| Photo: Parham Taghioff | | Hard work: new office designs that incorporate brick | | It's not for nothing that the humble brick has remained such a favourite with architects over the centuries, with its robust, versatile and sustainable qualities offering broad scope for creativity. Read more | | | VANK’s mobile acoustic pods made of eco-friendly panels In line with the movement towards creating less waste, VANK acoustic pods help reduce the amount of construction waste. Pods can be moved, disassembled and reassembled. With this mobile solution, your office can easily be transformed into a quiet area for work, video conferences or a place for teamwork. Find out more | | | Photo: Hans-Georg Esch | | Building blocks: new office architecture | | As our selection of new office projects suggests, the influence of childhood building-block projects by young architects-to-be is often seemingly reflected in the life-size versions they go on to create. Read more | | | Monforte modular acoustic screens by IOC project partners. Design: Raffaella Mangiarotti Monforte is a freestanding, modular, acoustic screen that offers easy modularity and a distinctive aesthetic. Flexible and reconfigurable, it allows for the reorganisation and reshaping of space, according to the user's needs. The structure consists of a series of jointed tubular elements covered with fabrics in different colours and is secured by a modular chain. Find out more | | | Photo: © Martin Sommerschield / Kuvio Photo | | The Loft House Offices, Espoo, Finland, by Parviainen Architects | | Headquarters of Finnish construction company EKE, the Loft House Offices reflect the company itself: honest, down-to-earth, and prestigious – with architecture that plays with contrasts and draws from both the company's past and future. Read more | | Taking away gongs from both the top and second podium steps at the NY Product Design Awards in 2021, Punto Design’s Keen chairs are three-dimensional translations of sun-loungers, whilst the four-way Klover benches make joyful, floral additions to communal public spaces. The award-winning products, from iconic designer Karim Rashid, combine the soft, warm characteristics of wood, with the hardwearing, stable construction materiality of galvanised steel. True to form, Rashid’s seating range – eternally suitable for both exterior and partially-exterior spaces – is characteristically colourful, in vibrant hues from across the RAL spectrum, while hardwearing paintwork ensures they stay that way. Read more | | | Photo: Oki Hiroyuki | | G8A Architecture & Urban Planning | | Originally established in Switzerland, G8A is an innovative architecture, urban planning and interior design company with offices in Geneva, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Singapore. Read more | | | The office according to MDF Italia The values behind MDF Italia's DNA are fully manifested in the solutions designed for contemporary workspaces: iconic products characterised by formal synthesis and top-quality technical skills to deliver an elevated experience of work for people. Find out more | | | | | | |