WYgroup’s Casa da Praia is a finalist in the Society of British Interior Design Awards

By Marketeer on 11:47, 1 Aug, 2022

WYgroup has found its new home, Casa da Praia, right on the beach in Santo Amaro de Oeiras. With more than two thousand square meters, it presents itself as an experience hub that brings together all the group’s employees in the same space and is now a finalist in an international design competition.

Casa da Praia is part of the list of finalists in the “Office Design” category of the Society of British Interior Design Awards, which includes proposals from 85 countries. In the first phase of voting, anyone can choose their favorite project by visiting the competition website.

“The Beach House is representative of WYgroup’s culture and identity. It was inspired by the ecosystem itself – the sea, creativity – and oriented towards sustainability, through a culture of environmental awareness and the promotion of a sustainable lifestyle, in order to reduce the impact on the environment and increase the impact on well-being. We valued fluid and agile environments that accommodate the various tasks and working styles and this is a crucial point,” comments Carlos Castelo Branco, 3D director at WYcreative, the agency responsible for the project in partnership with professionals from MOA Arquitectos and interior designer Rita Andringa.

Rita Baltazar, co-founder and partner of WYgroup, emphasizes how the group believes that the future of work lies in the combination of office and home office. And “in order to create a positive working environment, offices must be increasingly humanized and prepared for learning, growth and culture sharing”.

According to Rita Baltazar, Casa da Praia is based on these assumptions. “The focus was on promoting the experience of employees on site, privileging well-being, sustainability, collaboration, interaction and proximity between people because happy and healthy teams are productive and the best assets of any organization that wants to be successful in the future. And at WYgroup we believe that the best way to evolve is to build the future every day,” he adds.