INTRODUCING THE STUDIO AT FOUNTAINS
THE NEXT INNOVATION IN PERSONAL OFFICE SPACE
State-of-the-art private office studios and team suites for up to 8 people
Our Story
As developer of the Fountains at Gateway, seeing firsthand the stress companies go through in researching, locating, negotiating, leasing, building, and furnishing office space, I kept thinking that there had to be a better solution.
During the last quarter of 2019, I spent most of my time researching the top-rated shared-office concepts across the country looking for ideas. I then traveled to visit the most notable ones in Orlando, Minneapolis, Washington DC, Pensacola, Boston, and even London. And I’d return home with the distinct feeling that the communal concept of people massed together in predominantly class-B space had a lot of downsides, and of the 50 or so I toured, there was only one that I would of even considered using. And these were the cream of the crop.
So I started brainstorming a concept that went the opposite direction. During my travels, I had been doodling on an idea for a self-contained modular “Focus Pod” that functioned as a personal cockpit optimized for productivity. But I couldn’t find anything on the market even close to what I envisioned.
While in London visiting their shared office concepts (which they call “serviced offices”), I met the owner of an office furniture manufacturer. They had come up with something similar and their build quality was impeccable. We spent February and March flying back and forth fleshing out this new concept and building a prototype to test here.
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A viable alternative for companies wanting ultimate flexibility without having to sacrifice anything.
During this time, we were also designing the 10,000 sf facility at Fountains that would feature these “Focus Pods” as well as glass-walled team offices, and spacious light-filled open spaces, all aimed at what we felt could be the next generation of officing. And where short-term commitments, move-in ready spaces, and class-A modern architecture and design could create a viable alternative for companies wanting ultimate flexibility without having to sacrifice anything.
Little did we know that a week after our London-based tech flew back to London after installing our prototype, that travel would be suspended, and the world would change.
Although we were already well underway with construction of this new concept, Covid hit at a time that allowed us to be able to double down on our direction. We added a personal ventilation system to each Focus Pod and added UV sterilization to our building HVAC systems so that bacteria or viruses are zapped as air flows through the system.
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We may have stumbled into a new office paradigm for the post-Covid world.
We gradually realized that we might be swerving into the optimum answer for remote workers as well as for companies needing safe class-A satellite space to allow their employees to be productive where they live without driving downtown. Having large “freight-sized” elevators, touch-free entrances, an adjacent spacious stairwell with full finishes, and ample free parking rounded out the “safety” proposition.
We’ve been seeing articles almost daily about the “office of the future” and realizing that we just completed building our version of it!
The fact that we pre-leased 12 of the 16 team offices and half dozen of the Focus Pods before we were even finished seems to indicate we may have stumbled into a new office paradigm for the post-Covid world.
And using the Focus Pod as our canvas, we worked with our London designers to create 6 different furnishing configurations so users can tailor their environment to suit their workstyle.
Our expansion plans have already been kicked into overdrive with the introduction of our NEXT concept, which will be the multi-office “Studio Suites” for mid-sized companies and satellite offices. This will be the ultimate level of Studio, and each Suite will feature its own private lobby with a cluster of offices surrounding its open workspace.
Just outside your private Suite will be your “office playground”, with luxury amenities such as 11 different sized conference rooms, Whiteboarding studio, 650 sf Training room with full AV capabilities, huddle spaces, kitchen and break areas, copy and coffee stations, lounges, and even a 400 person conference center. All yours for the taking. In fact, there will be over 12,000 sf of amenity space not counting the 8000-sf conference center!!
Everyone that visits claims they’ve never seen anything like this space and having visited the top shared office concepts, I can concur that there’s nothing like it in the US. or the UK.
And I’ve finally found a shared office space I’d love to work in.
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(615) 895-0850
1500 Medical Center Pky, Ste 3A
Murfreesboro, TN 37129