Esentai City Openspace
Location / Year
Almaty — 2018
Interior Design
Anna Rakova
Architectural Depth of Color and Texture Balance
[ client ]
Office at Esentai City
[ task ]
Professional interior photography of a modern open-space office in Esentai City, designed for the design studio's portfolio and commercial publications.
01 / Challenge
The interior is anchored by bold color choices — deep, matte, dark turquoise walls that heavily absorb light. The primary challenge was preventing the space from collapsing into a dark, monotonous mass. The situation was further complicated by large corner glazing: strong side light from the windows created blind zones and harsh, high-contrast reflections on the polished surfaces of the circular tables and veneered panels.
02 / MOSS Bureau Solution
We utilized a soft shadow-fill technique with reflected light alongside polarizing filters to eliminate distracting glare. Special attention was paid to the camera's height placement to delicately outline the geometry of the radius furniture, the expressive texture of the wooden ceiling slats, and the rhythmic pattern of the integrated shelving.
Revealing Color Nuances and Spatial Geometry
Drag the slider to evaluate the transition from the raw RAW frame to the finished result. During post-production, we executed fine-tuned color correction to restore the noble, complex shade of the matte turquoise walls without letting them slip into muddy tones. Through digital blending, we balanced the light exposure near the windows, cleaned up technical cable management and floor outlets, and restored the absolute vertical geometry of the oak pillars and window mullions.
[ Frame Specifics ] — Controlling Glare on Radial Surfaces
The large circular natural wood tables instantly picked up hot-spot reflections from the sky through the corner windows. To reveal the beautiful grain pattern of the wood and its rich matte finish, we shot multiple exposures at varying polarizing filter angles, blending the clean veneer sections during the retouching stage.
[ Frame Specifics ] — Exposing Deep Matte Pigments
The dark turquoise matte pigment of the walls required a pin-point white balance configuration. The slightest automation error would push the frame into either a cold blue or a muddy green tint. We calibrated the color temperature manually using a grey card to precisely capture the intimate, premium ambiance envisioned by the designers.
Interior photography of a modern open-space office featuring a deep, sophisticated color palette. Dark turquoise walls combine elegantly with integrated wooden shelving, structural oak partitions, and rich blue upholstery in the lounge zones.
Corner glazing floods the space with diffused natural daylight, softly illuminating the circular meeting table zones, minimalist linear ceiling light fixtures, and vibrant indoor plants.
Revealing the True Character and Volume of Your Space
Complex, deep colors and non-standard layouts demand expert handling of light and optics. The MOSS Bureau team masterfully translates the finest color nuances and interior tectonics onto the frame, creating a visual legacy worthy of front-page design media features.