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December 2018 \ BUILDING DIALOGUE \ 23 day’s workplace: Welcoming Environments, User-Direct- ed Experiences, Flexible Solutions, Material Variety and Residential Aesthetic. Each zone incorporates residential comforts and hospitality amenities that encourage com- fort, community and ideation. Welcoming Environments A welcoming environment invites you to feel at home. As a first impression can be made within seven seconds of arrival, these zones should evoke a sense of comfort that encourages you to take a seat, plug-in, or strike up a conversation. An approachable concierge area or re- ception desk serves as a gateway to an experience-based workplace and is a common planning adaptation seen take hold nation-wide. Abundant plants and greenery bring the outside in, pairing lush green foliage with warm furnishings for a tranquil, biophilic introduction to the space. User-Directed Experiences The power of choice is essential to hospitality in the work- place – to be able to choose what kind of environment you want to work in at any given moment. This space features a large, open footprint with areas to kick back and ideate, or spread out and roll up your sleeves. Flexible Solutions Hospitality in the workplace goes beyond providing choice in environment to providing choice at the product level. Al- lowing for an ever-changing work landscape, flexible, multiuse spaces empower you to control your surroundings and adjust workspaces for the task at hand. Truly flexible spaces host a spectrum of collaboration, co-creation, power and data solu- tions. Material Variety Material variety balances warm and rich tones with cre- ative forms to compose a truly inviting space. Natural materials – warmwoods, wool felt, leather – evoke a “third place” within the workplace. Mixing unexpect- edmaterials in amore informal manner enlivens a space. The right mix of hard and soft, bright and subdued, harmoni- ously ties a space together at meaningful intersections within the space. Residential Aesthetic An ideal workplace atmosphere should reflect today’s evolving workstyles yet em- bolden a sense of discovery. Trends in resi- dential design convey a homier, more relaxed culture. Comfortable furnishings, multiple tex- tures and scales enliven the senses to produce a compelling work environment. Through research, Knoll explores the con- nection between workspace design and hu- man behavior, health and performance, and the quality of the user experience. We share and apply what we learn to inform product development and help our customers shape their work environments. To learn more about this topic or other research resources Knoll can provide, visit www.knoll.com/research. \\ Flexible, multiuse spaces empower you to control your sur- roundings and adjust workspaces for the task at hand. Mixing unexpected materials in a more informal manner en- livens a space. Comfortable furnishings, multiple textures and scales enliven the senses Moving Forward