Exhale: The Insights Lounge designed by Peldon Rose

Doing more with less

As the demands placed on workplaces continue to grow, adaptability becomes essential. Offices need to support focus, collaboration, pause, and performance all within the same footprint, often within the same hour.

Buildings may be static. Experience does not need to be. By using technology to create temporary atmospheres, spaces can change in energy without being permanently fixed. This creates choice. A setting that supports lively exchange can soften into one that encourages calm focus, allowing environments to respond to different tasks. This flexibility extends longevity, keeping spaces relevant without constant rebuilds.

Our Insights Lounge at Workspace Design Show is our response to this challenge. Designed to flex with the programme it hosts, the space supports deep focus during talks and meaningful restoration in between.

Designing around the human experience

Every design decision began with the experience we wanted the audience to have.

The Insights Lounge will host panel discussions that require sustained attention and deep listening. During these moments, the space needed to feel like a refuge from the wider show. Calm, neutral and free from unnecessary distraction, it allows attention to settle on the conversations unfolding on stage.

Between sessions, the need shifts. With limited time to reset, the pavilion must support meaningful rest without requiring people to step away. These moments are not just the absence of activity but an active rest that encourages our brains to reflect, consolidate, and then reengage.

Subtle changes in light, sound, colour and scent gently re-tune the space, guiding audience attention from a state of focus into moments of reflection and back again. By engaging the senses, the environment supports these cognitive shifts without relying on permanent change.

Collaborative craftmanship

Bringing this concept to life has been a collaborative process. Peldon Rose are proud to have worked with many with specialist partners whose work aligns with our belief in purposeful, people-centred design.

• CECOCECO creates integrated digital surfaces for architectural interiors, exploring how technology can enhance space. Their digital wall anchors the front of the lounge.

• Synergy Creativ provided the shaped lighting above the space. Their approach delivers lighting that enhances wellbeing, comfort, and atmosphere, making them the perfect partner as we create this dynamic setting.

• Ekko Acoustics specialises in sustainable acoustic solutions that balance performance and materiality, defining the lounge’s auditory environment.

• Eco Scent develops scent technologies for commercial spaces, subtly influencing the atmosphere and mood in the lounge.

• Oasis integrates biophilic principles into commercial spaces in a way that feels considered, calm and enduring. They supplied the planting for the lounge.

• Mogu, and Material Hangout, produce bio-based flooring using mycelium and upcycled materials, combining technical performance with tactile warmth.

• GPL delivered the stage and floor build, providing the structural foundation for the lounge ensured the space could support both daytime talks and evening events.

• Viccarbe designs contemporary furniture where comfort, proportion, and enduring quality define experience. Their lounge seating brings a sense of warmth and ease.

• Adrenalina creates sculptural, characterful furniture pieces, that add personality to shared spaces. Their lounge seating introduces a bold yet thoughtful presence.

• Enea Design delivers ergonomic, durable seating for public and contract environments, supporting focused attention over extended periods.

A space that breathes

What defines the Insights Lounge isn’t any single element, but how everything comes together in the moment. It’s a space designed to be felt, not described.

Visit us at Workspace Design Show 2026 to experience it for yourself. Join the talks throughout the day and stay for the inaugural Workspace Design Awards on 25th February, hosted in Exhale: The Insights Lounge designed by Peldon Rose.