, a shared centre brings people together – creating a workplace that is not only functional, but truly connected.

Photography: Annika Feuss

29/04/2026

What makes a place more liveable? How can architecture give us not only a sense of security, but also of connection-with our environment, with other people, with the concept.

Photography: Youssef Naddam (unsplash)