“Pixel Facade,” designed by Oliver Thomas and Keyan Rahimzadeh, is a flexible biophilic facade system for the next generation of offices, acknowledging millennials strong desire to be happy in a conducive, natural workplace and can be applied to various building typologies. The design has been recently shortlisted for the 2018 Design Challenge “Design the Next-Generation Facade” by Metals in Construction Magazine.ArchDaily quotes Oliver Thomas, “The system draws inspiration from our innate desire for nature, also known as ‘biophilia.’ The ‘Pixel Facade’ system merges a contemporary office environment with biophilic environments to create the next generation of office design.”The system has been designed to merge the office environment with biophilic rich environments. This building system can be achieved by enabling the tenant to create biophilic rich getaway spaces using a series of modular planters, shaders, furniture, and pop in/out glazing, allowing its occupants to break away from work and immerse themselves in an outdoor environment. These break-out spaces allow for a work environment that is more conducive to collaboration and innovation, which is becoming the norm in contemporary workspace design today.As reported by designboom, the team says, “by 2030, 75 percent of the workforce will be made up of the millennial generation. With the majority of the tech industry’s current workforce, being millennials we are already seeing the office environment adapt to a new generation of workers. Companies are starting to build small, interactive workspaces to encourage individual productivity and virtual group meetings. The typical open-plan office is evolving to incorporate small breakout spaces known as ‘huddle rooms.’ Millennials see flexible working arrangements as more conducive to productivity, collaboration, innovation, and engagement.”The system has been designed such that the tenant has a unique flexibility to configure the balance and layout of the spaces to suit the individual needs of their employees and reflect the company’s culture and brand. Over time as the company grows, the configuration of the office can be modified in order to adapt to the tenants’ changing needs. Pixel Facade takes advantage of innovations in the construction industry such as generative design, BIM, prefabrication, and timber frame construction to create a more streamlined, economic, sustainable, and design build process.http://www.blouinartinfo.com/                                              Founder Louise Blouin  Read more