Traditional Working Environments Are Changing. We Give Them the Space They Need.

Height-adjustable workstations mean that the workplace can be adapted to each user. At the same time, optimum use is made of the available workspace. A mixture of separate individual offices and team workstations combined with open multi-functional zones and intimate work island retreats guarantees variable use of space. A varied and distinct range of communication zones meets the needs of different kinds of meetings. There is no room for conventional "departmental thinking" here. Employees work in a decentralised way and form cross-functional teams of experts, according to the situation. This promotes efficiency by shortening communication channels.

The new office world features flowing spaces zoned by freely positioned island retreats and waist-height functional elements for printers and fax machines. The offices – separate but open to view – are perceived as part of the overall space. The carpet with its pixelated pattern defines the table zones and circulation areas while simultaneously underlining the dynamic feel of the overall space.
The assistants' working areas are located centrally at the heart of the space and can be allocated to the various teams. The semi-circular table shape underscores their special function in the room. The core zones, with integrated adjoining rooms, are clad floor to ceiling with an all-round wall unit combining storage space, lockers, a central kitchenette, and the air-conditioning and ventilation systems. The warm acacia wood surface provides a pleasant contrast to the more neutral colour palette of the partition walls and furniture.

The depth of the room and the resultant difficulty of illuminating it with natural light are counteracted by a sophisticated light and material concept. The decreasing intensity of daylight is balanced out by an inverse bright-to-dark progression in the carpet pattern. The core area, with its acacia wood cabinet fronts, is activated as a vertical sheet of light by means of an illuminated LED strip integrated into the ceiling. The mixture of concentrated light above doors and dispersed light in the zones of movement ensures a varied yet function-specific lighting atmosphere.

The continuous wall-to-wall carpeting and suspended perforated ceiling grid integrate sound-absorbing surfaces into the building. In the more frequented circulation areas around the core, all the cabinet fronts and wall cladding are made of perforated acoustic boards.
In addition, fabric-covered panels between the individual workstations absorb noise emissions right at the source. Deep-pile carpeting ensures pleasant acoustics in meeting rooms. In the marketplace – the most intensively used communication zone – a highly absorbent ceiling of wooden slats complements and further improves the atmosphere and acoustics.