"We are seeing the growing importance of communal spaces. When designing the Peer table, we realized there are new definitions for concepts like conferencing and meeting. Business conversations are taking place all over the office, which explains why workers want flexible, multi-use spaces. Peer tables are about conversation, a less formal way of conferencing or meeting in group areas," explain Lucy Aiken-Johnson and Patrick Johnson of ai3.
Integrated power and data access were givens in the table's design: today's multi-generational workforce expects to connect no matter where it happens to be working. The reveal that forms the integrated shelf is an aesthetic detail that also holds items a user might bring to a conversation but doesn't need front and center. Easy access to under-table power encourages users to dock cell phones or laptops on the shelf, leaving the primary surface available for the task at hand.
Designer: ai3
Tabletop Power Modules
Retractable module with two simplex electric receptacles and two voice/data knockouts, sitting nearly flush with table surface when closed.
Storage Shelf
Two-and-a-half-inch storage shelf for personal items, leaving the primary surface clear.
Under-table Module
With three simplex electric receptacles and two knockouts for voice/data/audio/video connections.
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