London, United Kingdom

“Whether traveling internationally, working locally or at home, people have relatively similar needs such as privacy, power, connectivity, comfort, good lighting, and great ergonomics but beyond that, especially after Covid, people most value flexibility, convenience and time,” states Tim Mason, design director for Make.Work.Space.

London-based start-up founded by furniture designer Walter Craven has just unveiled its sustainably designed work pods that perfectly cater to the needs of busy city life.

A clever addition to the rapidly changing workplace landscape, the pods are managed by a custom-built app, which is designed to offer everything needed to work, rest or catch up on calls.

Created with space-saving, personal privacy, and confidentiality in mind, the pods seamlessly prioritize human health and productivity through the use of safe, supportive spaces.

Expected to be available in a range of versions – standard, fully customizable, and premium models – the pods will be fully customizable and include features such as ergonomically adjustable seating and bespoke material finishes.

More than 80% of employees want some form of flexible working and nearly half of them would take a pay cut to have more control over their working day.

Whether it’s somewhere quiet to work or needing privacy for a sensitive call, having the choice of where to work from is becoming an increasingly important aspect of workplace design and employee wellbeing.

Make.Work.Space hopes to provide a solution to this hybrid world of work. Easily locatable and bookable via a custom-built app, which controls all functions within the pod such as temperature and lighting, the pods also feature antimicrobial acoustic panels.

Currently planned for installation in major public spaces like public plazas, healthcare centers, and hotel lobbies, the pods will be dotted along with railway transit hubs.

Some 5.5 million commuters traversing these hubs weekly have no private space to make confidential calls or catch up on work before their next meeting.

“We’ve all had a blurring of the lines between our personal lives, our homes, our free time, and of course our work,” shares Craven.

“The kitchen became the office desk, the bed a sofa, and the computer was somehow always on. I began to think about how we can better define spaces. How do we make our spaces more adaptable, and better able to support us in this new blurred and blended way of living?”

Project: Make.Work.Space Pods
Designers: Make.Work.Space
Manufacturer: Make.Work.Space