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Agora is a furniture element with different functions. It combines a whiteboard, a bookshelf and space divider into one elegant unit. It is re-arrangeable and one can create temporal meeting corners with it, divide working areas etc. Wooden structure is combined with sheet metal and felt.
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AGORA
INTRODUCTIONTask ThulemaTeamandtutors
RESEARCHCompetitorsOpenOfficesFieldworkSurveyAnalysis
REQUIREMENTSFunctionalAesthetical
IDEASSketches
CONCEPTKioskBoard+X
PRODUCTMock-UpDrawingsRenderingsTechnicalDrawingsPrototype
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THE OFFICE
THE FURNITURE
4 Introduction
The aim of this project was to find new solutions for teamwork furniture in open space.
Ininformationandknowledgebasedsocietieslikeoursmostoftheworkisdoneinoffices.Thewayhowworkisdonechangedrapidlyoverthelastdecadesduetonewtechnologiesandmanagementmethods—notsomuchtheworkenvironmentitself.Workingprocessesaremoreprojectandteamworkbased,workingstructuresaremoreflexibleandflat,officespacesaremoreopenandtheatmosphereintheofficeandthewell-beingoftheemployeeisimportantassuch-butthefurniturestayedquitethesame.
5Introduction
www.thulema.ee www.kitman.ee
WeworkedwithandfortheEstonianofficefurniturebrandTHULEMA.Since2010ThulemaisownedbyKITMAN,anEstoniandeveloper,manufacturerandmarketeerofshopfittingsandpublicspaces.Theirexpertiseliesinmetalprocessing.WevisitedTHULEMA’sshowroominTallinntogetfamiliarwiththeirproductsandKITMAN’sfactorytoseehowtheyproducetheirgoods.
Showroom
6 Introduction
The team:
The tutors:
Ourteambroughttogetherthreedifferentnations:India,ChinaandGermanyandtwoprofessions:productdesignandengineering.
Ourtutorssupportedusdeveloppingtheproductandhelpeduswhenwedidnotknowhowtocontinue.
BaolianSuoProductDesignerChina
MadhesChidamMechanicalEngineerIndia
FranziskaPorschProductDesignerGermany
PentTalvetProductDesignerEstonia
MartinPärnProductDesignerEstonia
MaarjusKirsEngineerEstonia
HenriLendEngineerEstonia
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In order to develop a good product the first step was to understand the context:
THE OFFICE
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www.martela.com
MartelaisaFinishproducer.TheirdeskMyBoxislockableandmovable.Thatrelatestoaflexibleofficeenvironment.Theusercanlockitwhenheisnotthereandmoveitaway.
MyBox
First,wesearchedtheinternetforcompetingproducersofofficefurnituretofindouthowtheyinterpretthechangingneedswithintheofficeandlookedforexamplesofhowofficesarealreadyadaptedtothenewneedsoftoday.Theresearchshowedthatcompanies,bothproducersandconsumers,areawareofthechange.
9Research
SteelcaseisanU.S.Americancompany,whoissuesregularlyamagazineonworkplaceresearch.
www.steelcase.com
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www.myturnstone.com
TurnstoneisoneofSteelcase’sbrands.TheirBiviseriesoffersmodularproductsforvarioussettingsandpicturesafreshandcreativeworkingatmosphere.
Bivi
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www.vitra.com
VitraisaSwissbusinessthatproducesandtradeshomeandofficefurniture.Ontheirhomepagetheyintroducetheirconcept„CitizenOffice–theproductiveoffice“,wheretheyshowthatworkingnowadaysrequiresdifferentspacesandsettingsforthevarietyoftasksemployeeshavetocarryout.Theysupposethattheofficeenvironmentdirectlyshapestheperformanceoftheemployees.
TheCitizenOffice
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www.knoll.com
KnollisanotherU.S.Americancompanywhichproducesofficefurniture.TheirAntennaWorkspacesprogramaddressessomeofthekeywordswhichhavetobebalancedinanofficeoftoday.
antennaworkspaces
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Theseofficeexamplesshowthattheoccupiedofficespaceisopenanddividedbyfurnitureorfurniture-likeelementsinordertocreateislandsfordifferentkindsofwork.Thestyleiseitherplayfulorclean.
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TheFacebookofficesinPaloAlto,California,areagoodexampleofhowanofficecanbeacreativespace.Thedesignersofthisspacestatethefollowingontheirhomepage:„AtStudioO+Awebelieveworkenvironmentsgroworganicallyfromthecultureoftheclient.Ourfocusisonidentifyingandunderstandingthatcultureandtranslatingitintospatialterms.Werecognizetheeconomicandsociologicalforcesthataretransformingthewaypeopleworkandlive:theblurringboundariesbetweenhomeandoffice,theeverincreasingmobilityoftheworkforceandthefluidmovementofinformation.“(www.o-plus-a.com)
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Facebookoffices
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Second,wevisitedthreedifferentofficesinTallinntogainfirst-handinsight.Wefocusedonofficesthatarelikelytosuittoourbriefofteamworkandopenspace,whichwefoundwithinthecreativeindustryandstart-ups.Retrospectivewealsoshouldhavetakenconservativeofficesinconsiderationtogetabiggerpictureofhowpeoplework.SincewewereintroducedtotheresearchmethodsofanthropologyduringourcourseatTallinnUniversity,weconductedourvisitsasfieldwork.Fieldworkisaqualitativemethodthatdistinguishesanthropologyfromotherhumanandsocialscience.Theresearchertriestoliveinoratleasttriestostudyascloseaspossibletheforeignculture.Theaimistounderstandtheculturefromthenativespointofview.Thesameideaworkedforusasdesigners,eventhoughourfieldworkwaslimitedintimeanddeepness.Wevisitedthesethreeofficestounderstandtheirculturefromtheuserspointofviewandtomakeusawareofwhatwehavetotakeinconsiderationinordertocreateagoodproduct.
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Thereforewepreparedaquestionaire:
Howdidyouchangeyourofficecomparedtotheformeroneandwhy(iftheymovedrecently)?Whydoyoupromoteopenspaceoffices?Whatisthestructureofthecompany?Howdotheteamsform?Whatisthestructureofanaverageworkingday?Howmuchworkisteamworkinagroup,howmuchconcentratedworkalone?Howdoyoucommunicatewithintheoffice?Howdoyouwishtocommunicate?Whichspacescanyoudefine/name(example:kitchen,working,meeting)?Whatthingsdoyouhaveonyourdesk(useful/standingaround)?Whatthingsarehighlynecessaryonyourdesk?Howpersonalisyourdesk?Doyouhavetheneedtopersonalizeit?Whichthingsdoyoutakehomeandwhichdoyoualwaysleaveattheoffice?Doyoueatatyourdesk?Howmuchspacedoyouneedtowork?Howmuchspacedoyouneedforstorage?Doyoumovethingsaroundtheofficealot(example:computer,paperformeetings)?Doyouneedawalltovisualizethingsforyourself?Doyouworkstandingsometime?Doyouwishtodothat?
Wedidnotnecessarilyreadeveryquestionfromthepaperduringthevisits,theymoreservedasamnemonic.Otherquestionsarosespontaneouslyduringthetalkandsomederivedfromwhatwesawintheofficespace.Usuallywespentonehourinthereandonlytalkedtothepersonwehadtheappointmentwith.Thefollowingpagesshowourfindings.
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Firstfloor Upperfloor
Garage48 HUB (www.garage48.org)isaco-workingspaceforstart-upsinthefieldoftechnologyinTallinn.Theideawastogivethestart-upsoriginatingfromtheeventsGarage48isorganizingsomespacetocarryouttheirbusiness.Start-upsworkingattheHUBusuallyconsistoftwotofourpeople,butalsoindividualsworkthere.Theyusethespaceonaveragethreemonthsuntiltheyaresettledenoughtomovetotheirownoffice.Theworkingmodesaredivers:individualwork,groupwork,meetings,workshopsandget-togethers.TheHUBisaccessible24/7formembers.Thatmeansthecharacteristicsofthisofficespaceareahighfluctuationofpeople,short-termandtemporarywork,flexibleworkinghoursandamultifunctionalworkenvironment.Theupperfloorismainlyaworkingarea.Intothosethreeseperatedspacestheytriedtofitasmanydesksaspossible.Theyarenotmovedaroundbecausetheiractualconstellationistheonlypossibleforsomanyworkstations.Thesmallroomonthesidefunctionsasphoneandskypeboothsothatothersarenotdisturbed.Everymembercanrenthispersonaldesk.ButsincetheteamsandindividualschangesooftenitcanhappenthattheHUBmanageraskstomovetoanotherdesk.WhenwevisitedtheHUBatnineo’clockinthemorningtherewasonepersonworkingthere.Themanagertoldusthatmostofthepeoplecometoworkaroundlunchtime.Moreoverhetoldusthatpeoplewhorenttheirdeskdonotnecessarilyworkthereallthetime.Someprefertoworkintheloungeareasonthefirstfloororbasement.Thatmeansthatthedegreeofcapacityutilizationissuboptimal,eventhoughthemanagertoldusthattheHUBhastobeasefficientaspossiblebecauseitisnotprofitable.Buttosavemoneywasthereasonforthefurnituretheyhaveinthefirstplace.Mostofthefurnitureusedinthespaceistherebecauseitwasforfreeorcheap.Besidesthatthemanageralsomentionedthatitwashardforhimtoevenfindfurnitureinshopsortheinternetthatwouldbesuitablefortheneedsofaco-workingspace.Theareaonthefirstfloorismainlyusedbypeoplewhodonothavetheirowndeskorformeetingsandget-togethers.Theproblemhereis,thatthefurnitureisnotveryadaptabletothedifferentkindsofsettings.Thebigmeetingtableforexampleishardtoberemovedwhentheyneedanemptyspace.Themanageralsotoldusthatthebeanbagsareverypopular.ConcludingwefindthatthefurnituredoesnotmasterthegivensituationintheHUB.
office
office
office office
officebooth
meetingtablelounge
kitchen
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BasementViewintoanofficeontheupperfloor
KitchenMeetingtableandbeanbags
Loungeareaonthefirstfloor
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DER TANK(www.tank.ee)isagraphicdesignandmediaagencybasedinTallinn.Theirofficespaceisdesignedbyaninteriordesignerfortheirpurposeandtheyshareitwithothercompaniesintheirfield.Atthemoment25peopleworkatTANKfull-time,associatedinteamsandprojects.Thespaceischaracterizedbynaturalmaterialsandacalmandcreativeatmosphere.Thespaceconsistsofdifferentareas:theworkingareaincludingasmallhandicraftandphotographyniche,theloungeareawithlibrary,twoseperatedmeetingroomsandthekitchen.Weweretoldthatthehirarchyisnecessarilyflat,whichisreflectedintheopenworkingspace:everypartisaccessible.Neverthelesstheyusesemiperviousspacedivingelements,whichislolatetheprojectmanagersfromtherest.ThedisadvantagesofTANK’sopenworkingareaare:Firsttheylackprivatespaceforconcentratedwork,secondtheywishtheirdeskswouldbeeasiermoveableandmodularsothattheycanbuilddifferentgroupconstellationsmoreoftenandthirdtheydonothaveagoodstoragesystem,whichleadstomessydesks.Theloungeareaandthelibraryareverypopularforteammeetingsandasalternativeworkingspacetopersonaldesks.Italsooffersidletimeactivities:tabletopsoccerandfishesinthepond.Thatgivesthespaceahomelikecharacter.Themeetingroomsaremainlyusedformeetingswithaclientandlessforteammeetings,becausetheroomsareveryformal.Somepeopleusethekitchentopreparemeals,othersprefertogooutforlunchtoescapetheofficeforawhile.Thekitchenisalsousedforeventsandget-togethers.TANK’sofficeisacreativeandcommunicativespacethatreflectstheirworkingculture.Neverthelesstheystillhaveproblemsforwhichadifferentkindoffurniturewouldbeasolution.
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LibraryLoungeareawithpondandtabletopsoccer
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ThenewIncubator
Tehnopol(www.tehnopol.ee)isascienceparksituatedinTallinn.WevisitedtheiroldStartupIncubator,whichisstillinuse,butweweregivenapresentationonatotallynewbuildingwhichisunderconstruction.TheIncubatorprovidesofficeinfrastructureforstart-upcompaniesinthefieldoftechnology.TheoldIncubatorwesawisarenovatedbuilding,whichofferseitherseperatedofficestothestart-upsorworkplacesinabiggerco-workingoffice.Theroomsarearrangedalongasmallcorridor.Thefurnitureisconventional.ThenewIncubatorwillcaptureonecompletelevelinthenewbuildingandwillconsistofawiderangeoffunctionalareas:seperatedofficesofdifferentsizes,officeboxesinopenspace,skypecallingboxes,conferenceandmeetingrooms,laboratory,kitchenandlounge.InterestingfindingsaboutthenewIncubatorwere:Theywillsolvetheproblemofcablemanagementbyhavingthecableshangingfromtheceiling.Thesizeoftheofficesissoflexiblebecausetheywillusewoodenwallsthatareeasytorearrange.Bydevelopingtheopenboxesfortheopenspaceareatheytrytobalancehavingconcentratedworkandgroupworkinthesamespace.
openboxes
meetingroomsoffices
offices
offices offices offices
laboratory
skypeboxeskitchen
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CablemanagementfromtheceilingCo-workingofficeintheoldIncubator
Thewoodenwallisrearrangeable
ThenewStartupIncubator
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Third,wecollectedinformationaboutworkinghabitsandenvironmentsbyamultiple-choicequestionsurvey.Baoliancompiledit,sentitandgotanswersfrom60informants.Theyhaveanaverageworkingexperienceof10years,32personsarefemaleand28maleandtheyworkmainlyinasiancountriesinthefieldsoftechnology,finance,humanresources,marketing,massmedia,medicalscience,educationandthearmy.Theresultswere:
Themajorityprefers
—toworkinacommonsizeopenspaceseperatedwithscreens—toworkinahomelikeatmosphere—tositnearthewindow—tohavetwodesksofthesize160cmon120cm—arectangulardesktoanovalorirregularshape—tohaveawalkaroundtheofficewhentheyfeeltired—nottohavepicturesoftheirfamilyontheirdesk—tochangethearrangementoftheofficefurnitureonceayear—toeatinadiningroomthanattheirdesk—tolistentomusicwithheadphonesthanviaspeakers(iftheylistentomusic)
Theyalso
—spend10percentoftheirworkingtimeperdayinmeetings—spendupto70percentoftheirworkingtimeperdayonindividualwork—usepen,paperandawatercupmostfrequentlybesidestheircomputerandphone—aredisturbedbydiscussionsofothercolleaguesandpeoplewalkingupanddown
Documentsandpapersarethethingswhichareusuallyinamessandapenisthethingmostdifficulttofindonthedesk.
ThedesignresearcherUtaBrandes(www.be-design.info)analyzed686deskson5continentsforhersurvey„Mydeskismycastle“.Ontherightsidearethreeexamples.
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DesignstudioinNewYork
Deskofagermanadministrationsecretary
DesignstudioinHongkonk
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After accumulating all this information we needed to structure it. Wefoundthattheofficecontextischaracterizedbythreefactors:thetypeoforganization,theenduserandthemanagement.Theorganisationandtheenduserdefinewhatworkisdoneandhowitisdone.Managementmeansthatthereissomebodywhodecideswhatfurnitureistobebought.Thispersonusuallywantsthefurnituretoeitherimprovetheperformanceoftheemployeesandmakemoreprofitorthefurnituretosavespaceandpaylessmoneyfortherent.Thoughbeingawareofthiseconomicaluservalue,wewantedtofocusontheenduseritself,theemployee.Againwefoundthattheuserischaracterizedbyfivefactors:space,person,activity,objectsandprocess.Thesefactorscandefineeverypossiblesituationtheemployeecanbein:wherehedoeswhataswhichpersonwithwhichobjectsandduringwhattime.Forexample:Inthemorningtheprojectmanagerbriefshisteamonthenewprojectinthemeetingroombyshowingsomeslidesprojectedonthewall.Or:Thesecretaryiswritingane-mailonhercomputersittingatherdesknexttohercolleague’swhiledrinkingthecoffeeshepreparedfiveminutesagointhekitchen.Or:Thedesignerandtheengineerdiscussthetechnicaldrawingattheengineer’sdeskaftertheyaccidentallymetattheprinterontheothersideoftheroom.Wetriedtogeneratecompletelistsofthefivefactorstofinallygroupthemagain.Thisnewlayerofthreegroupshelpedustothinkabouttheproblemsthatcouldoccurinanoffice.Thegroupsare:powersupply,storage(meaningtheorganizationofobjectsandfurniture)andinteraction(referingtotheinteractionbetweentheemployeesandbetweenthefurnitureandtheemployees).
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ORGANISATIONMANAGEMENT
ENDUSER
PEOPLE
—worker—manager—clients—externals
ACTIVITIES
—individual work—group work—private activities—leisure activities
SPACE
—openspacefor working—defined spaces: kitchen, (skype) meeting room, lounge, entrancearea etc.
OBJECTS
—electronic equipment—light—materials—tools—private belongings—personalized decoration
PROCESS
—activities intime—movement, noise, distractions
walkingaroundlamp
INTERACTIONSTORAGEPOWERSUPPLY
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Theproblemswefoundaccordingtothethreegroupsare:
Powersupply
—notenoughplug-ins—hardtoreach—cablesmessy(ugly,notinorder)—cablestooshort—incompatibilityofconnectors
Storage
—desksaremessy—thereisnotenoughspacetowork—thingsarenotinorder—itisdifficulttofindthings—thingsarenoteasytoreach—thereareindividualdifferencesinthewayofstoragingthings—storageisnotmadefordifferentfunctions—personalthingsareconfusedandmistakenduringgroupwork
Interaction
—furnitureishardtomove—furnitureisnotadaptabletodifferentworkingprocesses—furnitureisnotsupportinginteractionbetweenemployees—furnituredoesnotprovideenoughtemporaryprivacy—thereisnoisolationfromnoiseanddistraction—notpossibletostorefurnitureinaspacesavingway
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WepresentedthemtoTHULEMAduringthesixthweekofthesemester.
Functionalrequirements:
—thefurnitureshouldmanagethepowersupplyandcommunicationstothebenefitoftheuser—thefurnitureshouldbeeasytomove(byoneperson)—thefurnitureshouldberearrangeableandchangeabletoadapttodifferentworkingprocesses (modular,multifunctional)—thefurnitureshouldusespaceeffectively—thefurnitureshouldprovidethepossibilitytoisolate/seperatepeopletemporarily—storageshouldbemorefunctionalandlogical—thefurnitureshouldhelpdistinguishpersonalthingsusedinagroup
Wealsodecidedontheaestheticalrequirements:
—appearsimpleandclear—communicateitsfunctionseasily—promotecommunicationandinteractionbyitsappearance—invitetheemployeestousethefurnitureactivelyandwheneverneededbyaplayful appearance—haveavarietyofmaterialswithnaturalfeel—createahomelikeatmosphere
Thinking about these problems lead to the requirements for:
THE FURNITURE
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Wecollectedimagestoshowourideaoftheaestheticsvisually.
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Thoserequirementswerethebasisforourfirstsketches.
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Butsoonwerealizedbythehelpofourtutorsthatourrequirementsstayedontheleveloffunctions.Wedidnothaveaconceptyet.
Martinintroducedthisideaofthedesignprocesstous:Whensomeoneperceivesaproductheinstantlyseestheaesthetics.Shortlyafterherealizesthestructureandbasedonthestructurehecanunderstandthefunctions.Whenhestartsuseingithecandiscovertheusabilityoftheproductandwhenheusesitregularlytheproductcanstarttomeansomethingtohim.Thedesignprocessgoesinrevers.Thedesignershouldknowthemeaningoftheproductbeforehethinksabouttheusability,beforehedefinesthefunctionsandfinallydesignsthestructureandtheaesthetics.
PentshowedusaspeechofSimonSinekabout„Howgreatleadersinspireaction“(http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action.html).Thebottomlineofthespeechisthatmostofthecompaniesknowwhatproductstheydoandhowtheydoit.Buttheyarelackingofthereasonwhytheydoit.Eventhoughthisshouldbethestartingpointofeverysuccessfulidea.
Bothimpulseshelpedustothinkaboutourconcept.Stillittookseveralstepsuntilitwasfullydeveloped.Wewentbacktothinkabouttheofficeasawhole.Ourfindingwasthattheofficemainlyconsists,speakingonamoreabstractlevel,ofhorizontalsurfacesandarchives.Thesurfacessupporttheworkinprogress.Thearchivesstorethetemporaryorlong-termresultsofthework.Whatismissinginthissequenceisthepointbeforethesurfacesandarchives,wherewegetthetoolsandthematerialsweneedtostartworking.Thatleadtotheideaofacentralsupplypointwithintheoffice.WecalleditKIOSK,becauseitfunctionslikeakioskineverydaylife.WemadealistofwhatactivitiesandfunctionsourKIOSKshouldsupportandarrangedthemaccordingtoourpreference:
1 meetingandtalking2 informationboard(formalandinformalinformation)3 magazinedisplay4 toolsandmaterialssupply(likepencilsandpaper)5 coffeemachine6 seating
AsyoucanseewefavoredthesocialcomponentsthisKIOSKcanoffer.WewantedtheKIOSKtonotonlysupplytoolsandmaterialsbutalsoinformationandinspirationbyinvitingtostaythereforawhileandreadortalk.
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Kiosk(metaphor):meetingpointinthepublicsellingnewspapers,magazines,drinks,food,cigarettes,tickets
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In summary: Our concept is to design a furniture that helps employees to communicate, to get inspired, to be creative and to share ideas and knowledge.
WetriedtotranslatethisideaintosketchesandendedupthinkingaboutamodularsystemthatwouldallowtheusertobuildhisKIOSKoutofdifferentfunctionstailoredtohisneeds.Butthatdidnotleadtoasatisfyingresult.Tosimplifythingswedecidedtofocusononefunctionwefindcharacterizeswhatthefurnitureissupposedtodobestandthenaddfunctionstoit.Wedecidedontheboard,becauseitisanecessarytoolduringmeetingsanddiscussionstoshareideasandalsocanfunctionasascreentoseperatethemeetingspacefromothers.Startingfromtheboardwedidsketchesagainandfoundthearchetypeofourfurniture.Italreadyhadthethreefunctionsthefinalproducthasnow:theboardtowriteandstickpaperonit,shelvestostorethingslikepencils,paper,magazinesandbooksandastooltositdownifthemeetinglastslonger.
Thiskindoffurniturecompletestheopenofficesystemandusesthewholepotentialoftheopenspace.Inotherwords:Onlyifanewkindoffurnitureisusedincombinationwiththeconventionalfurniture,thevalueoftheopenspaceismaximised.
WenamedourproductAGORA.Itisthenameofapublicmeetingpointinthecityinancientgreece.
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Boardsketches
Kiosksketches
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Afterwehadthearchetypeonpaperwediscussedhowtoputthethreecomponentstogetherandbuiltacardboardmock-uptofigureouthowitworks.Theideawas,thatthecomponentscanbeusedasoneandalsobetakenapartandusedseperately.Thestoolfunctionsasacarrierfortheshelfandtheboardatthesametime.
Thedrawingsshowtheuseandthedimensions.Theyaregearedtothedifferentpositionstheusercanbein:standing,sittingandleaning.
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Afterwediscussedthemock-upwithourtutorswesimplifiedourdesign.Theboardandtheshelvesbecameoneelementwhichismovableandcarriestwostoolsatitsbottom.
WeshowedthefollowingslidestoTHULEMAduringthe13thweekofthesemester.
TheuseshowsthatAGORAdoesnotonlycombinethreedifferentcomponents(board,shelves,stools)butisabletocreatedifferentspaceswithintheopenspacetailoredtotheneedsoftheemployees.
Weselectedthematerialsaccordingtoourrequirementsofhavingavarietyofmaterialswhichcreateahomelikeatmosphere:steelsheetmetal(whitecoating),woodenframe(preferablyashwood)andgreyfeltasamaterialwithawarmtexture.
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Ittookthelastfourweeksofthesemestertobuildtheprototype.Wemadechangesonthedimensions,addeddetailsandhadtoansweralotofquestions:Howarethewoodpartsconnected?Howisthesheetmetaljoinedwiththewoodframe?Howtomakethesheetmetalstiffenough?Howdotheshelveslooklikeindetail?Howaretheshelvesconnectedtothewoodframe?Howdothestoolslooklikesothattheyarestablebutproducedassimpleaspossible?
MadhesbuiltAGORAinSolidWorksandwasincontactwithPentandtheengineerTarmoLilosonatKITMAN,tomakesurethatitispossibletoproducethepartsastheywere.
Thefollowingpagesshowtheresultsasrenderings,technicaldrawingsandfinallyasprototype.
Whathappenedduringthistime:Wechangedthewidthofthefurniturefrom500mmto750mm.Eventhoughwewantedtokeeptheappearanceaslightandslimaspossiblewefoundthatitisnecessaryfortheusertoproperlyworkontheboard.Tostiffenthesheetmetalboardweaddedtwobendstoitsshape.Theoneinthemiddlefunctionsaspenholderandtheoneatthetopreplacesthewoodpart.Fortheprototypetheboardisproducedintwoparts(p.52),becauseitwaseasierforKITMANtodo.Butitispossibletopunchtheshapeasonepart.Everysteelmetalpartispowder-coatedinwhite.Thewoodframehastobeassembledaroundthesheetmetalboard.Itholdsthesheetmetalbyagrooveinthewood(p.50).Fortheprototypethewoodframeismadeupofoak.Theshelvesarenotdirectlyconnectedtothewoodframe.Theyaresupportedbya8mmbentsolidsteelbar(p.54).TofindouttheproperdiameterforthebarMaarjusKirshelpedustocalculateit.The8mmbarisabletosupportaweightof20kg.Weplannedtheshelvestobemadeupofgreysyntheticfelt.Thefiveshelveswouldbemoldedinonepartandthencutout.Theyarelyingonthesteelbarconstruction,retainedbytwobendsontheirlongersides(p.55).Wegavetheirsurfaceawavetexture(p.55),whichmakesthestoredobjectsbetterholdontotheshelveswhenthefurnitureismoved.Fortheprototypewewerenotabletomoldthefelt.Thisiswhytheshelvesfortheprototypearemadeupofsteelsheetmetalcoveredwithfelt.Alsothestoolsaresupposedtobemoldedoutofgreysyntheticfelt.Wewantedtheirappearancetobeassimpleaspossible.Thebasicformoriginatesfromthewoodframe.Theyarecuppedandbythehandholdonthebuttomtheycanalsobeusedasacontainer.Tomakethemstableweaddedabendonthefrontandbackside.Fortheprototypewemadethemupofrigidfoamwhichwecoveredwithfelt.Thecoasterwheelsenablethefurnituretomove.Twoofthemaresupposedtohaveastopper.
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2 Shelve 2 X=198 Y=650 1
3 Shelve 3 X=249 Y=650 1
4 Shelve 4 X=298.5 Y=650 1
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—www.thulema.ee—www.kitman.ee—www.martela.com—www.steelcase.com—www.myturnstone.com—www.vitra.com—www.knoll.com—www.o-plus-a.com—www.garage48.org—www.tank.ee—www.tehnopol.ee—www.be-design.info—http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders_inspire_action.html
—Duffy,Francis:Thenewoffice.London,1997(ConranOctopusLimited)
References:
References
Pent,Martin,MaarjusandHenriforyourenduringhelpwitheverything.ReinErdelforbuildingthewoodframefortheprototype.Thulema(IloRannuandTarmoLiloson)forproducingthemetalpartsfortheprototype.NordifaABforsponsoringthefeltforthestoolsandshelves.
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