BuildUp Pods & Pavilions is a new collection of acoustic meeting rooms inspired by the forest. Realized by Malmö-based design studio Kauppi & Kauppi for Glimakra of Sweden, the concept is characterized by openness, accessibility, and functionality.
Positioning itself between architecture and furniture, the pods reimagine large-scale meeting rooms and workplace pods to bring a greater level of privacy to open-plan offices. The acoustic enclosed walk-in pods inspire a better way to work, either alone or together.
“We have carried the forest with us as an inspiration during the entire process”, says Kauppi & Kauppi of what inspired the pods. “The vision has been to design welcoming, comfortable meeting rooms, that are neither closed nor exclude. Rooms that offer focus but not necessarily total quietness.”
The first launch includes three meeting pods of different sizes, as well as a fully open pavilion. Available as either a round pod for 4-6 people meetings (10m2), a medium-sized oval pod for group meetings of 8-10 people (17m2) or a large oval pod for conference meetings of 12-14 people (20m2), the semi-circular open pavilion is well-suited for an informal touchdown meetings or small gatherings.