A new office near Paris has transformed how Saguez & Partners works. The architecture firm moved to a mixed-use eco-development in Saint-Ouen in a 1922 landmark building where locomotives used to be built. (Their space occupies 46,000 square feet at one end.) While respecting the character of the original factory, Olivier Saguez added an abundance of green as a counterpoint to the industrial steel skeleton.

In sufficient quantity, even simple square tiles can have a dramatic effect in the women’s locker room.