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The new offices of Arent Fox, efficiency and glamour

Figueras International Seating
Washington DC, United StatesThe new offices of Arent Fox, efficiency and glamourFact sheetName: Arent Fox Location: Washington DC, United StatesArchitecture: Pei Cobb Freed & Partners ArchitectsInterior design: Studios ArchitectureContractor: Clark ConstructionOwner: Arent FoxNumber of floors: 12 (7 occupied by Arent Fox)Surface area: 35,000 m2Capacity: 150 spacesProduct: 13113 Sensó The law firm Arent Fox occupies 7 floors of a new office building designed by the firm Pei Cobb Freed & Partners Architects. The interior, designed by Studios Architecture, manages to combine elegance and energy efficiency with a large dose of glamour. The studio opted for relocate rooms and converting them into large transparent and collaborative spaces. A highlight of this new office is its central café for lawyers and clients, full of colour and glamour thanks to its pantry, a giant “bean” covered with stainless steel tiles. Challenges and solutionsThe project included a 150 seats auditorium. The space had to achieve unique features, utilize the natural beauty of the chair to create an elegant and functional auditorium. Also, the seat had to adapt to the significant slope and special technical floor of the auditorium, made from a material with special acoustic characteristics to avoid noise from lower floors. It was a challenge for Figueras that was successfully solved.Product supplied The designers chose an elegant and functional chair: the Sensó chair, upholstered in light grey and with a F45 tablet for working sessions. The Sensó is a folding seat that stands out due to its excellent balance between comfort levels and use of space. The padding on the seat and backrest has a carefully-crafted ergonomic design. The seat folds automatically due to a dual, external ball-and-socket joint system which requires no lubrication and is extremely quiet. The seat is one of best solutions for long work sessions and conferences.

Figueras Seating USA

Figueras International Seating With a history that goes back 80 years, Figueras International Seating is a leading global firm that leverages its specialized engineering and design capabilities to produce innovative high-end seating for public and multipurpose spaces.Figueras products reflect the firm’s experience and a strong focus on creating quality designs that incorporate the latest technological advances. Each new system or model is developed to meet the needs of our clients, with particular emphasis on making the most of available space. The Figueras team are experts in optimizing space and enhancing profitability through movable seating systems that allow a single space to accommodate a range of different uses. All Figueras products are made at its 30,000-m² manufacturing facility near Barcelona (Spain). In addition to its own factory, Figueras has offices in Madrid, Barcelona, and Portugal, and subsidiaries in Germany, Asia, the United States, France, and the United Kingdom. Thanks to its strong international presence – bolstered by a global network of 30 sales managers and 220 agents – Figueras occupies a leading position in its market segment. Figueras seating products can be found in some of the world’s most emblematic buildings, including the White House pressroom (Washington, DC, USA), Room XX at the United Nations in Geneva (Switzerland), the Telefónica Tower (Barcelona, Spain), the DR Byen Concert Hall in Copenhagen (Denmark), LASALLE School of Arts (Singapore), and the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre (Australia). The firm has worked with many high-profile architects, such as Foster + Partners, OMA, Jean Nouvel, Ricardo Bofill, Rafael de la Hoz, and Cox Rayner.Figueras Design Centre: know-how at the service of architectsThe mission of the team at the Figueras Design Centre is to use their professional skills and expertise to make the designs architects conceive for their projects a reality. The centre also creates and develops new Figueras standard products. Green attitude and eco-designFigueras knows that respect for the environment is a competitive tool. That's why the company introduced an environmental management system in 2003. Figueras strictly complies with ISO 14001 – a global, officially-recognized, voluntary standard that certifies the company’s good environmental performance. Figueras also works with the principles of eco-design in mind. Eco-design is a way of improving the quality of products by increasing their durability and functionality and making them easier to repair or recycle. The approach provides a more detailed understanding of each product and its environmental impact.Eco-design involves taking environmental criteria into account right from the first stage of creating a product, emphasizing the use of recyclable and mono-materials, and using the least polluting industrial processes possible.

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