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Jan Kattein Architects

London-based Jan Kattein Architects creates adaptable civic hubs and community spaces characterized by mobile interior assemblies, integrated glazed micro-pavilions, and vivid chromatic accents set against historic architectural envelopes. This work serves as a practical reference when specifying reconfigurable public libraries and gathering squares that depend on heavy-duty mobile elements, acoustic flexibility, and targeted color treatments to activate public programs.

Flexible interior space with mobile timber furniture units and exposed glulam trusses by Jan Kattein Architects.

Everyspace

An interior precedent for flexible educational or cultural spaces utilizing mobile plywood furniture modules and overhead technical infrastructure.

What we like about this project
Heavy acoustic curtains and entire furniture assemblies are mounted on heavy-duty casters for instant spatial reconfiguration.

Materials

  • plywood
  • glulam-timber
  • textile
  • steel

Visual identifiers

  • mobile-furniture
  • glulam-trusses
  • exposed-ceiling-grid
  • modular-plywood-units

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • functionalist
  • modular

Visual tags

  • flexible-space
  • adaptive-reuse
  • education
  • mobile-modules
  • bright
Geometry
Open-plan multi-use hall featuring a sloped roof structure, overhead technical tracks, and modular mobile furniture positioned centrally.
Structural guess
Exposed glulam timber roof structure with steel tie-rods and columns.
Spatial scale
Double-height open hall sized for group activities, workshops, or performance.
Lighting
Bright, diffused daylight from large perimeter windows combined with linear overhead fixtures and adjustable spotlights.
Atmosphere
Energetic, bright, and highly adaptable workspace with warm timber accents.
Environmental context
Indoor multi-functional studio space with exterior views through angled perimeter glazing.
Spatial experience
A large, bright, adaptable volume that feels reconfigurable thanks to wheeled furniture and theatrical lighting grids.
Composition rhythm
Repeating angled glulam beams overhead mirror the rhythmic deployment of mobile furniture pieces below.
Style reading
Contemporary functionalist adaptive interior
Program
Flexible studio or educational workshop hall
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior
Materials
plywood, glulam-timber, textile, steel
Visual identifiers
mobile-furniture, glulam-trusses, exposed-ceiling-grid, modular-plywood-units
Style tags
contemporary, functionalist, modular
Visual tags
flexible-space, adaptive-reuse, education, mobile-modules, bright
Geometry
Open-plan multi-use hall featuring a sloped roof structure, overhead technical tracks, and modular mobile furniture positioned centrally.
Structural guess
Exposed glulam timber roof structure with steel tie-rods and columns.
Spatial scale
Double-height open hall sized for group activities, workshops, or performance.
Lighting
Bright, diffused daylight from large perimeter windows combined with linear overhead fixtures and adjustable spotlights.
Atmosphere
Energetic, bright, and highly adaptable workspace with warm timber accents.
Environmental context
Indoor multi-functional studio space with exterior views through angled perimeter glazing.
Spatial experience
A large, bright, adaptable volume that feels reconfigurable thanks to wheeled furniture and theatrical lighting grids.
Composition rhythm
Repeating angled glulam beams overhead mirror the rhythmic deployment of mobile furniture pieces below.
Style reading
Contemporary functionalist adaptive interior
Program
Flexible studio or educational workshop hall
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior

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Flexible interior space with mobile timber furniture units and exposed glulam trusses by Jan Kattein Architects.

Everyspace

An interior precedent for flexible educational or cultural spaces utilizing mobile plywood furniture modules and overhead technical infrastructure.

What we like about this project
Heavy acoustic curtains and entire furniture assemblies are mounted on heavy-duty casters for instant spatial reconfiguration.

Materials

  • plywood
  • glulam-timber
  • textile
  • steel

Visual identifiers

  • mobile-furniture
  • glulam-trusses
  • exposed-ceiling-grid
  • modular-plywood-units

Style tags

  • contemporary
  • functionalist
  • modular

Visual tags

  • flexible-space
  • adaptive-reuse
  • education
  • mobile-modules
  • bright
Geometry
Open-plan multi-use hall featuring a sloped roof structure, overhead technical tracks, and modular mobile furniture positioned centrally.
Structural guess
Exposed glulam timber roof structure with steel tie-rods and columns.
Spatial scale
Double-height open hall sized for group activities, workshops, or performance.
Lighting
Bright, diffused daylight from large perimeter windows combined with linear overhead fixtures and adjustable spotlights.
Atmosphere
Energetic, bright, and highly adaptable workspace with warm timber accents.
Environmental context
Indoor multi-functional studio space with exterior views through angled perimeter glazing.
Spatial experience
A large, bright, adaptable volume that feels reconfigurable thanks to wheeled furniture and theatrical lighting grids.
Composition rhythm
Repeating angled glulam beams overhead mirror the rhythmic deployment of mobile furniture pieces below.
Style reading
Contemporary functionalist adaptive interior
Program
Flexible studio or educational workshop hall
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior
Materials
plywood, glulam-timber, textile, steel
Visual identifiers
mobile-furniture, glulam-trusses, exposed-ceiling-grid, modular-plywood-units
Style tags
contemporary, functionalist, modular
Visual tags
flexible-space, adaptive-reuse, education, mobile-modules, bright
Geometry
Open-plan multi-use hall featuring a sloped roof structure, overhead technical tracks, and modular mobile furniture positioned centrally.
Structural guess
Exposed glulam timber roof structure with steel tie-rods and columns.
Spatial scale
Double-height open hall sized for group activities, workshops, or performance.
Lighting
Bright, diffused daylight from large perimeter windows combined with linear overhead fixtures and adjustable spotlights.
Atmosphere
Energetic, bright, and highly adaptable workspace with warm timber accents.
Environmental context
Indoor multi-functional studio space with exterior views through angled perimeter glazing.
Spatial experience
A large, bright, adaptable volume that feels reconfigurable thanks to wheeled furniture and theatrical lighting grids.
Composition rhythm
Repeating angled glulam beams overhead mirror the rhythmic deployment of mobile furniture pieces below.
Style reading
Contemporary functionalist adaptive interior
Program
Flexible studio or educational workshop hall
Perspective
Interior Spatial
Discipline
interior

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