Cargo

The project was located in the Verntissa artisanal cooperative building, a vast industrial space 9 meters high composed of four vaults, which once housed a carpentry workshop as well as the nightlife venue Weetamix.

The workspace was treated in an abstract manner, painted white so that the industrial character was revealed by the graded shadows cast across the vaults. Organized as an open space and illuminated by the direct light of the sheds, the area was divided into zones by sculpted furniture, offering teams a degree of privacy while still fostering group synergy.

In contrast to the neutral openness of the workspace, stacked shipping containers defined the enclosed office areas. Having traveled hundreds of thousands of kilometers across oceans on cargo ships, these containers had reached the end of their life — worn by handling, imbued with stories. Stacked like giant Legos and left unaltered on the exterior, they embody the poetry of use and stand in sharp contrast to the immateriality of the vast neutral space. Through reappropriation and reprogramming — a kind of architectural “ready-made” — these monumental objects were given a new life. The structured container cluster housed the collective functions of the workplace: meeting room, model room, cafeteria, lounge, restrooms, and showers.