SPACE SOLUTIONS:
Breakrooms and Cafés
There has been a lot of focus on wellness and mental health in the post pandemic workplace, and the way that we take respite from work while at work is a topical conversation. A space that supports both disengagement while also cultivating office culture, is what many designers and decision makers are looking to create. Breakrooms and cafes are not just central to the new workplace, but essential.
Global - Duet™
Duet is a high-density stacking chair with durable solid steel frame and polypropylene seat and back available in a variety of colors. A patented ganging feature allows them to be effortlessly lovked together in neat tidy rows.
Global - Swap™ Tables
Swap tables have the right proportions, flawless laminate surfaces, and a solid foundation with integrated leveling. Available in round or square, seven heights, and a variety of sizes.
Global - Venture
Whether you’re getting together for a quick chat, to catch up on a project or in need of some heads down time, Venture™ banquettes are up to the task. The series features double-sided and single-sided models in four seat widths for easy specification.
Capital One Banking Café
In this design by Interior Architect (IA), Capital One in Chicago receives a new café, called the Banking Café. This 10,000 sq ft space is a unique offering in its community including a variety of workspaces as well as meeting rooms, rooms for collaboration, huddle spaces and private meeting rooms. Although this is uniquely self contained, the idea of a café and what it can provide is universal.
View ArticleSource: IA Interior Architects
Inspiration Space:
Indiana Furniture - Fifteen Lounge
Fifteen Lounge, created by Edge Design, is a mix of freestanding and modular components designed to create shared and private moments for a broad range of applications.
Indiana Furniture - Bailey
From lounge areas, to private office, to conference settings, the Bailey Collection can make a statement. Single seat chairs are available with a pedestal base, swivel base with casters, and four leg base.
Indiana Furniture - Canvas
Always stylish, comfortable and effortlessly adaptable, Canvas enlivens environments with refined aesthetics born from an appealing mix of materials, finishes and components.
Indiana Furniture - SpiritThe entire Spirit Collection – Spirit, Spirit Lite, Spirit Lounge, and Spirit Tables – provides a refined and inviting design, and capitalizes on versatility and comfort.
Featured Brand: Indiana Furniture
uniquely stimulating and dynamic cafeteria
Knowing your audience is the first step in good design. In this design shared by Gensler, a confidential technology firm identified that they wanted to increase employee engagement, and knew that the best way to do that was to create opportunities for their employees to dine together. Creating a dynamic café was an integral part of employee satisfaction and interpersonal dynamics.
View ArticleSource: Gensler
Inspiration Space:
KFI Studios - Proof
Available in a variety of heights, finishes, laminates and solid wood, Proof tables are the perfect complement in any space.
KFI Studios - Imme
The Imme seating collection is the definition of versatility. With multiple base options and seven poly shell colors that look great with countless upholstery options you are sure to create a cohesive space popping with personality and function.
Featured Brand: KFI Studios
10 Spaces That Are No Longer Optional to Create a Great Workplace Experience
Amenities at work are no longer a luxury, but an inseparable element of employee experience in the post pandemic workplace. In this piece, Janet McLaurin, principal at Gensler, lists the 10 critical spaces to create a great workplace experience and describes the “ecosystem of spaces”, where a business does not have to provide all of the amenities, but be located centrally in a community that can fill in the gaps where the office space leaves off. Cafés and outdoor spaces where breaks can be taken can extend beyond the building, in a way that builds a community network.
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emuamericas - Star
An outdoor/indoor stacking side chair with e-coated powder coat finish. Stackable to 8 high.
emuamericas - Star Tables
An outdoor/indoor table with e-coated powder coat finish, solid steel top, and tubular steel legs.
emuamericas - Shade Umbrella
Outdoor umbrella with anodized aluminum pole, ribs, struts, hub and finial. Simple to open via manual lift; self locking. Awning commercial grade fabric canopy.
Magnuson Group - RIGA
RIGA is a family of waste receptacles offering various size capacities and that includes a combination ash/trash unit as well as a matching umbrella stand. Featuring stainless steel bodies with a painted silver removable top and integrated bag ring.
Featured Brands: emuamericas and Magnuson Group
eBay Amenities Building
When eBay wanted to focus on growing their culture and their brand, they hired Gensler to create a new design for their cafeteria. Calling it “the Kitchen”, the new cafeteria was styled after food truck interfaces, and in this way incorporated play into their communal space. By expanding the space in a new design, there was room to accommodate training activities, meetings and dining experiences that grow conversation and connections.
View ArticleSource: Gensler
Inspiration Space:
Global - Lite™
Global's Lite seating series blends refined metal work with a beautiful ribbed mesh covering in an array of contemporary neutrals and chromatic hues.
Global - Swap™ Tables
Swap tables have the right proportions, flawless laminate surfaces, and a solid foundation with integrated leveling. Available in round or square, seven heights, and a variety of sizes.
Global - Citi Square™
Global's most popular lounge series has gone uptown with a new metal frame design. Citi Square is also available as a sectional to create a relaxed and personal atmosphere in large open spaces.
Global - Popcorn™
Popcorn, designed by Zooey Chu, is ideal for conference areas, cafeterias, classrooms and healthcare spaces or wherever multi-purpose stack applications are required.
Featured Brand: Global
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