AFD LUDIC ROOM

The Ludic Room introduces a space for informal interaction, pause, and social activity within the AFD Andean Regional Office. The project repurposes an underused internal area with no access to daylight, transforming it into a setting for reading, conversation, and casual meetings. A coffee bar, soft seating, and a curated mix of natural elements are organized as a single social landscape, separated from the rest of the office by a custom bookshelf that incorporates plants and books as functional filters.

Color played a central role in establishing a distinct atmosphere. A calibrated palette moves deliberately away from formal corporate environments, creating a relaxed and playful counterpart to the work areas. When the adjacent back-office was redesigned, the solid wall between both spaces was replaced with a glass partition. This achieved three objectives: extending visual continuity between the two rooms, allowing indirect daylight to reach the Ludic Room, and reinforcing a coherent architectural relationship while maintaining acoustic independence.

The result is a calm, flexible space that supports passive recreation, informal interaction, and moments of reset within the rhythm of the workday—complementing the collaborative ethos established in the renewed back-office.