Client

Narbutas


Project

Future Office


Brief

How will the office look like in 10 years?


Problem

Computer screens are degrading our vision, prolonged sitting is weakening our hip muscules, constant work is degrading our wellbeing, office chatter is damaging our hearing and increasing stress. Small things add up. The future of work shouldn’t be an iteration on current solutions, it should be rethought


Solution
Back to Nature: less screens, less noise, less chairs, less work, more outdoors and more movement. The Future Office is almost a sacred place where people come for belonging, collaboration, community. Where people do their best work and go home. A place that allows private, intimate and public types of communication, giving as much freedom as possible.


2023

Povilas Grigas + Vesta Rugilė Nausėdaitė + Boris Berlin

The modern day work is dominated by looking down at a screen for long periods of time. As evident by the vast research, such work leads to neck and back pain, as well as pain in elbows, wrists, and hands.

We analysed the history of offices from prehistoric times to now and found that even though there were future thinking concepts, they either turned out to not work or were never implemented correctly. What’s clear is that most itterations were concerned about productivity rather than wellbeing.

The 1920s offices were modeled after factories (factory is on the left).

We looked into the history of office layouts and found patterns that lead us to the decision to not define specific shapes, but to construct the values that would guide decision makers in building their own Future Offices.

Minimal meditation cushion with a mat offers comfortable kneeling.

Standing tent for solo or 1on1 conversations.

3D rug that allows infinite seating positions.

Soft rocks for temporary rest.

Floor sofa to lay down.

to find love,

belonging,

understanding

and peace.

in products or in life.

write to me.

povilas@grigas.co