The Open Plan Office: Pros, Cons and Solutions

May 18, 2017

The Open Plan Office: Pros, Cons and Solutions

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According to Wikipedia, “‘Open Plan’ is the generic term used in architectural and interior design for any floor plan which makes use of large, open spaces and minimizes the use of small, enclosed rooms such as private offices.” These designs have been all the rage in the office furniture industry in the last twenty years and this trend shows no sign of slowing down any time soon. Many businesses here in Pittsburgh and across the country are renovating former warehouses into fabulous and functional workspaces. As with most things, the good usually comes with a little bad. Because of this, we tend to see and even encourage a hybrid of the open plan where most personnel are in some sort of benching units and the managerial staff maintain private offices surrounded by four walls.

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January 31, 2017

Modular Carpet Tiles – The New Choice in Flooring

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West Elm Workspace x Interface

West Elm Workspace has partnered with Interface, Inc. to provide business clients with functional modular carpet options that add style, performance and flexibility to any office space. The line is exclusive to West Elm Workspace dealers and currently includes six styles with three to six office appropriate color options in each.

The advantages of using Interface’s modular carpet over other options are many.

-Performance – These tiles are designed to stay on the floor and will not up-curl, tap or ripple.

-Flexibility – You can cover the entire floor with them or just make an area rug by combining as many as you want for your size specification. They can also be mixed or matched by style or color and/or installed in different pattern layouts.

-Easy Replacement – Individual tiles can be replaced by in-office personnel easily and quickly. Who knew? Carpet replacement without moving all of that furniture!

-Easy Maintenance – Just vacuum! No mopping, buffing or polishing. Interface carpet tiles are stain resistant by holding spills on the surface where they can be easily cleaned.

-No Mess Installation – No glue needed! The flooring is installed by Interfaces’s own TacTile connectors that eliminate the need for glue and essentially create a floating floor.

-Indoor Air Quality – Interface’s modular carpet tiles meet CRI Green Label Plus criteria for Indoor Air Quality.

-Acoustics – These carpet tiles absorb five times more airborne noise than hard surfaces.

All of that and beautiful too. These carpet tiles are designed to pair with West Elm Workspace’s furniture line with regard to style, finish options and fabric offerings from Designtex. Please phone West Elm Workspace Pittsburgh’s Showroom and Design Lab at 412-213-5330 for an appointment to see the line. Styles include Heritage Craft, Pulse, Saddle Stitch, Terrain, Worsted Plain, and Lattice.

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August 15, 2016

West Elm Workspace with Inscape – Pittsburgh Showroom – Grand Opening, September 15, 2016

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Anderson Interiors, your Pittsburgh contract interior environments provider, is opening a showroom in Pittsburgh that exclusively features West Elm Workspace with Inscape, a celebrated collection of stylized office furnishings designed by West Elm and produced exclusively with Inscape. Combining West Elm’s residential style with contract performance, each piece is designed for today’s diverse work profile, creating a comfortable, inviting atmosphere with the workers’ wellness in mind. The 2800 sq. ft. space, located at 1133 Penn Avenue downtown, features a wide range of West Elm Workspace products, including a select number of the award-winning benching systems: Modern, Mid-Century, Industrial, Spindle, Beam and Truss.

John Heller, Anderson’s VP of Sales and Team Leader for the new showroom explains, “West Elm Workspace with Inscape has created a collection of furnishings for a new generation of workers with dedicated spaces for quiet concentration, personal retreat, and equally important, soft seating and meeting areas designed for break-out sessions and creative collaboration. The goal is to give businesses personal control over their environments while promoting innovativeness and teamwork. Work has changed and we are so very excited to bring this personalization and flexibility to the new generation of Pittsburgh workers. It’s time to humanize the office.”

West Elm Workspace with Inscape currently features a product line of 100+ designs that blend work life experiences. The product offering provides design solutions for the modern workplace – from open-plan lofts to private offices – and helps create spaces that balance concentration, collaboration, creativity and community.

The West Elm Pittsburgh Showroom is open by appointment daily to the trade and public, between 8:00 am and 4:30 pm. For more information, please phone 412-213-5330 or follow us on instagram at westelmworkpgh.

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The Open Plan Office: Pros, Cons and Solutions

Modular Carpet Tiles – The New Choice in Flooring

West Elm Workspace with Inscape – Pittsburgh Showroom – Grand Opening, September 15, 2016