PMMT offices

KLEIN® sliding tracks, have been a key element of this redesign. PMMT has taken a creative and unconventional approach to their implementation, using them as more than simple spatial dividers. In essence, the 5,500-square-foot floor where PMMT’s new office is made up of a number of extremely versatile spaces:

• A transversal open space, where different teams gather to share information and experience, without any hierarchical distinctions.
• Spaces for different types of meetings, adjacent to the open space, for tasks requiring greater concentration or privacy.
• Spaces for brainstorming.
• “Resources”: library, kitchen/training center…

Meeting rooms are defined by fixed and sliding architectural walls with wooden frames.Glass is everywhere. Its transparency fosters visual communication and allows natural light to flow through different rooms. KLEIN® sliding systems make it easy to access a variety of spaces from the main open space, thus saving square footage.

Located at one end of the office, the Brainstorming Room is an example of and sanctuary for creativity.

Since the PMMT team works collaboratively on projects and research, they need large areas where they can draw and hang plans and other types of content. They’ve come up with four large sliding whiteboards that stack up on one wall of the room, without taking up any extra space. Mounted on sliding KLEIN tracks, they are easy to use and offer smooth sliding.These sliding panels, which weigh over 200 pounds each, are a key element in PMMT’s innovation process, allowing the team to express and structure their thoughts and developments for a wide range of projects. The stackable panels greatly increase the amount of operational space. Their dynamic nature allows all information to be visually available at all times. A creative way to adapt the use of sliding systems for their particular workstyle.

The Brainstorming Room is finished off with a large sliding panel that runs perpendicular to the previously mentioned ones, also mounted on a KLEIN® track: it acts as a large door to the room, and its surface can be used as a writing area and idea board.

The Forward Thinking Space also facilitates and fosters creativity and reflection. This large, informal and versatile room transforms from an office kitchen into a huge training center. Its walls are covered with innovation panels, where team members share interesting ideas and articles. This area is demarcated by a sliding wood panel, measuring over 10 feet long and mounted on a KLEIN® SLID sliding track, which serves as a projector wall.

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PMMT has designed its office by following its Clear Code Architecture® universal accessibility methodology, which aims to ensure that any person can access and use all spaces with total autonomy. The use of friendly building materials, in accordance with the open library at www.friendlymaterials.com, further emphasizes their dedication to user well-being.