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Commercial Furniture

Commercial Furniture. The Quickbourner Team. Germany, 1959. Two brothers developed the concept of open office layout and brought the idea to the US in 1967. They believed that many offices hindered work productivity. Their designs promoted good communication and flow.

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Commercial Furniture

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  1. Commercial Furniture

  2. The Quickbourner Team • Germany, 1959. Two brothers developed the concept of open office layout and brought the idea to the US in 1967. • They believed that many offices hindered work productivity. Their designs promoted good communication and flow. • Referred to a office landscaping. • Their plans were based upon a systems analysis of work flow and communication. • The layout was very free and non-rectilinear.

  3. The Quickbourner Team • People in frequent contact with each other were placed close together. • Many acoustical problems were attempted to be corrected by the use of carpet, plants and acoustical ceiling tiles • This new approach of “landscape” planning had a tremendous impact on the way offices were to be designed. They were flexible, efficient, open and informal. • Americans, however, were slow to accept the idea because they didn’t want to give up their hardwall office, which were status symbols to the executives.

  4. Open Office Landscaping

  5. Robert Propst • Hired by Herman Miller, Inc. in 1960 • A researcher and inventor • Developed Action Office I for Herman Miller and introduced it in 1964. • A panel based system using a vertical approach • Despite what the modern office has become, his goal was to get away from boxes and corridors. • The use of the panels violated the Quickborner concept but was widely accepted as open office landscaping.

  6. “Grade A” Systems Manufacturers • Haworth, Inc. : Unigroup, Premise, and Compose • Steelcase : Series 9000, Avenir, Answer, Kick • Herman Miller: Action Office, Ethospace, Resolve • Allsteel: Stride, Terrace, Concensys • Teknion: T/O/S, Leverage, Transit, District • Knoll: Dividends, Equity, Morrison, Reff, AutoStrada • Kimball: Cetra, Traxx, Footprint

  7. Types of Modular Furniture • Systems Furniture- Panel Based (Universal connectors or handed connectors) • Desking Systems (no panels) • Spine Based (hybrid)

  8. Panel Based System • Monolithic • Stacked or Segmented • Off-modular

  9. Panel Terminology • Monolithic • Raceway • Topcap • Siderail • Honeycomb core • Monocoque Construction • Adjustable levelors/glides • Carpet grippers

  10. Heights and Widths will vary

  11. What is Panel Creep?

  12. Top Cap, Side Rail and Corner Post • Side rails showing “slots” to hang components into. • Corner post

  13. Variable height connectors • Variable Ht. Connectors • Covers exposed panel end when using two different panel heights

  14. Electrical Systems • Haworth has an 8 Wire System • 3 Hot, 3 Neutrals, 1 ground and 1 Isolated Ground • Max 16 amps per circuit • All manufacturers have a different system

  15. Panel System • Top Channel Raceway

  16. Electrical Systems Lay-inPower Base RacewayBeltline PowerPorted PanelFlex ConnectorProgrammable Receptacle

  17. Components

  18. Examples of Systems Furniture

  19. Haworth Unigroup Too

  20. Haworth Premise

  21. Haworth Compose

  22. Haworth Compose

  23. Haworth Compose

  24. Steelcase Answer

  25. Steelcase Kick

  26. Steelcase Avenir

  27. Steelcase 9000

  28. Herman Miller Action Office Series 2

  29. Allsteel Terrace DNA

  30. Teknion District

  31. Knoll Equity

  32. Knoll Dividends

  33. Kimball Xsite

  34. Non-Panel Based Systems • Desking • Benching • Storage based – Spine Planning Guide : http://www.knoll.com/media/9/797/TemplatePlanningIdeas,0.pdf

  35. Conventional vs. Spine Conventional vs. Spine

  36. Haworth Beside

  37. Haworth Reside/Beside/Belong

  38. Haworth Patterns

  39. Steelcase C:scape

  40. Steelcase Elective Elements

  41. Steelcase Post and Beam with Answer Systems

  42. Teknion Interpret

  43. Knoll Template

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