A Look Inside Barry Callebaut’s New Lodz Office

Chocolate manufacturer Barry Callebaut hired architecture and interior design firm Jander Kabza Architekci to design their new office in Lodz, Poland.

“The entrance already welcomes very tasty, because the reception desk has been kissed with the touch of a chocolate bar. Opposite there are industrial shelves that combine subtle wooden naturalness with the severity of stainless steel – the essence of the loft style. Elegant, frameless square acoustic ceilings hang above the reception area, with LED lights that look the same. The entire area is full of plants, which additionally enlivens the arrangement.

Coffee points have been also arranged in a loft mood, with stools, wooden paneling at the fore, thick glass lampshades, and a great vinyl wallpaper also draws attention. The main kitchen has the same stools as in coffee points, in addition, the industrial character is added by the resignation from te modular ceiling, which can be seen in the other parts of the surface.

Small meeting rooms are characterized by frosted foils on the windows, cocoa wallpapers, chairs with wooden legs and round LED plafonds. In large meeting rooms, on the other hand, we have chairs with metal legs, linear hanging luminaires, and the walls with a neutral look, but in each room there are spatial inscriptions conveying the company’s values.

The open space includes both a work area and a relaxation area, in which, apar from upholstered stools, there are also stylish pouffes. Wardrobes covered with wallpapers with a common pattern of cocoa beans give an additional accent.

The vast majority of the area has been carpeted, only the kitchen and coffee points are lined with a vinyl floor.”

• Location: Lodz, Poland
• Date completed: 2022
• Size: 19,500 square feet
• Design: Jander Kabza Architekci