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The structure of Herman Miller's Ethospace system lies behind its great
flexibility, functional support, and esthetic variations.
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In outpatient environments our reception station creates a warm
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Features and Benefits
- Systematic to provide ease of installation, service, and repair; may be
customized, reconfigured; maximizes vertical space; parts are reusable;
designed to accommodate change.
- Steel frames are durable, strong, thick; available with or without power;
include space for communication cables; available in several heights and
widths; slotted to accept wall-attached components at any height in 1-inch
increments.
- A variety of tiles serve many functions; offered in several sizes; easy to
install and remove; easy to customize or change function and look of a
station; eases maintenance by allowing selective replacement; adds mass to
scale of frames; available in many finishes.
- Work surfaces serve many functions; may be placed in 1-inch increments on
a frame; available in many finishes; easy to install, remove and relocate.
- Counter tops provide a strong and stable work and display surface; provide
mass to station for look of permanence; include task lights to illuminate work
surfaces; illuminate station exterior wall for easy identification.
- Wall-attached storage components hold many different-sized items; may be
placed at any height on a frame; do not take up valuable floor space; maximize
vertical space.
- Freestanding storage provides choice of placement; not dependent upon a
frame for use; holds many different-sized items.
- Support cabinets consolidate storage; interiors may be customized to
maximize space; may be used freestanding.
- Work tools organize work; reduce clutter; free up work surface space;
maximize space inside of storage components and on walls; facilitate
identification of work; are easy to install, move, and remove, allowing users
to customize and personalize their stations.
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Design Story
The Integrated Facility: A Brief History
In the 1960's, a man named Robert Propst looked at the office and decided there
ought to be a better way to support the thinking, talking, writing, calculating,
and reading that goes on there. After considerable research into the hows and
whys of office work and the people who do it, he designed a system of
interchangeable parts that could be put together in an endless variety of ways
so that individuals and organizations could have offices tailor-made to their
work and their ways of working. He called his design "Action Office" because it
was designed to move and change, to be an active partner in the long-range
planning and day-to-day management of an organization and its work.
Mr. Propst further directed his research toward the requirements of the hospital
in an effort to develop a systematic discipline; a way to think of the hospital
as a whole as it deals with the specific tasks at hand. The result of this
project was a coherent system of interchangeable components designed to
efficiently store and transport medical supplies and materials. A clinical
solution formulated with human factored design principles.
Over the course of nearly a quarter-century, the combination of these two
systems has proven themselves worthy partners. Together, modular systems
furniture and moveable modular casework combine to address the needs, functions,
and requirements of virtually every department in the hospital. Healthcare
facilities must meet the ever-changing needs of today and anticipate the unknown
needs of tomorrow. An integrated facility approach allows you to meet these
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