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ACTIU Berbegal y Formas, S.A.
AER
July 2024 | 24 minutes

The renowned Mexican insurance and finance broker, AER, has entrusted Actiu and its partner in Mexico, Organitec, with the fitting out of its offices in San Pedro Garza García, one of the 51 municipalities in the Mexican state of Nuevo León, encompassed in the metropolitan area of Monterrey. A space that perfectly materialises the consequences of a pandemic that radically changed the work model and accelerated the arrival of a hybrid model that is here to stay.

  • Architects/Designers: Punta Terra Arquitectura
  • Location: San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, México
  • Year: 2022
  • Area:500 m2
  • Client: AER
  • Manufacturers/brands: Actiu, Famo & Inclass
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THE GOAL

With the return to 'normality', after the period of confinement forced by Covid-19, AER's managers were clear about the need to incorporate a hybrid model, alternating the 'home office' with the presence in the office.

A new way of understanding work, more in line with the needs of employees and society, through a flexible space that would allow the team to choose where to work from at any given moment and the company to save on rent, as less space is needed than with the 100% face-to-face work model.

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THE SOLUTION

In order to respond to the flexibility desired by the company, the architecture studio founded and led by the architect Miguel Angel Gutiérrez, Punta Terra Arquitectura, designed dynamic offices that adapt to a constantly changing work model, with only one space, the one assigned to the director, fixed and private, and the rest occupied by unassigned positions so that everyone can choose where to work at any given moment.

Large communal work tables, more private desks or high bars, which encourage collaboration and allow the team to work seated on stools or standing while maintaining the same visual height with the rest of the colleagues, are some of the proposals of the new space. In addition to meeting rooms of different sizes and configurations, soundproof booths to call without disturbing or being disturbed, areas with armchairs that add a domestic touch and a cafeteria for informal meetings and relaxation.

Actiu has participated in the creation of a space that moves away from the serious and rigid character associated with traditional offices, and instead stimulates well-being, creativity and the workers' sense of belonging to the company, with programmes such as the Stay operative chair, chosen for its great versatility and freedom of movement; the Urban chair, stackable and with wheels for greater mobility; the warm and welcoming Noom 30 armchair, which enhances comfort and a sense of belonging; or the Whass stool, with an ergonomic and organic design that adapts to any space.

Fundamental in this type of open-plan space, acoustic comfort is enhanced through the use of absorbent materials such as wood, materialised in a lattice that also operates as a decorative element and hallmark of the project; upholstery or rugs.

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