Lufthansa Aviation Training Switzerland

Ogni anno più di 12.000 dipendenti di varie compagnie aeree svolgono tirocini o ulteriori corsi di avanzamento e formazione professionale come piloti o assistenti di volo presso il nuovo edificio di 11.000 metri quadri che ospita uffici e strutture formative. La domanda fondamentale per la progettazione di questo ambiente di lavoro era: come pianificare qualcosa di non programmabile? Non solo le strutture interne di molte aziende stanno assistendo a una trasformazione, ma le condizioni e i fabbisogni del mondo del lavoro cambiano in continuazione.

To create the necessary degree of flexibility, the client disregarded the existing organisational structures and concentrated on an analysis of the requirements posed by work processes and locations. Employees were consulted and involved in workshops. They even had the opportunity to create a 1:33 scale model of their own office concept. This made it possible to effectively organise the diverse and complex needs of both office and training areas in a coordinated manner.

A precise number of permanent workstations was not specified, as this changes on a daily basis. Employees can decide whether they want to perform their current task in a team workspace, in the cafeteria, at home, or in a so-called 'home zone' at the office. Every member of the company is treated the same: neither executives nor personnel in sensitive areas like HR have a personal workspace. The open office concept and the Dancing Walls – Vitra’s mobile partition element – make it possible to adapt interior spaces to varying needs without the help of technicians, facility managers or external support services, thus giving each individual the choice of an optimal setup.