Our office was approached by Novi Labs, an energy-industry software company, to develop a unique workstation design for their 35 (verify) team members, each of which was to have a standing/ sitting workstation and associated work and storage spaces. Novi was to move into the space within 4 weeks of our first meeting so we needed to find a solution that would be fast to build and achieve a sense of privacy, utility, and comfort for each of their work partners. We also designed, per the client’s request, “sub-teams” within the space to accommodate their collaborative work method.

We solved the task using our lumber supplier to use computer numeric control tools, or “CNC” tools to cut Baltic birch plywood panels that would simply be created and painted offsite and then be ready to assemble on the job site. We designed every screw connection, stand-off and connector plate, taking advantage of a 1/64” cutting tolerance afforded by the CNC technology, and produced a set of instructions for the owner like an Ikea instruction booklet.

https://novilabs.com/