Keeping in view the modern day work cultures, Bene has created the CUBE_S workstation, which is a combination of modular components, workstations and storage. Offering a functional and aesthetic alternative to the traditional office furniture, the CUBE_S workstation has been designed for an open-plan office, efficient use of space, flexibility and comfort for employees.
CUBE_S is a modular workstation unit, which is a combination of storage space and workstation that can be integrated into compact layouts. It is useful from both the sides as it features flexible connections. The storage area can be connected on the sides, which not only provide comfort but also provide the freedom to the users to organise the workplace individually.
The CUBE_S workstation is a cabinet, shelf, storage unit and room divider all at once, which provides screening elements and privacy at the same time. It features integrated compartments, docking options, and a cable compartment with add-on outlets. The overall structure allows the cabling of the complete configuration with just one power and network connection for several workstations.
Apart from storage space, CUBE_S also consists of various types of desk modules, partitioning elements and pinboards. Sporting a pure and simple design, the CUBE_S workstation is a slim elegant profile with carefully designed shadow gaps, which makes CUBE_S, seem light despite its volume.
It is available with basic colours in melamine, veneer surfaces, fabrics, and clear and satinato glass with the handles made of anodised aluminium.
The cabinet modules are available in six different heights – from the lowest design at desk height, to lectern height, to complete visual shielding at an element height of 172 centimetres, which enables the user to achieve the desired degree of screening without limiting the transparency of the open space. Depending on preferences and the need for communication, storage furniture can also be configured with openings and views, which allows individualised adjustment of transparency to nearby neighbours.
CUBE_S can be combined in two different typologies like bridge configuration and spine configuration. In the bridge configuration, the modular cabinets create a border to the corridor and adjacent workstations. The continuation of the desk top into the open shelf of the storage element creates additional protected individual work areas and private storage surfaces. Telephone calls can be made with relatively little disruption. Drawers instead of pedestals create leg space under the entire desk top. Optional mounted shelves provide additional surfaces that are directly accessible.
In the spine configuration various workplaces can be docked in as if connected to a backbone. The entire volume of the cabinet module can be used throughout the entire length as storage. Furthermore, this arrangement offers visual shielding and privacy from the corridor or façade. The individual workstations can be arranged in a linear, face-to-face or back-to-back pattern, depending on how the light enters the space and the communication requirements. Depending on the arrangement, this multipliable layout is also well suited to either the concentrated, stationary activities of anchors, or is a suitable refuge for connectors and gatherers who are often underway.
With a flexible design, CUBE_S can be adapted easily to different local conditions starting from an angular pre-war building to a support-free open-plan office in a new building.
