4SPACE Unveils Office X — A Private Cinematic Workspace in Dubai
Award-winning design studio 4SPACE has completed its latest workplace masterpiece: Office X — a 985-square-meter headquarters designed for a private client. 4SPACE redefined identity through experience, crafting a workplace that speaks volumes without saying a word. With no branding to guide the design, the team used spatial storytelling, emotion, and immersive materiality to create a cinematic world of its own — one where every room is a character, every corridor a narrative arc.
A Multisensory Journey Through Space
Office X is not a traditional workplace. It is a journey — a storyboard of atmospheres connected through bold geometry, expressive materials, and dramatic lighting.
Visitors enter through a reception where concrete textures, layered wood, and an illuminated ceiling grid introduce the tone: grounded, futuristic, and unapologetically bold. Work zones are carved into soft organic forms, featuring curved pathways, biophilic screens, and acoustically tuned ceilings that support both focus and flow.
Elsewhere, vivid orange and red pods punctuate the layout — futuristic capsules for solo work and private calls. Each one is designed to be both a visual icon and a sensory escape. Meeting rooms are enclosed in custom glass frames with gradient graphics, offering privacy without sacrificing openness.
Social Hubs With Energy
At the heart of the office lies a multi-functional café and amphitheater, where collaborative energy and casual interaction come alive. With tiered green carpeted seating, a dramatic ceiling drop, and a backdrop of hanging plants, this zone is a mix of hospitality and performance.
A terrazzo counter connects to a café lounge — complete with velvet banquettes, pendant lighting, and panoramic views — offering a relaxed, community-centric zone to recharge and socialize.
A Batcave-War Room for the Visionary
On the upper level, 4SPACE designed the centerpiece of Office X — an executive suite that merges the theatrical energy of a Batcave with the intensity of a War Room.
Here, the atmosphere shifts dramatically: chiseled rock walls, a custom sculpted bat-ceiling, and strategic spotlighting create an environment that feels part superhero lair, part tactical HQ. A full-sized Batman figure stands watch beside Spartan statues and shield wall décor, weaving together themes of guardianship, power, and resilience.
This is not just a workspace — it is a world-building exercise for the client himself, reflecting both personal mythology and executive function.
A Brandless Brand Experience
In Office X, the absence of branding became the design. Every decision — from material choice to lighting intensity — was made to evoke emotion, signal transition, and shape behavior. It’s a space that lets its users project their own identity into it, rather than the other way around.
By embracing anonymity, 4SPACE has created a deeply personal and highly original project that challenges the conventions of workplace design. Office X proves that when design is guided by intention rather than instruction, the result can be not just memorable — but iconic.