Basic workstations with modesty panels on three sides
br>The Basic Workstation offers a simple solution for the modern workspace while boasting a wide range of options for customization (scroll to see some examples). Add-ons include under the desktop wire management cubbies (channels), hangers, storage shelves, keyboard trays, monitor stands (or arms), wire cutouts, casters and more. The workstation has 11″ partial modesty panel on three sides and is available in a variety of sizes. Add casters and allow for easy reconfiguration of your space in response to work/team needs. Standard desktop height is 29″. All panels in 3/4” birch plywood.
Choice of transparent film or UV lacquer finishes, HPL or FORBO desktop linoleum overlays.
Vertical supports in 1 1/6ӯ aluminum tubing.
On 4ӯ casters or levelers.
Keep things organized with our Mobile Pedestal. It parks neatly under your desk or table, and doubles as an additional work surface or seat. Drawer pull and locks optional. Mobile Pedestals are available in several configurations including: one box drawer and one file drawer, or two pencil drawers and one file drawer, or with a door and adjustable shelves.
The Milder Closed or Open Back Storage System is designed for books and files in freestanding and wall mounted configurations. Storage units are available up to 7 units high (102″ tall) and 4 units wide (78”). Modular and re-configurable, these storage systems allow you to add-on additional compartments. Doors may be specified for entire units or for selected compartments. Units can serve as partitions and room dividers and can be assembled to be accessible from both sides. Further, back panels may be removed to create open shelves.
Custom grid per client specifications
Top cubbies specified with acrylic panels
Corner detail
The unit custom serves as a wall between offices and a waiting area. Center panel is acrylic and allows light through.
Client: Williams College
Architect: Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Architects
While the project was still in schematic development, Milder Office had the opportunity to work with Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Architects on the interior design of a new central library building at Williams College, a renowned liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
Working with students, faculty, library staff and administrators we created four test sites to prototype and publicly test concepts for new learning environments.
This was not only an opportunity for the planning team to anticipate what will become the new library later on, but to also to involve the larger community at the college in the discussions and decision making about the new building interior.
Working off leads we picked up from the discussion with the architects and during visits to the campus.
We proposed, installed and iterated four options:
The Café: meeting spot and destination
The Lounge: Informal with large pillows, low tables, and moveable displays and white boards for delineating space, note taking and collaboration.
Alone + Together: Creating a smaller space on the open floor, this installation explored the dynamic between working individually or in groups, and developing dynamics when shifting between both states.
Islands: The fourth site explored a specific architectural detail along the facade of the building and looked for options of larger study ‘islands’.
Working with the Williams community over the course of two semesters, we collected data and feedback from all stakeholders through surveys, interviews, as well as public forums and presentations
Some of the insights and learning were made part of the final design of the building that went into service several years later.
The MIT Tech Review’s offices offer a space that is responsive to the varied needs of its staff, from private offices, to an art room, to a newsroom hub’ that offers privacy without the cubicle. The newsroom, the anchor of this open floor plan, support easy flow and connections throughout the space through clever placement ‘L’ shaped units that integrate a single pedestal workstation with storage unit. Varying partition heights allow for longer sightlines while maintaining some privacy.
The MIT Tech Review art room includes large tables to display magazine proofs.
Private office with two single pedestal workstations.
Glass markerboards for use at small group meeting, and partitions the team from the adjoining workstations.
Custom designed for MITTR these units integrate a single pedestal workstation with storage unit. Varying partition heights allow for longer sightlines while maintaining some privacy.
Pedestal base tables with square or round tops are available in a variety of sizes and finishes. The film-faced baltic plywood is available in various colors, including natural birch (transparent), red, blue, yellow, blue, and dark brown. High-pressure laminate is also available. Customization is our strength; let us know if you have particular size requirements. The standard height is 29″. Well suited for cafes, cafeterias, and dining areas in work and residential settings.
Pedestal base tables with round, square, and nesting tops in different sizes and heights, with height-adjustable options.
Tops from 1” birch plywood.
HPL or FORBO desktop linoleum overlays.
Client: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Architect: Perkins + Will (formerly Signer Harris Architects)
Signer Harris Architects came to Milder Office with unique request, to design a library table that could transform into a carrel with privacy panels in order to provide greater privacy for students cramming at the end of the semester. The architects had conducted interviews and surveys of students and faculty and concluded that the existing furniture did not satisfied the students changing needs throughout the semester. Milder Office designed the Convertible Carrel in response.
The Convertible Carrel uses a piston mechanism to flip the tabletop upwards to reveal a secondary work-surface and privacy panels; a reading table converts to a semi-private study carrel. These two furniture-solutions-in-one supports individual learning as well as group work and greatly enhance the functionality and usage of the 5th Floor Reading Room.
Collegeprowler.com (College guides written by students) listed the Stratton Center Reading Room as the “Best Place to Study” on the MIT campus. One student writes, “In terms of places to study, the Student Center has a reading room, where almost everyone convenes for a quiet place to study for midterms and finals. Besides all of that, there are conference rooms where groups often hold meetings.” Library Carrel – Study Carrel – Library furniture – Educational furniture
Milder Office also furnished meeting rooms, students lounges, as well as short term lockers for this popular study hall.
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Single and Double Pedestal Workstations are distinguished by a wide range of options above and below the 29” high work surface. Pedestal options include general or file storage in letter, legal and lateral sizes.
You can further customize by adding pin surfaces, a return, open and closed overhead compartments, wire cut-outs, power and data solutions, and integrated keyboard trays.
Our strength is in our customization and interest in collaborating with our client to develop the best solution possible.
Double pedestal workstation
Single pedestal with return and pin surface partition
A practical solution for the work and learning environments, the Double Top Table offers a convenient storage compartment below the desktop. Double Top tables are available with one or two compartments and in a variety of sizes and finishes. The larger versions have compartments facing both sides.
Double top tables at 29” height with 2” clear storage below the desktop. Single or double-sided access. Double top tables can be specified in standing heights (34 – 42”) and offer 5” clear storage space below the desktop.
Tops from 3/4” birch plywood. Choice of Transparent film or UV lacquer finish, HPL or FORBO desktop linoleum overlays. Legs from 1 1/16” Ø aluminum, brushed and anodized finish. On levelers or casters.
Customization is our strength; let us know if you have particular size requirements.
Breakout configuration
Tables ganged together
Single compartment, open to both sides
Single compartment, open to both sides
Individual study desk with two compartments, open on one side.
Our Bookcase is designed for books and display in
freestanding configurations. Bookcase shelves are 15 inches deep with 13 inch high compartments and are open on both sides with dividers and metal support poles.
Modular and reconfigurable, the storage system allows you to add or remove shelves and can be used to create walls and partitions in your workspace.
Client: New York City Department of Education Architect: HMA2
The Boaz R. Weinstein Library renovation, headed by architects HMA2 provided a much upgraded library space to the Stuyvesant community. The library offers a unique study spaces for the students, including a communal study area, computer research area, lecture space and lounge. Milder Office designed a bench with a shelf behind the backrest to accommodate students’ books and bags. The benches are easily moved to support a range of activities and events at the library.
Milder Office furniture for the project includes upright lecture tables, standing height computer stations, bookcases, work tables, and cafe tables.
HMA2 specified Marmoleum laminate throughout.
