Mobile Work Unit
Concept Design, 2020
The MWU (pronounced M-wooh) is a version for what is possible if we let go of our market-driven assumptions of commercial office buildings and focus instead on user needs and experience of work space. Housed within a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Van, the MWU contains the latest in mobile technology to untether the workspace from the grid. The photovoltaic solar array and battery, keep the Mobile Work Unit amply powered.
While the MWU is viable for an individual owner, it really begins to make sense in a COVID world for medium to large business when deployed at scale. MWUs can be set up and reconfigured in a fraction of the time required for conventional office space — making it more adaptable than any other work space on the market. Furthermore, the MWUs allow employers to convert underused assets such as empty parking lots and parking garages into fully functional work spaces despite the current health crisis.
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Size: 50-75sf Our Role: Workplace Strategy & Product Design
Mobile Work Unit
The era of the great compromise of workspace has come to an end. For the better part of the last century, workspace has served two masters: the risk-averse commercial real estate industry that seeks a durable asset that can be bought, sold, or borrowed against; and the end-user who needs a productive place to work. (Click the image to play the video.)
