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Puls Office Design by Evolution Design

Puls Office Design

Golden A' Design Award Winner 2018

Chromatic orchestration within Evolution Design's Puls Workplace Design Office Design operates through deliberate symbolic registers that communicate organizational values and behavioral expectations through environmental cues rather than explicit instruction. The predominant orange and amber palette draws upon color psychology associations with creativity, social interaction, and optimistic energy, establishing an emotional foundation that encourages open communication and collaborative spirit. Yellow pathway markers function as archetypal threshold indicators, their solar brightness guiding movement while symbolizing illumination and clarity of purpose along the journey through the workspace. The transition from vibrant orange in active zones to deeper terracotta in the lounge encodes a shift from extroverted engagement to introspective pause, employing temperature gradation as spatial narrative device. Glass transparency carries profound symbolic weight in contemporary workplace semiotics, representing organizational values of openness, accessibility, and democratic communication where hierarchy dissolves into visible connectivity. The curved glass element introducing organic geometry within the orthogonal framework may evoke archetypal associations with embrace, shelter, and gathering around the hearth, distinguishing the lounge as a space of communal respite. Vertical pendant illumination descending into the conversation area establishes a symbolic center, recalling the primal gathering around firelight or the focused illumination above significant assembly. Material selections encode meaning through their sensory qualities: soft textile surfaces invite lingering and comfort appropriate to reflection, while smooth glass and metal surfaces in circulation zones encourage efficient movement. The sheer curtain panels filtering and warming incoming light suggest mediation between exterior world and interior sanctuary, their translucency maintaining connection while softening the boundary. Wood furniture elements introduce natural warmth and organic imperfection within the designed environment, symbolically grounding human presence within technological and architectural systems.

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.