Workplace Resource

Overview

Opportunity

Solution

Impact

Team

Workplace Resource’s Work/Haus is a dynamic environment that showcases the industry’s most iconic brands and mirrors the vibrancy and character of its surrounding urban neighborhood while blurring the lines between workplace and showroom.

Location

Denver, Colorado

Client

Workplace Resource

Expertise

Retail & Consumer Experience Brand Design Consumer Goods

Opportunity

Today's showrooms are no longer static displays. They're becoming dynamic, hybrid environments that blur the line between workplace, brand experience, and community hub.

These spaces must do more than showcase products; they must foster collaboration, spark creativity, and serve as gathering places for customers, influencers, and industry partners. For its new flagship showroom in downtown Denver, Workplace Resource saw an opportunity to meet that moment, seeking a space that could express its distinctive brand identity while honoring its legacy and partner brands. The result needed to feel like more than a showcase: a destination that reflects who Workplace Resource is today and where the industry is headed.

Why This Matters

01
Experience Drives Differentiation
Work/Haus demonstrates how a thoughtfully curated environment can strengthen brand identity, support relationship-building, and create lasting value for visitors and partners. By placing discovery and engagement at the center of the experience, the showroom becomes a dynamic, distinct destination for the design community.
02
Designed to Adapt
Work/Haus was conceived to support continual change. A flexible framework allows the environment to respond to new products, events, and business needs over time, continually refreshing its experience while extending its long-term relevance.
03
Connecting the Design Community
Work/Haus serves as a hub for creativity and collaboration, bringing together customers, industry partners, influencers, and employees to exchange ideas, build relationships, find inspiration, and support Denver's design community.

“By blurring the lines between workplace and showroom, Work/Haus becomes more than a space, it becomes an experience.

Solution

The design orchestrates a dynamic environment where story is woven into every moment.

From arrival, visitors are guided through a narrative that highlights Workplace Resource's legacy and partner brands, unfolding in a sequence of thoughtfully curated moments that spark exploration and interaction. Flexible spaces accommodate collaboration, while playful touches, including six uniquely designed single-use restrooms, reinforce the storytelling. By blurring the lines between workplace and showroom, the design mirrors the vibrancy of its urban context and immerses visitors in an experiential journey.

From brief to build: Organizing diverse user needs into a cohesive journey, the design integrates showroom, workplace, and community functions.

From clients and industry partners to first-time visitors and Workplace Resource employees, user experience was a key driver of the design. A meandering circulation path, curated vignettes, collaboration zones, and framed architectural moments shape how the space is navigated and experienced. A sequence of distinct moments reveals products, brand stories, and workplace functions throughout the journey. This layered approach supports multiple user groups and activities while creating a cohesive spatial framework that balances orientation, flexibility, and visual interest.

Impact

Work/Haus offers Workplace Resource a dynamic platform to express its brand identity in a way that feels both exciting and approachable.

Thoughtfully designed to showcase legacy and partner brands while embracing the energy of downtown Denver, the space encourages exploration, movement, and interaction, creating moments of surprise at every turn. Flexible and adaptable, it allows the brand to evolve over time. More than a showroom, Work/Haus is a hub where customers, influencers, and industry partners connect, collaborate, and experience the city's cultural vibrancy firsthand.

What Changed Because of This

01
Showroom Experience
Uniting architecture, interiors, branding, and storytelling, the traditional furniture showroom and workplace were transformed into an immersive environment designed for meaningful engagement beyond the products on display.
02
Flexible Configurations
Intentional ceiling design supports lighting, displays, and drapery reconfigurability, allowing the showroom to evolve alongside changing products, events, and user needs.
03
Integrated Functionality
Work/Haus creates a vibrant setting where workplace, brand, and product experiences are seamlessly integrated.

Recognition

01

Modern Luxury

Workplace Resource Opens Chic Work/Haus and stylish boutique called Adorn.

Team

Project Leadership

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[FPO] Glenna Tyndall

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FAQ

01

How does the design support Workplace Resource's business goals?

Work/Haus provides a flexible platform for showcasing partner brands, hosting events, supporting employees, and fostering relationships with clients and industry partners.

02

How does the space reflect Workplace Resource's identity?

Through integrated architecture, interiors, and storytelling, the showroom expresses Workplace Resource's role as a connector of iconic brands, innovative ideas, and the design community.

03

How does Work/Haus embody the future of showroom design?

It integrates showroom, workplace, and community functions into a single environment that supports storytelling, events, collaboration, and changing business needs. The showroom encourages exploration, movement, and interaction, turning curiosity into inspiration.

04

How does the project contribute to its urban context?

Inspired by downtown Denver's creative energy, Work/Haus creates value beyond the traditional showroom. Its dynamic environment mirrors the character of the neighborhood, offering a vibrant downtown destination for designers and the broader design community to gather, exchange ideas, and experience the creative pulse of the city firsthand.

05

Who is Work/Haus designed for?

Work/Haus is a place for customers, industry partners, the design community, and the Workplace Resource team to connect and collaborate. It's a space to be inspired, share ideas, and participate in workshops and community events.

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Related Expertise

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Workplace Resource’s Work/Haus is a dynamic environment that showcases the industry’s most iconic brands and mirrors the vibrancy and character of its surrounding urban neighborhood while blurring the lines between workplace and showroom.

Today's showrooms are no longer static displays. They're becoming dynamic, hybrid environments that blur the line between workplace, brand experience, and community hub.

Why This Matters

The design orchestrates a dynamic environment where story is woven into every moment.

From brief to build: Organizing diverse user needs into a cohesive journey, the design integrates showroom, workplace, and community functions.

Work/Haus offers Workplace Resource a dynamic platform to express its brand identity in a way that feels both exciting and approachable.

What Changed Because of This