SOLUTIONS FOR ACTIVITY BASED OFFICE:

INTERFERENCE• sound ergonomics is at the core; silent furniture,

acoustic shelter, sharing spaces

• interferences in an open plan office are considered to be the biggest ergonomic problem

• average employee spends 28% of their time dealing with unnecessary interruptions followed by "recovery time" to get back on track. (2009, Basex)

• activity based office should provide spaces also for uninterrupted work

PERSONALISATION• it is important to feel that furniture solutions fit

each person even after giving up own workstations

• broad collection of colours and materials

• adjustable working environment (desk, chair, lighting, screens, storage)

FLEXIBILITY• one must continuously listen to the user needs

• spaces and solutions must be updated according to user feedback

• furniture needs to be easily moved and it should provide ideas for versatility

• possibility to choose the most suitable place to work for the task at hand

• when you give up your own work desk you get back ten options in return

EFFICIENCY• efficient use of all available space

• use is monitored and facilities are modified based on user feedback

• people are encouraged to do mobile work and the amount of office space reuiqred is reduced

• workstation utilisation is monitored

SOLUTIONS FOR ACTIVITY BASED OFFICE:

ALKU TABLEDesign Iiro Viljanen

FACE SCREENDesign Pekka Toivola & Iiro Viljanen

ALKU BENCHDesign Iiro Viljanen

CANTI TABLEDesign Pekka Toivola

KOOP CHAIRDesign Karim Rashid

HUSH PHONE BOOTHDesign Pekka Toivola

PODSEAT AND PODSOFADesign o4i Designstudio