Redwood

CDB Aviation

A first European office where the joinery defines the circulation.

The CDB Aviation reception: a coffered walnut ceiling over a pale desk carrying the company logo, with an arched opening behind and floor-to-ceiling glazing to the left.
Reception desk under the coffered ceiling

CDB Aviation set out its first European office with a clear vision for the fit-out, and Redwood’s task was to deliver that vision in joinery.

The 2,500 m² floor-plate holds a generous reception, an executive lounge, a meeting room suite, and collaboration and breakout areas, wrapped in extensive walnut fire-retardant cladding across both walls and ceilings.

The walnut arches tie into the ceiling panels and run the length of the internal glazed atrium, defining an atmospheric circulation route through the open-plan work area.

Project specification

Year
2018
Sector
Office fit-out
Location
1 GQ, Georges Quay, Dublin 2
Scale
2,500 m² floor-plate
Materials
  • Walnut
  • Fire-retardant cladding
Elements fabricated
Wall and ceiling cladding · Walnut arches

Photographs

15 photographs.

A wall of deep walnut arches, each recessed to form a niche, running along a tea point with pale counters between them.
Walnut arches recessed along the tea point
A run of walnut arches down a daylit corridor, each arch stepping back to the next.
Arches run the length of the glazed atrium
A tall walnut arch opens from a dark panelled corridor into a bright meeting room with a long table and full-height glazing.
An arch frames the meeting room suite
A curved fluted white wall wrapping a circulation space, with an arched walnut-lined doorway, a coved light above, exposed beams and a dark polished floor.
Curved fluted wall with an arched doorway
A row of arched booths with upholstered benches and curtains drawn back at each opening.
Arched booths in the breakout area
A long pale-topped counter with stools, set under an exposed services ceiling in a collaboration area.
The collaboration and breakout area
A barrel-vaulted walnut corridor with tall storage doors and an arched opening, a lit horizontal recess to the right, and lockers at the far end.
Vaulted corridor with lit recess and lockers
A barrel-vaulted walnut corridor with a run of full-height storage doors along one side, a smaller arched opening part way down, and a horizontal recess lit from within.
Barrel-vaulted corridor with a lit recess
A lounge seen through a curved walnut arch fitted with a vertical slatted screen, containing armchairs and a low table in front of floor-to-ceiling windows.
Lounge behind a curved slatted screen
A pod with a tall arched profile and a rectangular open recess in its face, standing beside a glazed meeting room.
An arched pod beside the meeting rooms
Reception at CDB Aviation: a coffered timber ceiling above a pale reception desk, with a walnut arch opening onto the office floor.
Reception, under the coffered ceiling
A tea point set into a walnut-lined arched alcove with wall cupboards and a worktop, facing a fluted white wall and glazed doors, under an exposed services ceiling.
Tea point set into an arched alcove
A meeting room with a pale-topped table, two chairs, a linear pendant light, and walnut-lined ceiling and walls.
Meeting room with a table
A meeting area behind a glossy dark partition, with a linear pendant over a table and chairs, and an arched opening beyond leading to a daylit meeting room.
Meeting table behind a glazed partition