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Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. radical office transformation in Tampere, Finland by jvantspijkerSeptember 20th, 2013 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: jvantspijker Re-Work: prize-winning design for radical office transformation Q: Where do you feel you work and why would you go to a physical working place at all? Q: Why would you go to a physical workplace at all?  Image Courtesy © jvantspijker
 Image Courtesy © jvantspijker A: That is the key question behind this proposal, that was awarded an honorable mention prize, in a conceptual design competition challenging entrants to radically rethink the office environment . The concept of time plays a key role in our solutions. Cloudspeed versus focus and concentration; meetings versus silence. It is our hypothesis is that loose, cloudy work organizations that the office environments are becoming do require a physical counter part. One that is very tangible, tactile and slow once you are there. A place that offers various, opposing, qualities that you do not have at home or elswhere in the city: organize these well and a succesful office will be the result.  Image Courtesy © jvantspijker The future workplace is not one idea and one space: it is an accumulation of ideas and types ; an array of functional, architectural and urban spaces and concepts. As in the situation of the city outside it has to perform many and often opposing functions: the village square; the food court in the mall; the open space in the forest; the zen and focus moment.  Image Courtesy © jvantspijker To make it sustainable, this office knows where you are and knows when you can be expected. It will prepare itself for you. Through the alignment of electronic agendas, statistical patterns and GPS tracking the office will be able to anticipate the required spaces, temperatures etc. per day and hour. Office areas that are not needed simply turn themselves ‘off’.  Image Courtesy © jvantspijker News feature: jvantspijker received an honorary mention in the Nordic Built Challenge Finland on radical office transformation. From the jury report: The entry is based on professional analysis on future trends and demand for physical work place environment and placemaking. The entry has a nice contrast between traditional and future office work and gains special merits due to its architecturally strong and futuristic concepts.  Image Courtesy © jvantspijker  Image Courtesy © jvantspijker  Image Courtesy © jvantspijker
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