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Architects: ZAGO Architecture
- Area: 2500 ft²
- Year: 2014
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Photographs:Joshua White Photography
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Manufacturers: Mecho Systems
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Text description provided by the architects. Arup’s new satellite office in downtown Los Angeles provides a flexible and occasional working environment based on the activity based working (ABW) model. An activity based workplace decreases dependency on conventional dedicated-desk layouts, substituting instead a variety of nuanced and non-territorial working environments.
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Designed in collaboration with Arup, the office provides a wired, interactive, and flexible environment for individual work, collaboration, informal and formal presentations, event hosting, and video conferencing. This functionality is enabled both by extensive embedded technology and by a series of large, sculptural, installations that serve as desks, seating areas, and storage.
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This new office environment fosters collaboration and creativity in its users and clearly signals the progressive nature of Arup’s work.
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