Carbon Holding Reimagines Office Life with Curves, Light and Color
Carbon Holding introduces a flowing, contemporary office in Istanbul, Türkiye, crafted by OSO Architecture for Carbon Holding and Nomad. Curved rooms, soft light, and generous glazing set an animated tone from reception through to the terrace, while warm timber and vivid accents ground the interiors. Completed in 2025, the project brings a distinct visual identity to a workplace that balances transparency, privacy, and a sense of calm energy for daily collaboration.
Soft light tracks along the gently bending corridor, catching the edge of timber-clad walls and dark floor borders. Curved glass rooms slide past one another so that reception, workstations, and meeting areas read as one continuous interior.
This office for Carbon Holding and Nomad in Istanbul, Türkiye, is conceived by OSO Architecture as a contemporary workplace built around fluid movement and visual continuity. The team’s central aim is to create a distinctive yet enduring environment, using curved frames, warm materials, and layered transparency to carry people from arrival to terrace. Every move grows from that interior palette, from the reception desk to the outdoor deck.
Curved Volumes Organize Work
From the moment visitors step inside, rounded timber-enclosed volumes guide circulation and gently define zones. A pale floor ribbon runs between darker bands, emphasizing the sinuous path and keeping orientation clear even as the walls bend. Glass-fronted rooms with thick, dark frames carve out meeting areas and offices without breaking that flow, their arched openings repeated like a motif. The result is an interior where movement feels natural and the plan reads through material rather than hard partitions.
Transparency And Privacy
Extensive glazing brings workrooms into visual conversation while keeping acoustic comfort intact. In some corridors, sandblasted glass softens silhouettes, creating a delicate gradient between open collaboration zones and more focused rooms. A perforated black metal screen, punched with oversized circles, separates desk clusters from circulation; it filters views instead of blocking them, adding depth as people glimpse movement through shifting round openings. Meeting rooms use solid doors and thick frames where concentration matters, yet the curved geometry continues unbroken along the corridor.
Warm Tones For Focus
Throughout the office, pale timber cladding and soft neutral floors create a calm base for work. Ceiling coves wash indirect light down the walls, avoiding glare on screens and giving each room a gentle glow. Orange accents at workstation dividers and storage units energize the shared zones, while executive rooms shift toward deeper woods and muted upholstery that support longer conversations. Furniture stays lean and contemporary, with slim tabletops, ergonomic task chairs, and low, generous sofas gathered around simple tables.
Indoor Rooms To Outdoor Deck
At the edge of the plan, a lounge opens directly to a long terrace overlooking the city and water. Sliding glass doors extend the interior’s material story: the timber ceiling carries outside, and wood decking runs parallel to the glazed façade. A stone-clad planter anchors a communal table where informal meetings and breaks can stretch into the open air, framed by planted greenery. The terrace becomes a natural counterpart to the controlled interiors, giving staff a different register of light, sound, and view.
Back inside, the curved frames, pale surfaces, and carefully tuned lighting tie reception, workstations, and private rooms into a coherent whole. Day and night, this palette allows the office to shift from focused work to relaxed gathering without losing its calm order. Carbon Holding stands as a workplace where fluid forms and warm finishes shape the daily routine rather than merely decorating it.
Photography courtesy of OSO Architecture
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