The World’s Best Office: 16 Products for the Workspace of Tomorrow
The Main Entry Deadline for Architizer's 2025 A+Product Awards is Friday, December 6. Get your brand in front of the AEC industry’s most renowned designers by submitting today.
In 2024, the idea of “workplace” and what that represents has significantly shifted. Whether spaces for permanent, hybrid or freelance workers, over the last five years, the office as a concept has undergone a massive transformation. The high expectations and shifting requirements of employees and employers are being researched and understood better than ever before.
Offices are no longer designed with ultimate productivity at the core of their ethos. Today, the workplace has become somewhere that is expected to nourish creativity, nurture its inhabitants and adapt to the unique needs of every individual. This year’s Architizer A+Product Awards winners capture this ambition brilliantly, offering solutions for workspaces that are adaptive, intuitive and unapologetically innovative.
What makes an office the best in the world? It’s not bean bags, beers or bland breakout spaces. Today, the office is a balanced ecosystem of both products and people— thoughtfully considered, seriously sustainable, highly inclusive and at the forefront of design strategy. Each product on this list shapes the experience of being at work in a positive way to help architects and designers create the best environments possible for the workforce of tomorrow.
Solatube SolaMaster 750 Tubular Daylighting Device (TDD)
By Solatube International, Inc.
Jury Winner, Best of the Year, Health and Wellbeing, 2024 A+Product Awards
Solatube’s SolaMaster 750 is designed to fill workplaces with natural light. Circadian rhythms are vital for health and using Spectralight® Infinity Tubing Solatube International, Inc. can reduce reliance on artificial lighting while blocking UV and heat. In addition to being deal for multi-use spaces, the ICC 500-compliant system is shown to decrease eyestrain, improve focus and enhance overall well-being, acknowledging that daylighting is a practical health feature for today’s best offices and making it simple to incorporate it.
Qwel Acoustic Ceiling Tiles
By Genesis Products
Jury Winner, Finishes, Ceiling, 2024 A+Product Awards
Qwel Acoustic Ceiling Tiles are a combination of bold aesthetics with quiet function, using sustainable PET fibers to bring sound-absorbing serenity to otherwise busy and noisy workplaces. Available in a number of rich, calming tones, the tiles aid in bringing both acoustic comfort and visual interest to office ceilings, creating spaces that help to enhance focus and support well-being across open-plan environments.
Universal Series Window Wall
By Cascadia Windows & Doors
Popular Choice Winner, Façades & Openings, Glass & Glazing, 2024 A+Product Awards
Windows can make or break a good office environment, so why not have the best you can get? Cascadia’s Universal Series™ Window Wall is a sustainable powerhouse of a product, featuring a high-performance fiberglass frame that enhances thermal efficiency while elegantly framing expansive views. With Passive House-level ratings and options for double or triple glazing, these windows bring energy savings for employers and an abundance of natural light for workers, creating a comfortable, well-lit environment that aligns with today’s wellness-focused workplace design strategies.
Modwall
By Kova
Jury Winner, Best of the Year, Flexible Design, 2024 A+Product Awards
KOVA’s Modwall is an innovative product. Offering a modular alternative to drywall that is routed in the modern need for flexibility. With plant-based insulation and panels that can be easily demounted and reassembled, the integrated plug-and-play system adapts to shifting office layouts and locations. Ultimately reducing construction waste and delivering optimum flexibility for workspaces and workforces that evolve with their businesses.
Seem 1 Acoustic Louver
By Focal Point
Jury Winner, Lighting, Recessed & Mounted Lighting, 2024 A+Product Awards
The Seem 1 Acoustic Louver does double duty. The beautiful product brings light and sound control together in one sleek package. Deep-set louvers with a choice of felt colors help to shape the ambiance of any office space, providing calm, focused lighting while enhancing acoustic comfort — a solution that makes every ceiling work harder in the modern office.
New Framery Smart Pod Family
By Framery
Jury Winner, Furnishings, Furniture Systems, 2024 A+Product Awards
Framery’s Smart Pod family is the peak of both privacy and sustainability in office design. Each futuristic pod is 100% recyclable and 23% lighter than before. Equipped with radar-based lighting and ventilation that adapt to the number of occupants, the soundproof pods combine high-tech and eco-friendly in a way that few products manage to do—a perfect place for focused work or confidential meetings while hitting those all-important climate targets.
Foryu
By Keilhauer
Jury Winner, Best of the Year, Commercial Design, 2024 A+Product Awards
Foryu are built to blend in while standing out. With a self-weighted mechanism that adjusts invisibly, these elegant office chairs, designed by Martin Ballendat, allow users to experience comfort and support. Ergonomic contours, breathable backrests and custom textile options make it a perfect fit for any collaborative space or boardroom, proving that when design is intuitive, comfort becomes effortless.
Gradient
By Pair
Popular Choice Winner, Furnishings, Furniture Systems, 2024 A+Product Awards
Designed with the future and the unknown in mind, Gradient by Pair and Gensler allows workspaces to evolve without limits to help workers connect, collaborate, and socialize with other people. The exposed Beam at the center of the design acts as a power and data “exoskeleton,” giving teams the flexibility to create focus zones, lounge areas, and collaborative hubs with ease at any time. It’s intuitive design and simple functionality make Gradient a true reflection of today’s connected office.
Beam Lounge Collection
By Nienkamper
Popular Choice Winner, Furnishings, Contract Seating, 2024 A+Product Awards
The Beam Lounge Collection marries playfulness with practicality. An innovative seating collection that is compact and curvaceous with an exposed wood beam to add warmth and a touch of sophistication. This unexpected collection is available in single, double, or triple-seat options with bold, low-sheen tables. Beam is perfect for lobbies, lounges and breakout spaces — delivering a relaxed, contemporary style with just enough structure.
Capas
By Davis Furniture
Jury Winner, Furnishings, Contract Furniture, 2024 A+Product Awards
The Capas Table by jehs+laub is the latest occasional table collection to join Davis Furniture. The sophisticated design captures both balance and contrast, visually from light and ethereal to solid and grounded, depending on how the viewer approaches the piece. Crafted from seamless aluminum and supported by two elegantly curved legs, each table can nest together or stand alone to create a sculptural form of functional pieces that add a distinctive aesthetic to any workspace.
Admix Tables
By Allsteel
Jury Winner, Best of the Year, Commercial Design, 2024 A+Product Awards
Admix Tables bring unmatched flexibility to the modern workplace. With its modern yet playful design, Admix could comfortably belong in a conference room, breakout lounges or even a cafe. The lightweight tables with telescoping legs, wheelbarrow feature, and integrated storage ensure these tables adapt effortlessly, turning every workspace into a versatile environment with plenty of style.
WashBar
By Bradley Corporation
Popular Choice Winner, Best of the Year, Commercial Design, 2024 A+Product Awards
The WashBar is a stunning solution for any workplace environment. Combining soap, water and drying functions into one sleek, touch-free unit, it is stylish and highly practical. Engineered for reliable and precise activation, with LED guidance and an array of six finishes, it turns handwashing into an elevated experience that keeps shared restrooms clean and clutter-free. An excellent option to upgrade from institutional to inspired.
R.U.M. Chair
By Wehlers
Jury Winner, Best of the Year, Positive Impact, 2024 A+Product Awards
The Wehlers R.U.M. chair is a full Circular Economy solution and a true champion of circular design. Made entirely from recycled materials, Wehlers R.U.M. is a sustainable chair with a plastic shell made of recycled plastic waste from three different waste streams: fishing nets, e-waste or insulin pens. Nothing is added, and the waste steam decides the color of the seat and back. Fisherman’s green, keyboard black or Pharma blue. Additionally, each chair is equipped with a tracking chip to monitor its lifecycle. This B-Corp-certified chair is built to be reused and refurbished, setting a new standard for responsible, transparent office design.
Space Theory’s Interior Drawer Components
By Space Theory
Jury Winner, Furnishings, Accessories, 2024 A+Product Awards
Sometimes, it is the little things that make office life better, and Space Theory’s Interior Drawer Components are one of those products. Offering modular, precision-fit storage for kitchens, Space Theory has made organization both beautiful and simple. With stackable hardwood inserts and stainless-steel trays that lift out or suspend from the Opencast system, these pieces are designed for today’s meticulous, design-conscious office spaces that value cleanliness and efficiency, so everything has its place.
SketchUp
By Trimble
Jury Winner, Technology, Architecture Software, 2024 A+Product Awards
A champion of every architecture office, this year SketchUp goes beyond the basics, introducing tools like PreDesign for climate-specific insights and a beta Scan-to-Design feature that transforms real-world spaces into 3D models instantly. Paired with its intuitive iPad functionality and AI-driven 3D Warehouse Image Search, SketchUp 2024 allows architects to sketch, iterate and visualize from studio to site across teams and even continents.
Vectorworks Architect 2024
By Vectorworks, Inc.
Popular Choice Winner, Technology, Architecture Software, 2024 A+Product Awards
Year after year, Vectorworks steps up. This year, Vectorworks Architect 2024 expands the creative toolkit, enabling architects to sketch, model and document in a fully integrated workflow with the world’s most design-centric BIM solution. New features include the ability to save custom viewport settings as styles and robust parametric objects redefined to address your specific needs, allowing designers to experiment and innovate without losing efficiency — built for architects who demand both freedom and precision.
Follow in the footsteps of these sixteen innovative brands by entering this year’s A+Product Awards and receive major industry recognition from architects and designers worldwide:
The Main Entry Deadline for Architizer's 2025 A+Product Awards is Friday, December 6. Get your brand in front of the AEC industry’s most renowned designers by submitting today.
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