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https://archinect.com/news/article/150316615/inside-mvrdv-s-post-pandemic-interior-redesign-for-shopify-in-berlin
Inside MVRDV’s post-pandemic interior redesign for Shopify in Berlin
Niall Patrick Walsh
2022-07-14T09:00:00-04:00
>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0a/0ae97d68cefc5c4496336592220d4056.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/327/mvrdv" target="_blank">MVRDV</a> has offered an insight into their recently-completed interior redesign for Shopify in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1778/berlin" target="_blank">Berlin</a>. The 1,000-square-meter (10,700-square-foot) renovation began before the COVID-19 pandemic but was heavily altered mid-construction to respond to <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1579039/covid-retrofit" target="_blank">post-pandemic work trends</a>.</p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a7/a770776ca44c1465c61d24f3aa706570.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/a7/a770776ca44c1465c61d24f3aa706570.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photograph © Daria Scagliola</figcaption></figure><p>Adopting the view that individual tasks would continue to be fulfilled <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1492832/remote-work" target="_blank">remotely</a>, the pivot in Shopify’s renovation sought to maximize the building’s potential as a “base for working collaboratively with others, brainstorming new ideas, and engaging in the company’s vibrant culture.”<br></p>
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f3/f38fe6a345cc6206b356360fdedbe661.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f3/f38fe6a345cc6206b356360fdedbe661.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photograph © Daria Scagliola</figcaption></figure><p>“This project gave us an exciting opportunity to think critically about how workspaces can be reimagined after 2020,” said MVRDV partner Fokke Moerel about the scheme. “Now people can work from home — and for a company like Shopify, whose work is primarily remote-first, that’s even easier. In turn, what was once an office becomes a space for employees to collaborate with intention, ...</p>