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Hive
Individual + connected workGrouped workstations that support focused work while keeping people connected to their team.
—— LIVING OFFICE · MILLERKNOLL
Design a workplace around how your people work.
Living Office is a research-led workplace strategy from Herman Miller that helps organizations create purposeful spaces for focus, collaboration, meetings, connection and the many ways people work throughout the day.
Office Design Project brings the Living Office framework to real workplaces in Kazakhstan — translating strategy into space planning, furniture specifications, budgets and professional installation.
MillerKnoll
Associate Dealer
Kazakhstan
Local workplace expertise
CIS
Project delivery
Living Office
Purposeful workplace design
—— WHAT IS LIVING OFFICE?
Your office should support the work, not dictate it.
People don't spend an entire working day doing the same thing in the same place. They focus, collaborate, meet, create, learn, connect and move between activities.
Living Office responds to that reality by creating a purposeful mix of workplace settings — each designed around a specific way of working.
See the 10 Living Office settings →
Watch the framework in action
A more human workplace
—— WHY IT MATTERS
When your people succeed, your business thrives.
A workplace is more than desks, chairs and meeting rooms. It is an environment that influences how people focus, communicate, collaborate and experience their working day.
Living Office uses decades of workplace research to help organizations move beyond one-size-fits-all office layouts and create spaces that better reflect the people and work they support.
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Understand the people
Learn how teams actually work, move and collaborate.
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Understand the work
Identify the different activities your workplace needs to support.
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Design for choice
Create purposeful settings that support different ways of working throughout the day.
70+
Years of workplace research
10
Living Office settings
1
Workplace strategy around your organization
12 yrs
Herman Miller warranty on eligible products*
—— THE TEN SETTINGS
A space for every purpose. A purpose for every space.
Living Office includes ten distinct settings, each designed around a different activity, mood or social rhythm. The goal is not to use every setting — it is to combine the right ones for your organization.
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Haven
Focused workA more enclosed setting for concentration, private work and activities requiring fewer distractions.
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Clubhouse
Team territoryA dedicated area for teams working together on longer-term projects and shared goals.
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Forum
Present + discussA defined point of focus for presentations, discussions and group communication.
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Jump Space
Short-duration workAccessible work points for quick tasks between meetings, activities and destinations.
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Cove
Informal collaborationA compact setting close to individual work areas for short conversations and teamwork.
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Plaza
Connection + communityThe social heart of the workplace where people naturally encounter one another.
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Workshop
Create + collaborateA setting designed for teams to develop ideas, solve problems and move projects forward.
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Meeting Space
Meet + communicateA purposeful environment for conversations, presentations and information sharing.
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Landing
Before + after meetingsInformal perching areas where people can gather before meetings or continue conversations afterwards.
—— FROM STRATEGY TO SPACE
More than furniture. A workplace strategy.
A Living Office should not remain a presentation, mood board or concept.
Office Design Project translates the Living Office framework into real plans, furniture specifications, budgets and installations for organizations in Kazakhstan and the wider CIS.
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Workplace analysis
Understand people, activities, culture and growth.
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Space planning
Determine the right mix of settings for your floorplate.
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Furniture specification
Select appropriate Herman Miller and MillerKnoll products.
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Delivery & installation
Move from approved plan to completed workplace.
MILLERKNOLL
From research
to real workplace.
Strategy, specification and installation handled through one accountable partner.
—— DESIGNED FOR DIFFERENT WAYS OF WORKING
One workplace. Multiple modes of work.
A high-performing workplace gives people an appropriate place to do the work in front of them.
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Focus
Quiet environments for concentration and individual work.
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Collaborate
Spaces for teams to exchange ideas and work together.
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Meet
Purposeful settings for communication and decisions.
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Create
Flexible environments for workshops and creative work.
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Connect
Informal settings that create opportunities for connection.
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Recharge
Places to step away, reset and return with a fresh perspective.
—— WHY OFFICE DESIGN
Living Office strategy. Local execution.
The value of a workplace strategy comes from what happens after the strategy is defined.
As the MillerKnoll Associate Dealer in Kazakhstan, Office Design connects workplace strategy with furniture, specification, logistics and installation.
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Workplace expertise
Local support for workplace planning and furniture specification.
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Authentic products
Genuine Herman Miller and MillerKnoll products through an authorized local channel.
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Almaty showroom
Experience selected products and ergonomic seating before making the decision.
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Project delivery
Coordinate procurement, delivery and professional installation.
—— THE OUTCOME
A workplace that adapts to the people using it.
Living Office isn't about adding more furniture. It's about making every part of the workplace intentional — giving people meaningful choices about where and how they work.
—— FAQ
Answers before you ask.
Planning a workplace? Here are some of the questions organizations ask when exploring Living Office.
What is Living Office? +
Living Office is Herman Miller's research-led workplace framework for creating purposeful settings that support different ways of working.
What are the 10 Living Office settings? +
Hive, Haven, Clubhouse, Forum, Jump Space, Cove, Plaza, Workshop, Meeting Space and Landing.
Is Living Office suitable for small offices? +
Yes. Living Office is based on selecting the settings that fit your organization's activities, people and workplace goals rather than applying one fixed office template.
Can Office Design implement Living Office in Kazakhstan? +
Yes. Office Design Project is the MillerKnoll Associate Dealer in Kazakhstan and can help translate workplace strategy into planning, furniture specification and project delivery.
Do you provide office space planning? +
Our workplace offering includes planning, specification, furniture coordination and professional project delivery.
Can Living Office include Herman Miller furniture? +
Yes. Herman Miller products can be specified as part of a Living Office workplace according to the requirements of each setting and project.
—— DESIGN YOUR WORKPLACE
Don't start with furniture. Start with how your people work.
Tell us about your organization, your people and your space. We'll help you translate those requirements into a workplace strategy and furniture specification built around the way your team actually works.