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inform Discusses r/evolution workplace with Knoll Director of Workplace Strategy Kylie Roth

August 22, 2014

Knoll director of workplace strategy, Kylie Roth, discusses r/evolution workplace with Inform magazine, “a source and guide to those who are responsible for making architecture happen—clients, public officials, and design professionals.”

r/evolution workplace refers to Knoll’s four office planning approaches, each with a different “look, feel and function.” r/evolution workplace offers clients space planning options that can be mixed and matched to create a workspace that is uniquely tuned to individual needs.

“Meeting the demands of the modern worker happens through continual adaptation, a spirit of thinking embodied in Knoll’s r/evolution workplace platform,” writes Jennifer Pullinger of inform.

“We don’t believe that any of our products fit into just one of the planning strategies,” says Kylie Roth. “We make a lot of different furniture and you don’t have to just stick within one product line – it’s about the mix and how you can arrange those different pieces and parts to create the office that’s just right for you.”

The four planning approaches – Perimeter, Core, Efficient, and Adaptive – are considered “points on a continuum,” Roth says. Perimeter Planning is a more classic approach to workplace design – more structured and anchored around individual focus work, while Core Planning features open spaces along the architectural perimeter. Efficient Planning focuses on more space for shared and team work as primary workspaces shrink in size. The newest and more emerging model is Adaptive Planning uses movable elements to define a variety of flexible workspaces.

Knoll introduced r/evolution workplace at NeoCon 2014. The Knoll Chicago showroom was designed to showcased the breadth of Knoll products across planning approaches.