Home bases are small, concentrated areas designed around their inhabitants' principal activities. This draftsman, for example, doesn't need acoustical or visual privacy to do his drawings, but he does need to confer with others frequently and informally over open home base with a maximum view from his drafting board.  Rail tiles with work-organizing tools hold his own tools and supplies with handy reach and view.  A small hanging cabinet and a mobile storage unit provide all the reference and paper storage his job requires.  Open tiles at floor level bringing even more light and air.

This writer needs visual and acoustical privacy to perform her central activity, so we've given her an enclosed home base with acoustical tiles above the work surface level.  The window gives her a long-range view for visual relief from her writing pad and something to look from her writing pad and something to look at while sh4e waits for inspiration.

Ergonomics are key to the home base of this data entry person who spends much of her work day at a computer terminal.  An adjustable corner work surface positions her monitor at precisely the right height, and the keyboard stand (which slides under the work surface when not in use) adjusts for height and tilt.  A movable document stand and personal light give her further control over her work environment, and a w2indow gives her visual relief from the computer screen.

Most home bases include a minimal amount of paper storage on the assumption that papers that are not personal or referenced regularly can be stored in central, shared locations.  This researcher's job, however, requires him to store and have constant access to a multitude of files and books.  The full-height wall  that forms his home base standing files and shelves (backed with rail tiles that hold shelf dividers and paper trays) provide a maximum amount of storage in a minimal amount of space.

Grand Entrances

Panel environments can be generic and nondescript, offering visitors little information about the type of company they are calling on or where they are in the facility.
Ethospace walls can create unique entryways and reception areas that communicate the special character of an organization to employees and visitors,  Bands of color, combined with glass, wood veneer, and picture frame tiles, can create public areas and hallways that are visually stimulating and informative about the nature of the business and its people.  And because each side of an Ethospace frame can be used to distinguish private areas from public

Wood Veneer Tiles
 and Top Caps

Embroided Logo Tiles

By reinforcing a unique corporate identity

In an increasingly competitive business climate, organizations need to use every means available to differentiate themselves in the market and communicate their unique qualities to customers and employees.

These companies have used Ethospace frames and tiles to express three very different personalities.  Walls of translucent tiles convey the excitement and creative energy of an upscale advertising agency.  The well established bank reinforces its image of tradition and stability with rich wood veneer tiles that complement the interior architecture.  The young and ambitious manufacturing firm combines tiles in vinyl and fabric to create a crisp, clean, all-business look.