Supporting circadian rhythms
With the limited amount of daylight on offer, ERCO’s human-centric lighting system plays an important role in bringing natural variation to the workspace over the course of a day. While other lighting systems can create a fixed blanket of illumination, that’s not the case here. The Atrium Double Focus pendants help to support the circadian rhythm, with dimming capability, tunable white light and glare control. These can-shaped pendants bring the high ceilings into the lighting scheme, casting illumination both up and down to create the appropriate mood for different moments. They are supported by Jilly track downlights in the single-storey spaces, which use wide and oval beam distributions dedicated to working environments. This allows large spacings between the luminaires. The track downlights ensure that light is directed only to the places where it’s needed, to increase visual comfort. Pantrac track lights also feature, illuminating the walls to make the space feel more open and expansive. This increases the perceived brightness of rooms since humans’ perception is stimulated more by illuminated vertical surfaces rather than by light on a horizontal plane.
A flexible work environment
The changing nature of today’s workplace, particularly in light of Covid-19, meant that flexibility had to be ingrained within the interior from the outset. One way AHMM achieved this was Jack, a modular system consisting of box-like plywood cassettes. The Jack system makes it possible to create meeting rooms that can be taken down and reconfigured in a matter of hours. Here, this means that the office can be adapted as the size of the team grows or shrinks.
The ERCO system supports this need for flexibility. On the one hand with the Casambi Bluetooth control system. Using an iPhone or iPad, the Bluetooth-enabled luminaires can be easily programmed to suit new layouts. Additionally, the track downlights can be physically rearranged with ease, by simply mounting them in a different part of the track. Each desk is also equipped with its own Lucy task light, giving employees more control over their immediate environment.
New ways of working
As London begins its recovery from the pandemic, AHMM staff are now adjusting to routines that combine a return to the office with some continued working from home. Meanwhile Allford is gearing up for a period of change, combining architectural practice with a two-year term as president of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). The architect believes that the new, more flexible models of working will only serve to strengthen the creative culture in office buildings like White Collar Factory.
‘Years ago, in a famous furniture shop, I saw this sign that said, work is not a place you go, it is a thing you do,’ he said. ‘You could say the pandemic reinforced that idea, but I fundamentally disagree. I think work is a place you go to do things. That idea of leaving your home, coming into a different kind of environment and meeting with people is the culture of creativity. It's absolutely vital.’
Supporting circadian rhythms
With the limited amount of daylight on offer, ERCO’s human-centric lighting system plays an important role in bringing natural variation to the workspace over the course of a day. While other lighting systems can create a fixed blanket of illumination, that’s not the case here. The Atrium Double Focus pendants help to support the circadian rhythm, with dimming capability, tunable white light and glare control. These can-shaped pendants bring the high ceilings into the lighting scheme, casting illumination both up and down to create the appropriate mood for different moments. They are supported by Jilly track downlights in the single-storey spaces, which use wide and oval beam distributions dedicated to working environments. This allows large spacings between the luminaires. The track downlights ensure that light is directed only to the places where it’s needed, to increase visual comfort. Pantrac track lights also feature, illuminating the walls to make the space feel more open and expansive. This increases the perceived brightness of rooms since humans’ perception is stimulated more by illuminated vertical surfaces rather than by light on a horizontal plane.
A flexible work environment
The changing nature of today’s workplace, particularly in light of Covid-19, meant that flexibility had to be ingrained within the interior from the outset. One way AHMM achieved this was Jack, a modular system consisting of box-like plywood cassettes. The Jack system makes it possible to create meeting rooms that can be taken down and reconfigured in a matter of hours. Here, this means that the office can be adapted as the size of the team grows or shrinks.
The ERCO system supports this need for flexibility. On the one hand with the Casambi Bluetooth control system. Using an iPhone or iPad, the Bluetooth-enabled luminaires can be easily programmed to suit new layouts. Additionally, the track downlights can be physically rearranged with ease, by simply mounting them in a different part of the track. Each desk is also equipped with its own Lucy task light, giving employees more control over their immediate environment.
New ways of working
As London begins its recovery from the pandemic, AHMM staff are now adjusting to routines that combine a return to the office with some continued working from home. Meanwhile Allford is gearing up for a period of change, combining architectural practice with a two-year term as president of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). The architect believes that the new, more flexible models of working will only serve to strengthen the creative culture in office buildings like White Collar Factory.
‘Years ago, in a famous furniture shop, I saw this sign that said, work is not a place you go, it is a thing you do,’ he said. ‘You could say the pandemic reinforced that idea, but I fundamentally disagree. I think work is a place you go to do things. That idea of leaving your home, coming into a different kind of environment and meeting with people is the culture of creativity. It's absolutely vital.’