Spanish fashion group Inditex continues to expand its facilities in Arteixo, near A Coruña in Northern Spain. Next month will see the start of the construction works of a new building that will house Zara‘s sales and design teams.
“Reinforcing collaboration”
The office building will have a total surface area of 170,000 sqm and will require an investment of 238 million euros. The facility should be completed in two years.
According to Inditex, the building will stand out thanks to its simple design, large open spaces, energy efficiency and sustainability. The concept aims to strengthen the “horizontal work dynamics between designers, pattern-makers and sales professionals, underpinned by creativity and articulated around open collaboration and communication”.
Flexibility
The five-storey building is designed to blend visually with the adjacent offices, which house the zara.com operations. The building will be predominantly white with large horizontal windows and high ceilings, allowing plenty of natural light to flow in. The protruding eaves are to provide the necessary protection from the sun.
The architecture firm Batlleiroig designed the plans. The company was also responsible for the recent extension of the group’s facilities in Arteixo and several of the brands’ headquarters. They are characterised by the orderly and structured arrangement of flexible workspaces that lend themselves to simple and multiple reconfigurations.
