Arquitetos do projeto: Elena Mertsalova, Dmitry Ovcharov, Irina Zaitseva/ Nefa Architects
Project team: Svetlana Dudina, Dilyara Mukhamedova, Natalia Postnikova, Rita Nikitina, Sergei Antonenko, Lev Mazin
Project manager: Elena Menshikova
Furniture partners: Flai, Snug
Furniture solutions: Sancal, True Design, Pedrali, PROSTORIA
Lighting partners: RIZ project
Lighting solutions: Artemide, ZeroLight, Muuto, Riz Project
Flooring: Tarkett
Custom-made items: Riz Project, Flai, Snug
Photos: Ilya Ivanov
Client: Yandex
Surface area: 4500 m2
Year: 2022
Conclusion: 2023
Location: Bulevar vojvode Bojovića, Dorćol, Belgrade, Serbia
The five-storey building inside a residential block was originally designed as a hotel and then ceded to the tech company with the prerequisite of blending the office into its surroundings as smoothly as possible. The new office accommodates team members with different working patterns. The agile and versatile space has to lend itself to a variety of uses, joining together people that work from home and those with a full time office job.


The client developed an elaborate brief representative of the company values and providing for the specific ergonomic and sound isolation requirements. The brief laid the groundwork for the design of every single workspace that took into consideration the individual parameters and sizes of every room. The programme includes an extra large co-working space to accommodate the increasing number of team members.


Interior Concept: For the convenience of team members with differing work patterns, the building was split into halves, with two floors hosting the co-working area and the other two allocated to those who like office work and have the fixed working places. The main workplace areas are open spaces with an understated and minimalistic design aimed at shutting out every possible distraction while prioritising the day-to-day well-being and psychological comfort of the employees.


Um corredor de teletransporte percorre todos os andares, levando a espaços comuns com uma vibração muito diferente: as áreas de trabalho básicas e funcionais são justapostas com salas de reuniões de ficção científica, áreas de estar e pontos de café, cada um apresentando diferentes combinações de cores brilhantes, texturas, materiais e soluções de design descontraídas.

Estas áreas diferentes com as suas diversas referências estão ligadas pela ideia abrangente de criar mundos de fantasia que consistem em espaços abertos, amigáveis e vibrantes com programas diversos. Alguns dos destaques incluem uma sala de estar completa com nuvens de pixels, uma nave espacial com acessórios brilhantes e assentos circulares, bem como uma selva maluca com sacos listrados de todos os formatos e pilares espelhados.


Along with workplaces, coffee points, leisure areas, and meeting rooms, the office has a variety of quiet, secluded spaces for individual work, online meetings, and conferences. The work patterns of software developers fit into a series of recurring scenarios: hours spent in front of a monitor, individual or group video conferences, and offline personal meetings. The complex, multifunctional space enables the creation of “third spaces” inside the office: people can switch between tasks, relax, and change places several times a day and avoid repetitions.



O escritório não é apenas amigo das pessoas: a ideia abrangente de abertura e cordialidade abrange não apenas os funcionários ou visitantes, mas também os seus animais de estimação. O piso é resistente a manchas e uma das varandas é transformada em área para passear cães.

























