Cogeco Spa

The new entry reception lobby.

Project details

• Project Name: Cogeco Spa
• Location of Site: Trieste, Italy
• Design Team: Dimitri Waltritsch, Leonardo De Marchi
• Project Type: Office refurbishment
• Client: Cogeco S.p.a.
• Contractor/s: SZ Arredamenti
• Site Area: 250 m2
• Built-up Area: 500 m2
• Cost of Construction: 170000 €
• Date of completion: December 2007

Detail of the entry wall holding the new company logo.

Words from the architect

The city of Trieste is among the most important ports within the coffee trade market. Cogeco S.p.a. has been working in the field of raw coffee since 1977, dealing as intemediate between the raw good and the selling brand companies. It has therefore commercial relationnships spreading worldwide, providing specific knowledge in buying raw goods and providing lab test too.

The brand stands out for the quality of the marketed coffee and of provided services.

Detail of the new entry with the caffeine chemical formula.

The project consist of interior renovation of the company siege, underlining the two distinguishing factors: the worldwide releationships (the globe and the 'exotic' names) and the specific knowledge (caffeine chemical formula).

Detail of the new entry with hide-away door leading to storage.

The test-coffee proof lab. The world Goode-Homolosine map identifies the different coffee brands origin.

The test-coffee proof lab.

The custom made test-coffee proof lab equipment.

The custom made test-coffee proof lab equipment and the world map.

Credit

• Text: Dimitri Waltritsch
• Photographs: Marco Covi