ronan and erwan bouroullec: workbays for vitra

 ronan and erwan bouroullec: workbays for vitra image courtesy of vitra

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 concept redefines the idea of the traditional working environment image courtesy of vitra

‘workbays’ is characterized by a sound damping feature to help absorb any disturbing noise image courtesy of vitra

a detail of the ‘workbay’ design image courtesy of vitra

the multifunctional design builds upon the transforming workplace image courtesy of vitra

an illustration demonstrating the concept image courtesy of vitra

each space can accommodate various workplace activities image courtesy of vitra

the concept offers employees the freedom to select the work environment that suits their individual tasks image courtesy of vitra

‘workbays’ is made up of wall elements in two different heights image courtesy of vitra

the system can be extended and adjusted as necessary to the activity at hand image courtesy of vitra

individual moduleimage courtesy ronan and erwan bouroullec