The Modern workplace provides a series of in-depth articles on how the modern workplace is designed and what are the various components in the workplace.
We explore different types of workplace, metrics, and working styles.
Sometimes two or three people just need to talk without booking a room or hunting for a free corner. That is the gap duo pods fill. A duo pod is a semi private space for two to four people to have a quick, confidential chat or a short work session. It is bigger and more …
Sometimes you just need a minute of quiet. A private call, a stretch of focus, or a short breather away from the noise. You do not always want to book a room and shut a door to get it. A solo pod covers that gap. It is a small, part enclosed space for one person, …
Solo Pods: Quiet Spots for Calls and Concentration Read More »
Sit people down and the meeting drags. Stand them up and it moves. That is the whole idea behind a stand up table. It is a bar height table for four to eight people to gather around, talk, and break up within fifteen or twenty minutes. It suits daily standups, quick status checks, and fast …
Stand-Up Collaboration Tables: Active, Energetic, Brief Read More »
Open collaboration tables are the workhorse of the modern office. They are informal, flexible spots where a team of four to six can sit down together, brainstorm, and get work done. Unlike assigned desks, they are first come first served. Unlike meeting rooms, you do not book them. Arranged in clusters or zones, they make …
Open Collaboration Tables: The Largest Share of the Modern Office Read More »
High back sofas and semi enclosed booths sit between fully open collaboration and a fully closed room. They give you soft seating for three or four people, in an L shape or a booth, with high upholstered panels and acoustic dividers. You get some visual and acoustic cover without shutting yourself in the way a …
High-Back Sofas and Semi-Enclosed Booths: Acoustic Refuges in Open Plans Read More »
Design guide for work-meet rooms that serve both as managerial offices and 4-5 pax meeting spaces. Booking policies, AV integration, and modularity.
Hybrid work changed how people use the office. Someone comes in for a couple of hours, takes a call, checks email, then leaves. They do not need a full desk for that. A work bar is a high counter, usually around 1,000mm to 1,200mm tall, built for short informal sessions. You perch, get the thing …
Work Bars: Casual Touchdown Zones for Hybrid Workers Read More »
Most offices today run on an open plan. It looks good and gets people talking, but it comes with one problem. There is nowhere quiet to go. When someone has to take a client call, join a video meeting, or sit and think without interruption, the open floor works against them. This is where a …
Solo Booths: Designing for Deep Work and Virtual Calls Read More »
The office is no longer just a place where people sit at assigned desks. In a hybrid environment, it is a system of settings that supports focus, collaboration, calls, recovery, and social connection, while giving employees a reason to travel in. Activity-based working, or ABW, is a workplace design approach that provides a range of …
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