ronan and erwan bouroullec: workbays for vitra at orgatec
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'workbay' for vitra by ronan and erwan bouroullec as part of orgatec cologne 2012
image courtesy ronan and erwan bouroullec
furniture manufacturer vitra displays its new products and concepts in open landscapes, walk-in shops and display windows at the
orgatec office furniture fair in cologne, germany with the bouroullec brothers having conceived 'workbays' for the company.
the concept redefines the idea of the traditional working environment in an effort to break the conventional static planning
structure of most the offices. the multifunctional design builds upon the transforming workplace - one that is open, fertile and
fostering exchange of communication through systems that provide employees the freedom to select the work environment that
suits their individual tasks. 'workbays' is made up of wall elements in two different heights so that it can be extended and
adjusted as required - growing organically.
'workbays' is characterized by a sound damping feature to help absorb any disturbing noise in the areas surrounding the individual rooms.
each space can accommodate various workplace activities from telephone booths, video conference rooms, reading corners to
coffee corners and meeting rooms - all without having to ostracize colleagues.
the multifunctional design builds upon the transforming workplace
image courtesy vitra
the concept redefines the idea of the traditional working environment
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the design was presented at orgatec in cologne
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'workbays' is characterized by a sound damping feature to help absorb any disturbing noise
image courtesy vitra
a detail of the 'workbay' design
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an illustration demonstrating the concept
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each space can accommodate various workplace activities
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the concept offers employees the freedom to select the work environment that suits their individual tasks
image courtesy vitra
'workbays' is made up of wall elements in two different heights
image courtesy vitra
the system can be extended and adjusted as necessary to the activity at hand
image courtesy vitra
I’ve seen it and the acoustics is terrible – the design is great but you can hear your heartbeat while your working.
a gentle cube
Very attractive.
I would think that if you could hear your heartbeat while you were working that the acoustics were eliminating all exterior sounds. You must have meant to express your disappointment in the acoustics in some other way.
although aesthetically beautiful, I must say I’m rather disappointed with the concept itself. This configuration encourages only individual work, while the trend is to collaborate, integrate and communicate workers with each other…
perhaps suited to call centers and libraries…
This year at the Orgatec there were a lot of concepts similar to this one, that deal with the separation of workspaces rather than encouraging team work – as if the global recession makes everyone want to retreat to his/her own cocoon…
are we back in the sixties?
beautiful but rather sad office, if you ask me.
Sorry, but these looks like bunkers, colorful though!