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OFFICE HOT SPOt Bene transformed the workplace with PARCS. Its latest innovation is Toguna Circle. A living meeting place in the style of a lounge, that fosters team spirit and supports all of a team’s activities. The international effortlessly with each othlaunch of the first genera- er, to hold informal convertion of PARCS in 2009 in- sations and collaborate in troduced the world to this new, productive ways deseminal and extraordinary mands an inspiring workfurniture system, the deing environment, a new sign of which reflected the idea of working life. The completely new approach PARCS family of furniture to offices that was emergis the right solution for ing at that time: the grow- this contemporary way of ing need of knowledge working and its complex workers to communicate work structures. PARCS is the result of an innovative away from the fixed idea and creative process of that people only work development. A two year when they are sitting at study of new working a desk. »What had never environments was just the been fully understood beginning of the hugely up until this point is how successful collaboration someone sitting on a sofa between Bene and London is adding value to a busibased designers Pearsonness«, says the designer. Lloyd. The core principle It is now impossible to behind the development dismiss the PARCS phiof PARCS was a move losophy as part of a mod- ern working environment. The PARCS portfolio consists of 30 or so distinct furniture elements following the introduction of new ideas such as Club Chairs, the Idea Wall Low (2010) and Toguna Square (2012). The latest development is Toguna Circle which creates team hubs for collaboration and the exchange of information and ideas. It incorporates specially developed media walls for presentations and videoconferencing. PARCS has set a new standard and changed the office forever. PARCS is an integral part of modern workplace architecture. And the story of its success continu

We are better together teamwork Just imagine the possibilities if your organisation could bring all of its current knowledge and know-how out into the open. If the expertise of all your employees could be actively applied, If knowledge could be shared openly between new and more experienced staff, between internal and external workers. What could make all of this possible? Put simply—effective teamwork. be linked and combined with that of colleagues to improve the flow of ideas and information around the whole organisation. TEAMPLAY Innovation cannot occur in isolation. Knowledge workers...

THe shape of successful teamwork individual productivity individual engagement with group effective communication The office space itself can contribute to this too. An intelligent workplace design will provide the conditions and tools that knowledge workers need. Dedicated facilities for team and project working will be complemented by zones for concentrated work and informal meetings. »Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.«  Henry Ford  These spaces can be used depending on the needs of people for whatever activity they are engaged in,...

Solution Workers need an adaptable working environment that promotes the rapid switching between collaborative and individual working modes by creating both Me- and We-Places. An office landscape delineated according to department; Workplaces with visual screening, a wellproportioned area for project work based on different work settings. A touchdown zone for private work. Toguna Circle as a temporary meeting place and an active meeting room for a single team. Choose the place you need Workplaces WePlaces NEXT in line TOGUNA CIRCLE A new We-Place for the modern office landscape. Toguna...

the world of work The scale of the Toguna Circle makes it an eye-catching symbol of modern open plan working practices. Positioned directly in the centre of the team space, it becomes the focus of the group. Toguna Circle sits at the heart of shared activities and project based work. The Toguna Circle can also be configured as a multidisciplinary meeting room. This might work best when located in shared collaborative spaces and other public areas of the building away from dedicated workstations. This means that the Toguna Circle can also upgrade underutilised spaces in the workplace....

Toguna Circle with a single entrance. Three fit-out options for 8 –  0 1 people. Toguna Circle with a single entrance. Two fit-out options for 8 –  0 people. 1 Toguna Circle With its three metre diameter, Toguna Circle offers plenty of space for up to ten people to hold informal meetings and stage workshops. A range of fit-out options are available to help you create the perfect space. Toguna Circle with two entrances. Two fit-out options for 8 people.

Lounge feeling Team meetings always go better when they take place in an environment that allows or even encourages emotions. This is when colours and patterns, materials and textures all come into their own. Benches, cushions and the textiles used to finish the floor and soft walls can help to create a home from home with the unmistakeable air of a domestic lounge. There is also a range of other options according to use: Filo 4-Star Table d = 150 cm; PARCS Club Table d = 90 cm, PARCS Ply Table, Pop-up Stools and Media Wall. This is more than a simple piece of furniture; it is a designed...

TOTAL MEDIA Ubiquitous access to data is one of the characteristics of our modern working and private lives. So it is no surprise to find that it has transformed the office environment. It doesn’t matter whether employees are working quietly at their own workstation, are engaged in a conversation with a colleague or in a meeting taking part in a presentation, the digital world is ever present. From desktop PCs to laptops, smartphones to tablets, from the projector to the videoconferencing suite. In the development of products for the different areas of the modern workplace, Bene has been...