Workspaces get a colourful (socially distanced) makeover

With the changing office landscape that has come with Covid-19, new work office proposes a design-minded workspace of ‘brief encounters.’

The project stands as an architectural reimagination of a space defined by barrier – the design of social spaces has long been characterized by the elimination of boundaries and partitions, introducing wide open plans rather than cloistered rooms.

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Especially in the design of office spaces, the open-plan layout has been employed by young and forward-thinking firms in the hopes of encouraging collaboration and social interaction. Now, the pandemic-conscious workspace sees the need for separation. With its ‘brief encounters’ office installation in Hong Kong, new work office seeks to hybridize the cloistered space and the socially-engaging layout.

The new office works-designed installation ‘brief encounters’ is designed with two primary components — a steel frame and a transparent plastic sheet. The elements are assembled with a folding accordion system following discreet, circular pathways around central pivot points. This strategy generates generate a series of meandering partitions which allow flexibility within the interstitial space, while also providing a compact solution for transportation and storage.

The use of coloured transparent film ensures the sense of openness and visual connection of an open-plan, while maintaining the cloistered pocket space of a cubicle. From the outside, when the transparent films of each coloured pocket overlap, a third colour is created to suggest interaction and connection between each workspace.

Images by Kris Provost via Designboom

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