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People enjoy the freedom and self-determination of working from home. The concept of home office is certainly here to stay.

The vibrant and inviting service centre is a beloved informal meeting point for employees from different departments where staff members are able to meet, share their experiences, explore the latest products and services and feel a strong sense of belonging to one unified brand.

Designing a campus of this scale and within such vibrant culture was an exciting challenge for us. We focused on delivering a functional, efficient and comfortable work environment, but most of all wanted to create it as bright, lively and contemporary as possible.

It’s not just about managing an impersonal space of brick and mortar but it is also about providing employees with an environment that is conducive to productivity and well-being.

The balancing act between the corporate identity of the company and the individuality of the employees is our greatest challenge.

Offices are now less of a place to go and more of a place to be.

Clients like Google are not looking for designers. They are looking for companies, like us, which are very good at understanding how Google works, what their culture is and how the work environment can drive innovation and productivity. The uniquely customised interior design of Google’s Moscow office is the result of a lot of research and a deep understanding of the users and the company.

There certainly is a start-up mentality here, at PULS. Especially, if you think about the digital transformation. We have flat hierarchies and self-organised teams, and we give people lots of responsibility and self-determination. Our office in Munich supports this approach by enabling strong collaboration and open communication.

A comfortable, empowering and well-designed workplace won’t eliminate staffing problems, but it can help to attract new talent, improve morale and increase retention rates. There’s a payback in work ethic, too. The better people feel, the better they treat customers. They’re friendlier, more stress resilient and more patient.

The approach used in this project is based on enabling spaces that support knowledge and innovation work. However, these spaces are not only to be understood in Euclidean terms, but also include a social, emotional, cognitive, epistemological, technological, cultural and organisational dimension in addition to the architectural one.

SQUARE is an incredibly innovative project in every sense. The future of knowledge generation and knowledge sharing can be experienced already today in SQUARE.

The building itself is very simple in both construction and materials in order to be as efficient as possible. We have learned how to make great buildings very cost effectively.