TAQTILE
SÃO PAULO - SP, BRAZIL
Project specifications
Site area - 633m²
Building area - 680m²
Project beginning - 2016
Construction completion - 2018

Team
Authors - Fernando Forte, Lourenço Gimenes, Rodrigo Marcondes Ferraz
Managers - Gabriel Mota, Sonia Gouveia
Coordinators - Geronimo Palarino
Contributors - Beatriz Brandt, Desyree Niedo, Fernanda Veríssimo, Juliana Cadó, Mariana Leme, Priscylla Hayashi
Interns: Alessandra Musto, Amanda Domingues, Aryane Diaz, Giovanna Albuquerque, Maxswender Duarte
Photographer - Fran Parente
Constructor - Foz Engenharia
Landscape designer - Rodrigo Oliveira
Lighting designer - Castilha
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Developed for a technology company focused on app development, the Taqtile office project proposes a dynamic and fluid spatial experience, articulating different uses and user profiles within a single environment. The starting point of the design was direct collaboration with the owners, resulting in a customized, flexible solution with a strong identity.
On the façade, a large front staircase — which also functions as seating for events — invites the public into the space. A fully retractable gate reinforces the integration with the street, operating like a gallery that opens onto the city. This main staircase leads visitors directly to the upper floor, where the meeting rooms are located, and further on to the rooftop at the back, which includes two additional rooms designed for more informal meetings or workshops.
Employees, in turn, access the building through an independent entrance marked by a hydraulic door that, when closed, blends into the monolithic composition of the staircase. The circulation path leads to the main workspace, organized on two levels — a ground floor and a semi-sunken level — connected by a double-height ceiling and broad visual connections.
The work environment is characterized by raw yet refined materials, such as exposed concrete and large glass panels that open onto side gardens on both floors. The structural system of waffle slabs integrates indirect lighting fixtures designed by Marcos Castilha, providing soft and pleasant illumination. The layout was conceived to be fully flexible, adaptable to the agile (Scrum) work methodology adopted by the company — with custom-designed furniture, standing workstations, and meeting areas that can be reorganized as needed.
The program extends beyond traditional workspaces. A deck beside the pool serves as an informal meeting room and leisure area for employees, who are encouraged to use the space even on weekends. At the back, a walkway connects the rooftop to a double-height volume housing a gourmet space and social area. This space, also used for events and parties, functions daily as the employees’ dining area, reinforcing the principles of well-being and integration that guide the project.
The upper volumes, placed atop the slab that covers the work areas, were treated with distinct textures and finishes as independent elements resting on the large concrete platform and staircase — lending lightness and formal diversity to the composition.
The Taqtile project embodies a new paradigm of corporate space, where leisure, productivity, and social interaction intertwine within a versatile, comfortable environment highly adaptable to evolving time and work culture.