“AS WORK BLENDS WITH LIFE, PEOPLE GIVE MORE VALUE TO EXPERIENCE.
BOTH CITIES AND WORK SETTINGS ARE BEING RESHAPED AS A RESULT”
(Dialogue 28, A Gensler Publication)
Martex interpretation of the office evolution, intended as a place of sensory wellness and relationships,
is inspired by the concept of the italian town square: “La Piazza®”;
a space full of diversity and sensory stimuli, which transferred to the work environment
allows a personal interpretation, according to attitudes and needs.
The urban metaphor is the interpretative key that best explains the change we are experiencing, because
the square is a meeting and exchange place, the nucleus of the community,
a complex space in which relationships are grafted and where the main flows of the city meet, a true incubator of relationships
at the center of which are the primordial sources of water (the well, the fountain) and food (coffee, kiosk, terrace, ect..).
All around the square are structured the common spaces, the spaces for rest, relax and work.
As an urban center, furniture support and facilitate the appropriation of space and aggregation, and stimulate us
to develop the office environment around a convivial fulcrum, which foster positive relationships.
Cafés and Bars are those unique places within a city where
people choose to be. Likewise, the Cafeteria in the office space
encourages people to socialize, meet, be informed and create
lasting bonds. It is a cosy and comfortable space where people
can feel at ease, relax, communicate and build relationships
between colleagues, during a coffee break. Transform the
traditional corporate café into an area of connection, collaboration,
attention and innovation.
Meeting rooms can be sorted into small or large rooms,
the first ones allow to organize in private and informal
meetings between few people and require compact tables
with simple electrification; the large one are wider spaces
and make the conversations more formal and important,
the furniture is more elegant and the tables may require
integrated audio video arrangements.
Operative area is the heart of the company and the place where
employees work both independently and collaborating with each
other; for this reason they need functional and comfortable
workstations that allow them to concentrate but also to dialogue
and confront each other.
They are common and informal areas that foster communication
and interaction between people in the office allowing a free
and spontaneous expression because not everything can be
accomplished at each other’s desk and personal enrichment
comes through listening, dialogue and ideas confrontation.
Teamwork encourages creativity, creating an emotional connection,
promotes knowledge and cultural exchange.
Focus is an extraordinary moment in which the mind uses most
of its abilities to perform a given task and for this it needs a
suitable place.
The private office in fact allows you to have your own privacy
and possibly accommodate few visitors, the workstations are
elegant and functional with adequate space to storage.
The office is no longer the base of a production activity, but only
one of the many places where it can be performed. Therefore,
it’s necessary that the people on their arrival always find a ready
and functional place to concentrate and allow them to have
immediate access to all the resources they need.
In the offices, transit areas such as corridors or small niches,
are sometimes overlooked places that could become,
however, well-organized areas where for example, place
closets for storage or elegant cupboards or where to place
colored poufs to make the most of every single space.
Lounge area offers guests comfort and tranquility in moments
of waiting and relaxation, are oases where you can rest in an
atmosphere of absolute peace and harmony.
