January 9, 2025

L’aura Ortin Office by Laura Ortín Arquitectura

Laura Ortín Arquitectura has decorated its own office, L’aura Ortin Office, in Murcia, Spain, with circular shapes and soft textures. Designed in 2025, the office is a geometric and sculptural room outlined by muted colors and tactile surfaces, featuring locally sourced materials including travertine and marble. Inside, a small green-hued reception area formed by resin walls provides visitors with seclusion and privacy before entering the open office, including a deep-green conference room and pink bathroom.

Bright, minimalist dining space with wooden table and chairs, open shelving, and textured ceiling.

Geometric Design

Laura Ortín Arquitectura has decorated its own office, L’aura Ortin Office, in Murcia, featuring geometric and sculptural shapes.

The office is characterized by two cylindrical volumes: a deep-green conference room and a pink bathroom.

Ortín likened the office to a home for LAAO (Laura Ortin Arquitectura Office).

Modern dining area with wooden furniture, minimalist shelving, and curved lighting fixture.

“Traditionally, domestic design and workspaces were separate and totally different, the office was an aseptic place of white dull tables without character,” Ortín told.

“Our office is translated into an apartment again, it is a comfortable and pleasant space to inhabit, as if you were in your living room at home,” she continued.

“We spend a lot of time in this place and it is important to be in an environment that makes us feel comfortable to perform better.”

A modern office space with large windows, wood-paneled walls, and a minimalist desk setup.

Glimpsed through the exterior glass facade, the two geometric volumes are made of fiber cement sheets and rest unchanged from the previous interiors, incorporated into the design to achieve the studio’s desired layout.

“We geometrically organize the space around three round volumes,” said Ortín.

“These geometric pieces are remaining from the previous design that are left untreated clean and bare.”

Sleek, minimalist office space with modern furnishings and natural light filtering in.

In addition, Ortín introduced tree-lined resting areas within the open office area, designed to allow for seclusion and relaxation within the space.

“An eternal garden is also an important part of the space,” said Ortín.

“A trellis parterre with light curved curtains allows a place of relaxation and privacy for when you need it.”

Minimalist, loft-style interior with arched doorways, light fixtures, and potted plants.

Locally sourced materials

Materials in the office were sourced locally, including travertine marble and resin, and applied throughout to create what the studio called a “balance of materiality”.

A small, closed-off reception area provides visitors with privacy from the open office, characterized by green and pink resin slabs that double as benches.

“In the centre and as a prelude to the independent volumes is a closed welcoming space, a mini space where you can sit through your reflections and calmly wait for your turn,” added Ortín.

Modern, minimalist office space with a large desk, chairs, and abstract wall decor.

Following the resin-walled reception area, Ortín added a pink bathroom, completed with plastic tubes covering the walls and ceiling to form undulating shapes, which are backlit to create a warm effect.

“The pink mosaic tiles combined with red in the bathroom are especially curious because that cute and seductive color and geometric reverberation is repeated in everything else,” said Ortín.

“The wood combined with golden details is the perfect union between wow effect and comfort.”

A modern bathroom with pink tile walls and a circular entryway framed by a wooden door.

Murcia-based office Laura Ortín Arquitectura was founded in 2005. Other projects by the studio include a yellow-hued bakery that draws on the aroma of its pastries.