A tech company office that doesn’t want to look like a tech office, yet knows exactly how 21st-century work operates.
Fresha’s Warsaw office doesn’t recycle the clichés of startup aesthetics. Instead, it responds to how we work today through conscious spatial planning, bold colors, and carefully calibrated playfulness. In SAAN Architekci’s design, concentration, community, and mental well-being are not separate functions but mutually reinforcing layers—within an interior where everything, from the lime-green corridors to the calm focus rooms, is about changing pace.
An office that sets the tempo
Fresha’s Warsaw headquarters is located in the Central Tower building in the Ochota district, and from the very first moment it makes one thing clear: this interior does not aspire to be an “invisible background.” One of the strongest gestures of the space is the vibrant lime shade that appears in the circulation areas, which not only refreshes visually but also sets the tempo of movement. This energy, however, does not flood the entire office—it is consciously dosed. The bolder color palette of the communal and creative zones encourages activity, while the areas designed for focused work are defined by more restrained tones. This contrast is not merely an aesthetic decision but a functional response to a hybrid work culture in which we shift several times a day between collaboration and deep concentration.
The heart of the office is clearly the kitchen and the adjoining lounge area, which appears not as a secondary service function but as a genuine meeting point. Working with shades of blue and natural wood, the space is both calm and inviting, while the soft, organically shaped furniture explicitly supports slowing down and informal presence. In designing the relaxation zones, SAAN Architekci visibly avoided spectacular but uncomfortable design solutions. Here, comfort and usability are at least as important as the overall visual impression—in an office where mental well-being is not an HR slogan but a series of spatial decisions.
The floor plan structure is open, but not uncontrolled. The glass-partitioned open office allows natural light to flow freely while maintaining visual connections between different zones. Soundproof phone booths, acoustic ceilings, and felt flooring ensure that transparency does not come with constant noise. Plants—including hanging green elements—appear not as decoration but as active shapers of the atmosphere. They subtly soften the structured office system and contribute to the sense of balance that lies at the core of Fresha’s way of working.
Recognition, but that’s not the point
It is no coincidence that the interior has attracted international attention: the project was selected among the winners of the Architecture MasterPrize 2025 in the Workplaces Interior category, which in itself is a strong professional validation. Still, Fresha’s office works well not because of awards, but because it responds sensitively to everyday use—to how we work, meet, withdraw, or recharge. In SAAN Architekci’s design, form does not overpower function, and visuality does not become an end in itself. Instead, an office space has emerged that is fresh, energetic, and conscious—exactly what a globally minded yet human-scale tech company needs today.
Fotók: Tom Kurek