DIOGO LEITÃO
Reception and lounge render with backlit keeeper logo on dark walnut brand wall, glass-partitioned offices, geometric pendant frame, and warm timber flooring

Keeeper Poland Corporate

Interiors

LOCATIONBydgoszcz, Poland
YEAR2023
CATEGORYInteriors
AREA385 m2
STUDIODiogo Leitão, Founder, Rise.Design

Keeeper Poland is two firsts for the studio. It is the first project where the whole concept was developed through AI image generation. Midjourney, DALL-E and Stable Diffusion did the work conventional 3D rendering would have done in the exploratory phase, producing four moodboard directions and three concept layouts before the design settled. It is also the first job run as a dual-entity delivery: the studio on interior architecture, a separate general contractor on construction. Both are now standard practice here.

The client is the Polish subsidiary of a German household products manufacturer, and the job was a dated two-level office suite. The site survey in April 2023 found green carpet, tired suspended ceiling tiles and basic cabinetry. The place said nothing about the company inside it. Modernising was not enough. The office had to become an argument for the brand.

Reception and lounge render with backlit keeeper logo on dark walnut brand wall, glass-partitioned offices, geometric pendant frame, and warm timber flooring

Four directions came out of the AI workflow: mint green, cool corporate blue, a loud industrial orange with exposed ceilings, and the warm neutral palette that won. What it became is wood-forward and restrained. The office carries weight without performing, and the product on the shelves is what you end up looking at.

Rendered bird's-eye plan view showing full Level 1 office layout with reception, glass-partitioned offices, conference room, kitchenette, and corridor circulation
Vertical concept render showing warm wood-forward interior design direction with corporate brand wall and lounge furniture arrangement

The Level 1 plan organises 385 square metres around a central corridor. Reception and lounge take the entry zone, held by a backlit keeeper logo on a dark walnut wall that tells you both whose building this is and where you are in it. The corridor is not just circulation. Jet-black aluminium-framed glass partitions with frosted privacy bands run its full length, so the floor stays readable end to end while each zone keeps its own edges.

Glass-partitioned corridor render with jet-black aluminium framing, frosted privacy bands, warm timber flooring, and even downlighting creating corporate rhythm
Conference room render with long timber table, grey office chairs, AV screen wall, Ecophon acoustic ceiling panels, black glass partitions, and pendant lighting

The conference room holds the interior zone with a long timber table and an AV wall. A high-performance acoustic mobile wall lets it open into the adjacent open plan or shut away from it. A manufacturing headquarters running board meetings one day and product presentations the next actually needs that. Ecophon panels run across the ceiling, because the same room has to work for six people talking quietly and forty people being talked at.

Secretariat workspace render with timber desks, mesh office chairs, linear suspended LED luminaires, glass partition to corridor, and warm wood flooring

The open-plan secretariat keeps the same warm timber surfaces, with linear suspended LEDs running across the glass partition grid at right angles. The workstations still see the corridor. The Ecophon ceiling continues overhead, as it does across the whole floor, so the acoustics do not change when you walk from one zone to another.

Kitchenette and coffee point render with white cabinetry, wood backsplash, high stools at bar counter, pendant lights, and black sink in the corporate break area

The kitchenette and coffee point are where the office actually gathers. White cabinetry, wood backsplash, pendants, a bar-height counter with high stools. It is looser than the workspaces on purpose. The atmosphere changes without the materials changing, which is what makes people stop there.

Executive office render with timber desk, leather chair, glass partition to corridor, suspended linear luminaire, and walnut accent wall with framed artwork

The executive office keeps its glass partition to the corridor, so it stays part of the floor visually while staying quiet. A walnut accent wall with framed artwork makes it more personal than anywhere else up here. It is the one room where the design lets an individual show through the corporate frame.

Ground floor staircase and lobby render with tiled steps, black metal railing, plant accents, wall sconce, and corporate signage in the arrival sequence

Arrival starts at ground level. A tiled staircase with a black metal railing and plants sets the materials before anyone reaches the office floor. Corporate signage and a wall sconce, understated and warm, say what is coming upstairs.

Product showroom shelf detail render with keeeper household products displayed on walnut shelving, integrated LED strip lighting, and brand identity wall

The product showroom puts the client's range into the reception zone itself. Walnut shelving with LED strips lit into it, so the keeeper products read as objects rather than stock. The brand stops being signage and becomes something built. This is the clearest version of the idea behind the whole project: an office should show what the company makes, not just house the people who make it.

Reception desk detail render showing timber counter surface, keeeper brand typography, warm downlighting, and transition from corridor to lounge space

The reception desk is warm timber and carries the keeeper typography. It marks where the public arrival zone ends and the working interior starts. Warm downlighting does the rest, taking you out of the corridor's run of glass partitions into the softer lounge beyond.

Bathroom render with large-format grey tiles, backlit organic-shaped mirror, dark floating vanity, black accessories, and contemporary corporate washroom finishes

The bathrooms carry the dark accents from the office partitions through into the support spaces. Large-format grey tile, a backlit organic-shaped mirror, matte black fittings. These are the rooms a less committed project stops caring about, and they are finished to the same standard as everything else.

Bathroom detail render showing textured dark wall tiles, matte black flush plate, wall-hung WC, and dark vanity counter with vessel basin

Textured dark wall tiles and concealed plumbing systems maintain the clean, minimal aesthetic. The matte black flush plate and wall-hung fixtures continue the hardware language established by the glass partition framing throughout the office.

The full technical package went out in September 2023: ten drawing sheets covering inventory, general layout, partitions, electrical, lighting, plumbing, flooring and ceilings. Five months from the site survey to the last sheet.

Technical floor plan drawing of Level 1 showing room layout with furniture, glass partitions, ceiling grid, and rise.design title block at architectural scale
Technical ceiling plan drawing showing Ecophon acoustic panel layout, downlight positions, linear luminaire runs, and suspended ceiling grid for the corporate office

The pre-renovation photographs show what came out: green carpet, dated ceiling tiles, basic cabinetry, fluorescent light, a generic commercial interior with no relationship to the company inside it. Very little survived. Ceilings stripped and rebuilt across both levels, partitions demolished and rebuilt, and an acoustic ceiling system in place of the old tiles.

Pre-renovation conference room photo with dated green carpet, old ceiling tiles, basic furniture, and keeeper product samples on shelves
Pre-renovation office corridor photo showing existing dated finishes, suspended ceiling panels, green carpet, and standard office doors before demolition
Pre-renovation kitchen and utility room photo showing basic cabinetry, old appliances, worn finishes, and fluorescent lighting before the corporate renovation
Pre-renovation executive office photo with existing furniture, dated wall finishes, green carpet flooring, and standard commercial window blinds
Pre-renovation storage and back-of-house area photo showing cluttered utility space, old shelving, worn floor, and basic ceiling before comprehensive demolition
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