McCann Prague Offices: Industrial Warmth and Park-Light Worklife Team
McCann Prague Offices sits inside an exceptional building along Riegrovy Sady in Prague, Czech Rep., reimagined by Atelier Kunc architects. The commission reshapes an advertising workplace into a connected, two-floor office with generous daylight and clear circulation. It uses an industrial register—exposed white concrete, visible wiring, and black-framed glazing—to bring the firm together while keeping rooms adaptable for different tasks and tempos.
Daylight pours across a wood-pattern vinyl floor and runs to the windows. Beyond them, Riegrovy Sady’s trees lend a constant, green horizon to daily work.
Inside, the office embraces an industrial register that suits the building’s functionalist bones. Atelier Kunc architects shapes the workplace around materials and furnishings that dial openness up or down with simple moves. Light, texture, and color do the heavy lifting.
Set the Ground
Underfoot, a continuous vinyl floor with a wood pattern ties both main levels into one visual field. The surface reads warm, not precious, and supports constant movement. Overhead, an exposed white concrete ceiling and visible wiring keep the volume honest while brightening the interior with even bounce light that reaches deep into work zones.
Frame the Rooms
Black-framed glass partitions slide between communal energy and acoustic control without breaking the line of sight to the park. They deliver privacy where it matters and sustain clarity elsewhere. Printed acoustic panels temper echo and carry imagery from McCann Prague’s campaigns, adding a subtle graphic rhythm that softens the industrial shell.
Gather at the Square
Each main floor opens to an entrance zone that acts as a shared square for chance encounters and planned chats. People come through, meet, and stay for a bit. Varied seating—informal perches, comfortable chairs, and larger tables—supports quick huddles or longer sessions, so conversation can land where it wants to without friction.
Tune the Meeting
A large meeting room anchors one side with a central wooden table that sets a calm pace. Above it, restored original LED lighting adds a crisp technical note and keeps faces evenly lit for presentations. A custom white glossy volume holds the LCD, its dynamic shape catching light and throwing a measured contrast against the straight runs of glass and ceiling.
Furnish the Mood
Furniture, accessories, and fixtures carry a slight retro touch, aimed at casual comfort rather than a showroom sheen. People return to pieces that feel familiar and easy. The palette reads coherent: warm floor tone, white overhead plane, black framing, and images that nod to in-house work (a soft brand echo that doesn’t overpower the room).
Build Through Constraints
Renovation began with scant documentation from earlier reconstructions, so the team cleared legacy structures before routing HVAC, waste, main runs, and shafts. That reset invites clarity and makes later maintenance straightforward. The result lands within planned construction and interior budgets and keeps the bones legible for future tweaks as teams adjust how they work.
Late sun rakes across the floor and lifts the grain. The office stays open, bright, and calm—materials doing quiet work so people can do theirs.
Photography courtesy of Atelier Kunc architects
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