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The recruitment agency doctari places doctors and nursing staff. For this growing healthcare company, a unique and flexible headquarters in Berlin was created, designed according to New Work principles.
How do you create a workspace that meets both the needs of employees and the demands of the company? And what does an office design look like that is both beautiful and functional while reflecting the company’s identity? The recruitment agency doctari trusted the consulting and implementation expertise of ME-made GmbH to design their New Work space in Berlin.
When it comes to New Work, the individual needs of employees, team collaboration, corporate culture, and the physical work environment must all be integrated into the design concept. Individuality and a high degree of flexibility are crucial in the daily work at doctari. Additionally, the company’s constant growth requires that all workspaces be functionally designed and furniture be modular. At the same time, the team and management place great value on a comfortable atmosphere in the office spaces. All these factors were combined in the design concept and implemented according to the design-to-cost model. The result: flexibility and efficiency without the typical open-plan office feel.
In close coordination with doctari, a detailed concept was developed for the 2,500 sqm space. It includes both public areas and rooms for quiet, focused work, discreet conversations, or meetings. Social interaction spaces were also considered. On all floors, cave situations like glass phone booths, a library, and a small workshop room provide places for concentrated work. The open areas emphasize the sense of community, while natural dividers like light wood cabinets and many green plants create personal work islands. The furniture emphasizes ergonomics and flexibility without fixed locations, allowing new seating and work situations to be quickly created. The use of a few materials like wood and felt highlights a clear and natural room structure. In terms of lighting, the concept aims for a holistic approach to create a natural atmosphere. Purchased furniture for desks, chairs, and sofa elements are part of the overall service. Cabinet systems and a large cave unit for private phone calls and one-on-one meetings are based on the furniture designs of the project architects. In the spacious meeting room, nature meets industrial character. The deliberate contrast of wood and steel makes the area feel both warm and friendly as well as raw and unpolished. Outside the workshop and meeting areas, wall elements with whiteboards and pin boards are available on all floors to quickly capture ideas even outside of the traditional meeting environment.
Another crucial aspect of designing a New Work space is addressing the different needs of various departments. Employees from HR or management require private work areas while still being part of the familial work atmosphere. Therefore, mobile glass partitions were developed to create separate offices that still offer high transparency. A special highlight for employees is the Marketplace on the first floor, an open multifunctional space where they can cook and play table tennis. There are seating elements for a relaxed lunch break and a modular system of cardboard boxes that allow flexible seating arrangements. This is also where doctari’s Townhall meetings will take place in the future. “Designing and realizing a New Work space is not just about adapting to the building. The culture and employees of a company define the design just as much as the architecture,” says Marc Eisenbach, CEO of ME-made.
As partners, the architects’ work does not end with the space being handed over to the client. They continue to support the project after rollout, making changes and adaptations as needed. New Work spaces and offices require the same agile processes as working according to New Work principles themselves. The individual design concept actively incorporated the company’s specific requirements into the new design and its development. As the general contractor, ME-made GmbH managed all project phases and stakeholders, working closely with the client and all partners to implement the concept.
