Wednesday, 1 December 2010

Urban Station by Total Tool

Urban Station by Total Tool BA

Design studio Total Tool have completed a combined office and cafe for nomadic workers in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Urban Station by Total Tool BA

Called Urban Station, the brightly coloured space features a café, which doubles up as a temporary office for freelance workers in need of desk space.

Urban Station by Total Tool BA

There are lamps and powerpoints connected to the sides of tables, whilst others have apertures in their middle where wires from laptops can be fed through.

Urban Station by Total Tool BA

There are fully-equipped private meeting rooms available as well as a helpdesk for any enquiries.

Urban Station by Total Tool BA

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Urban Station by Total Tool BA

Photographs are by Sergio Esmoris.

Urban Station by Total Tool BA

Here’s some more information from the designers:


Designed by Total Tool BA, Urban Station has been conceived as a hybrid space, combining café and temporary office, specially designed for nomad workers.

Urban Station by Total Tool BA

The use of the café as a working space as been a long-lasting tradition in Argentina, but the development of connectivity over the last years has boosted this habit.

Urban Station by Total Tool BA

The project was meant to create a space where the traditional typology of the café was reconsidered while accommodating office amenities such as tables specially adapted for laptops, private meeting rooms provided with medias such as projectors and video conference equipment or a help desk where to print or ask for errand services.

Urban Station by Total Tool BA

From the organization of promotional events among frequent customers to the offer of free bicycles to be borrowed and take a break, many other elements and services have been also designed to provide enhanced comfort and interaction opportunities for the nomad worker.

Urban Station by Total Tool BA

Urban Station by Total Tool BA

Urban Station by Total Tool BA

Urban Station by Total Tool BA

Urban Station by Total Tool BA

Urban Station by Total Tool BA

Urban Station by Total Tool BA

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