The furniture pieces have been designed to provide a flexible workplace. For example, the desks are made up of double-layered surfaces so that each desktop can be used differently: for storage, eating, or working. Acoustic materials have been incorporated into the designs, as have power sockets.
Axonometry. Furniture Principles for UniFor by OMA.
Description of project by OMA
What is the appeal of the contemporary workspace at a time when remote working is increasingly commonplace? Is there room for an alternative to the dry cubicle workspace and the ‘fun’ office of Silicon Valley? Designed by OMA for UniFor, the PRINCIPLES furniture collection offers a modular system that gives users the freedom to define their own workspace.
Originally designed for the Axel Springer Campus in Berlin, the collection has been expanded to over 100 elements from rectangular conference tables and sectioned desks to circular shelving and cylindrical meeting pods, which can be configured in endless ways, suitable for working together or independently. Straight and curved partition panels join to form individual nooks for private calls and focused work, or semi-secluded areas to meet and discuss with others, while ring-shaped sofas, donuts, and soft islands allow people to get together and interact in a more informal manner.
Each piece is designed with features that support a flexible workplace. Desks have double-layered surfaces so that any tabletop can be used for work, storage, or eating. Acoustic materials have incorporated the designs to assure an optimal soundscape. Power outlets embedded into the furniture give the option to work virtually anywhere in the building. More than office spaces, various public buildings can host the collection: reading rooms in libraries, lounges at airports, and foyers at theatres.
