Gensler unveils futuristic office, offers a glimpse into the workplace of the future
2020年8月20-23日举行的第三十五届深圳国际家具展，Gensler推出了一个“概念盒子”讲述未来办公空间。作品“探索之旅”此未来主义设计着力探索并重构未来办公场所，以创新科技支持多元工作方式并构建企业文化，重塑传统办公环境。
Gensler unveiled a futuristic conceptual workbox at the 35th Shenzhen International Furniture Expo. The futuristic design explores and re-imagines the workplace of the future where new technologies, ways of working and company culture are redefining the traditional office.
外观是一个类似手风琴的圆形空间，采用半透明白色折叠式外墙，白色纱挂帘可以伸缩以改变房间大小，由此营造开阔明亮、通风良好的环境。概念盒子是由Gensler上海办公室设计总监Douglas Newkirk匠心打造。旨在以特别的叙事手法，为观众带来沉浸式体验，引领他们探索办公空间的演变将给员工带来何种憧憬与挑战。
“我的设计灵感来源于一个可以呼吸伸展的办公空间”。Gensler上海办公室设计总监Douglas Newkirk说。“过去办公室的空间都是一个个房间，有大的有小的，各有自己的功能。我觉得在未来10年，人们的工作模式会更加模糊，空间也同样变得模糊。概念盒子让Gensler可以借机向大众展示我们对未来工作方式的见解。此新颖设计不仅彰显了Gensler在办公场所设计领域的丰富经验和研究成果，也代表着我们致力实现的愿景。我们希望通过展现办公场所的发展与演变，为人们启迪灵感并提供指引。”
Designed by Douglas Newkirk, design director at Gensler Shanghai, the workbox is shaped like an accordion-like circular space with translucent cascading curtains that can expand and contract, creating an open, bright and airy environment.
The future workplace is one that embrace sustainability, innovation, mobility, flexibility, collaboration, openness, digital transformation, AI, co-working and wellness. The design is highly customized for the individual or collective human working experience while fully aided with next-generation technologies. The workbox hopes to explore what visions and challenges the evolution of the office space will bring to employees.
打造全新办公体验的关键在于员工个人感受——当员工进入办公场所，虚拟化的前台接待员会热情地致以问候。未来式设计风格走廊既可与办公场所的历史交相呼应，也能为完成当前任务充分发挥作用。员工可根据小组讨论和虚拟会议需求，灵活调整空间布局。
Newkirk对未来办公场所形式的构想，盒子设定的关键词为“自主”(Autonomy)，“整合”(Assembly) 及“自动化”(Automation) ，同时涵盖了办公空间的创新、可持续性、健康、商业行为和技术的观点。
访客可以通过在工作盒子内部的探索，感受办公空间演变所带来的机遇和挑战，比如移动办公、团队协作、增强现实技术及可持续性。一年前DouglasNewkirk开始筹备“探索之旅”时，疫情还没有发生，因此后来他将远程办公、线上会议、无触动设计等元素加入其中。
The New Workplace Experience is on the emphasis is on the individual – people are greeted by a virtual receptionist that welcomes them in the space. The corridor leading into the future will be lined with the history of workplace of that individual and can be assembled into the current task at hand. The space configuration changes according to the needs for group discussion and virtual meetings.
In the future, workplaces will able to “breathe” – expanding and contracting as a response to behavior, operations, technology andspace. Where work does not solely happen within the confines of the walls of an office space, the boundaries are blurred.
Newkirk’s prediction for the workplace of the future is centered around the three key concepts of ‘Autonomy', ‘Assembly’ and ‘Automation’. Each is a point-of-view on the larger transformative narratives that encompasses Innovation, Sustainability, Wellness, Business Behavior, and Technology. In order to make real impact in these areas of business, and our physical workplaces, it is important to address these narratives from specific, humanized points of view.
自主 个人工作模式的选择
AUTONOMY Our individual choices at work
Z世代员工渴望打破岗位职责、职位及工位配置的传统束缚，更青睐任务导向型空间，希望以更真实的工作方式展现能力、完成工作。得益于公司文化与个人特质相交融，不同观点充分交流、思想激烈碰撞，员工能轻松地为团队贡献自己的力量。
Gen-Z workers will challenge conventions around job roles, titles and seating configurations, opting for spaces which are task-oriented, putting focus on the ability to express and delivery work in a more authentic ways of working. The corporate brand is amalgamized with personal brand, allowing for dialogue and evolution of ideas to create work and contribution of the collective.
整合 团队协作体验
ASSEMBLY Our experience as a collective with others
通过借鉴系统网络的组织架构方式，未来办公场所将充分采用模块化设计，以便根据不同任务需求，对工位进行整合，开展团队协作。办公场所内备有各种工具，按需提供，既能让员工专注于特定任务，又能确保环境整洁有序。
Learning from how system networks are organized in nature, the future workplace is one that is highly modular – individual cells are ready to assemble into team configurations as required by the tasks at hand. Every tool of the workplace is available yet is presented only with the tools required, resulting in an uncluttered focus environment for the given tasks.
自动化运用科技辅助工作并提升效率
AUTOMATIONOur experience with technology as tools toaugment and enhance our work
未来办公场所将融入虚拟现实（VR）技术。机器人技术、人工智能和智能自动化（IA）将与工作方式更加紧密地结合，协助我们完成流程导向型任务，让我们能专注于对创造力和协作性要求更高的工作。未来办公场所必定便捷、高效，并能将员工紧密联系起来。
Workplace of the future will see VR. Robotics, AI and IA (intelligence automation) more seamlessly integrated into the human ways of working – assisting humans on process-oriented tasks and allowing humans tofocus on tasks which are more creative and collaborative. The future workplace is highly intuitive, efficient and connected.
“The ideal office is one where the space works for you, and allows you to poke, prod, push, pull, and personalize at any time, by anyone. Where every detail is designed and defined, not by conventions, but by being precisely the environment you need to best do you work. It’s one that isn’t rigid but can stay relevant by letting you evolve with how the space is being used. It’s one that is clean, healthy, appeals to your senses, and simply an enjoyable space to be in. And it’s fun! Your mental and physical comfort play a big role in how effective, productive, or creative we are at work. At the same time, the “ideal office” is on that help organizations increase performance and gain competitive advantage.” – Douglas Newkirk, designer of the Gensler Workbox.
