Golden A' Design Award Winner 2018
A warm corridor bathed in soft natural daylight extends toward a glass-paneled entrance, where Evolution Design's Puls Workplace Design Office Design reveals its sophisticated orchestration of spatial transparency and chromatic vitality through floor-to-ceiling glazed partitions that simultaneously define and dissolve boundaries between circulation and collaboration zones. The compositional architecture follows a pronounced one-point perspective with the vanishing point positioned at the central doorway, drawing the eye along a gray commercial-grade carpet runner accented by bold cadmium yellow rectangular insets that punctuate the pathway with rhythmic precision. To the left, a series of glass-enclosed offices present vivid cadmium orange and warm tangerine wall treatments visible through crystalline partitions, their saturated warmth creating visual anchors against the predominantly neutral ceiling grid of perforated white acoustic panels. The right portion opens into a lounge area demarcated by a curved glass wall, where deep terracotta and burnt sienna carpeting establishes an intimate zone furnished with contemporary seating in coral and taupe tones, complemented by a sculptural wooden side table with organic conical base. A commanding black drum pendant lamp with subtle gold interior lining descends into this conversation space, its cylindrical form providing a vertical counterpoint to the horizontal flow of the corridor. Sheer drapery panels in gradated umber and rust tones filter peripheral daylight, introducing softness against the rectilinear glass and metal framework. The luminosity throughout demonstrates carefully balanced ambient and natural sources, with recessed ceiling fixtures supplementing generous window light that floods from multiple directions, creating minimal shadows and an atmosphere of openness and productive energy. The spatial treatment exemplifies contemporary workplace design philosophy where visual permeability fosters connectivity while acoustic separation maintains functional privacy, achieving a harmonious synthesis of openness and enclosure that characterizes progressive office environments designed to support both focused individual work and spontaneous collaborative exchange.
The German engineering company Puls moved to new premises and used this opportunity for visualizing and stimulating a new collaboration culture within the company. The new office design is driving a cultural change, with teams reporting a significant increase in internal communication, particularly between research and development and other departments. The company has also seen a rise in spontaneous informal meetings, known to be one of the key indicators of success in research and development innovation.