Sharing our take and insight on interior architecture trends in space management and on how movable walls are revolutionizing flexible space concepts in offices, schools, hotels, venues and convention centers worldwide. Join us in a journey to VerticalThinking.
TOP 5 RECOMMENDATIONS FROM ASTM E557 FOR SOUND ISOLATION BETWEEN SPACES SEPARATED BY OPERABLE PARTITIONS
One element or product in a flexible space cannot achieve sound isolation on its own. In one of our latest blog articles, we explored 8 different and...
HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT SKYFOLD WALL FOR YOUR SPACE
You may know that you need an operable partition for your space, and you may know that you want that operable partition to be from Skyfold. But do you...
HOW TO MASTER ACOUSTICS WITH INTERIOR DESIGN IN FLEXIBLE SPACES
Do open floor plans kill productivity? What if we tell you that it’s not open concepts that kill productivity, but rather open concepts without...
PROJECT FEATURE: ENSURING PRIVACY IN A MONTREAL LAW FIRM
On the 25th floor of an office building in downtown Montreal, a masterclass in design engineering, collaboration and retrofitting took place between S...
Educational Facilities Design With Skyfold
Skyfold, the world leader in acoustic, fully-operable vertical retractable walls, brings forward thinking technology to the education sector, allowing...
Convention Center Design Using Skyfold
Skyfold, the world leader in acoustic fully automatic vertical retractable walls, has been the product of choice for convention center designers since...
Airport Design With Skyfold
As gateways to the world’s metropolitan cities, airports today are hubs of global exchange. With the constant change in air traffic demands as w...
Case Study: SAP Digital Leadership Center
SAP is the world leader in the corporate business applications market. In the Moscow business center “Moscow Krasnye Holmy” the company op...
Case Study: Tucker Student Center
For an all-encompassing new student center, Skyfold Classic 51™ delivers flexible functionality for big event space. PROJECT FACTS B...
Case Study: Fairmont Pacific Rim
Skyfold Classic 51™ converts floor area from a service corridor into functional space for this ultramodern, high-tech Vancouver Hotel. ...
Case Study: Mitchell Physics Building
Housing one of only 3 physics institutes in the united states, an impressive new facility at Texas A&M University boasts a six-story atrium with a...
Case Study: Washington Convention Center
Can a convention center expand its meeting area without actually adding new square footage? The answer was a resounding YES for Walter E. Washington C...
Featured Project: Cleveland Clinic
The Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi is an extension of the U.S. based Cleveland Clinic Model of Care, providing direct access to the world’s best hea...
Featured Project: DTE Mt. Clemens
DTE Energy, one of Michigan’s leading energy suppliers, opened a service center in Mt. Clemens. DTE wanted a unique and exciting space for...
Featured Project: BCF Avocat
On the 25th floor of an office building in downtown Montreal, HUMÀ design + architecture was faced with redesigning a multipurpose conference r...
Featured Project: Freewheel
FreeWheel Marketing’s flexible six-story atrium is a perfect demonstration of how company culture can be reflected through smart design. &ldq...
Featured Project: The Education Service Center
The Education Service Center wanted to create a modern and incredibly functional workspace and decided to work with VLK and Pogue Constructi...
Featured Project: Gowlings
One of the tallest skyscrapers in Canada, First Canadian Place is a high-rise commercial building in Toronto’s financial district that is not on...
Featured Project: Edwardian Leicester Square
Leicester Square is a sprawling hub of culture and entertainment in London’s West End. Overlooking the square is the Londoner, a new 5-star hote...
Featured Project: Fish & Richardson
Fish and Richardson is a leading global intellectual property law firm practicing in the areas of patent law, IP strategy and litigation, and commerci...
Featured Project: Vedanta
The boutique luxury, yet functional concept in Vedanta Resources Limited’s London offices is an exemplar for how acoustical flexible space solut...
Featured Project: Mandarin Oriental in Dubai
When Design Wilkes began their design plans in 2014 for what was to become the Mandarin Oriental’s first hotel in the United Arab Emirates, they...
Featured Project: The Circle at Zurich Airport
Located in the Zurich Airport, you will find an urban center that opened its doors in November 2020. Covering 180,000 square metres, The Circle i...
Featured Project: Canadian Space Agency
Now, you may be thinking, Isn’t this project… old? Well, you’re right. The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) in St. Hubert, Quebec was in...
Featured Project: Schroders Plc.
When architect TP Bennett and contractor Overbury approached Style to help them create flexible meeting rooms for Schroders’ office in London, t...
Featured Project: Jackson Healthcare
Jackson Healthcare, one of the largest healthcare staffing and technology companies in the U.S., has brought a sense of Italian ease to their campus i...
Featured Project: Eastside Prep School – TALI Hall
The TALI Hall building at Eastside Preparatory School is a 500-seat state-of-the-art multi-purpose theater where students can take part in various act...
Featured Project: Mayer Brown London
In 2007, global corporate law firm Mayer Brown tasted flexible space in their London office with Dorma movable walls, and wanted more. Not just m...
Featured Project: SAP
As a leading software company, SAP’s Digital Leadership Center in Moscow reflects the company’s technological fluency. The Center its...
Featured Project: Copper Blues
When Stand Up Live was looking to open its second Copper Blues restaurant and music venue in Phoenix, Arizona, they had a unique vision of combining t...
Featured Project: Wayne State School of Business
The Wayne State University: Mike Ilitch School of Business opened to students in Fall 2018. The $40 million investment is 125,000 square feet (approxi...
Featured Project: Swedish Gothia Towers
Following 2017’s hugely successful Espero – Skyfold Architects Meet in Berlin, 2019 brought the team and architects to Sweden! The Gothia...
READY, SET…FINISH!
Congratulations! You’ve decided that Skyfold is the right solution for your space: you have taken the measurements, you have selected the best m...
A PICTURE CAN BE WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS
The fully-automated, easy-to-use Skyfold® vertically folding operable wall has revolutionized how architects and interior designers create flexibl...
TOP 5 RECOMMENDATIONS FROM ASTM E557 FOR SOUND ISOLATION BETWEEN SPACES SEPARATED BY OPERABLE PARTITIONS
One element or product in a flexible space cannot achieve sound isolation on its own. In one of our latest blog articles, we explored 8 different and...
HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT SKYFOLD WALL FOR YOUR SPACE
You may know that you need an operable partition for your space, and you may know that you want that operable partition to be from Skyfold. But do you...
HOW TO MASTER ACOUSTICS WITH INTERIOR DESIGN IN FLEXIBLE SPACES
Do open floor plans kill productivity? What if we tell you that it’s not open concepts that kill productivity, but rather open concepts without...
HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT SKYFOLD WALL FOR YOUR SPACE
You may know that you need an operable partition for your space, and you may know that you want that operable partition to be from Skyfold. But do you...
PROJECT FEATURE: OPTIMIZING EXHIBITION SPACE
Can you expand meeting area without actually adding new square footage? The Walter E. Washington Convention Center did just that by using 17 Skyfold C...
HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT SKYFOLD WALL FOR YOUR SPACE
You may know that you need an operable partition for your space, and you may know that you want that operable partition to be from Skyfold. But do you...
HOW TO MASTER ACOUSTICS WITH INTERIOR DESIGN IN FLEXIBLE SPACES
Do open floor plans kill productivity? What if we tell you that it’s not open concepts that kill productivity, but rather open concepts without...
HOW TO MAKE AN OPERABLE WALL BLEND IN WITH YOUR SPACE
When designing a space that makes use of a manual or automated operable walls, the last thing you want is for this functional element to distract from...
HOW TO INCREASE FLEXIBILITY IN THE CLASSROOM
The modern classroom is often more than just a classroom. Classrooms are where students go to study, where they go to relax; they’re used for tu...
PROJECT FEATURE: UNEXPECTED OPPORTUNITY FOR FLEXIBLE SPACE
Eastside Preparatory School, a 500-seat state-of-the-art multipurpose theater is a venue for students to take part in various activities, classes and...
CASE STUDY: USING FLEXIBLE SPACE TO CONNECT STUDENTS
Student centers are increasingly seen as live-learn hubs for today’s growing colleges and universities. More than places to relax, socialize, sn...
DIFFERENT WAYS SKYFOLD WORKS WITH TRADITIONAL OPERABLE WALL SYSTEMS
When dealing with large flexible spaces, sometimes the best option is to mix and match different types of operable wall systems. This could be for a v...
EFFECTIVE SOLUTIONS WHEN YOUR SKYFOLD WALL NEEDS AN EGRESS DOOR
Architects and interior designers often ask about their options for creating egress doors with Skyfold’s vertically retracting walls. After a...
HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT SKYFOLD WALL FOR YOUR SPACE
You may know that you need an operable partition for your space, and you may know that you want that operable partition to be from Skyfold. But do you...
HOW TO MAKE AN OPERABLE WALL BLEND IN WITH YOUR SPACE
When designing a space that makes use of a manual or automated operable walls, the last thing you want is for this functional element to distract from...
PROJECT FEATURE: MAXIMIZING SPACE YOU NEVER KNEW YOU HAD
Skyfold Classic™ 51 converts floor area from a service corridor into functional space for this ultra-modern, high-tech Fairmont Pacific Rim Hote...
Featured Project: 155 N Wacker St.
Featuring 11 Skyfold walls, 155 N Wacker St. in Chicago is a LEED Gold & WELL Platinum Building that hosts premium tenants such as Ernst & You...
PROJECT FEATURE: ADDING EVEN MORE FLEXIBILITY TO A CORPORATE SPACE
One of the tallest skyscrapers in Canada, First Canadian Place is a high-rise commercial building in Toronto’s financial district that is not on...
FLEXING STRONGLY ENCOURAGED
The New Flex-Space Workplace Flexible workspace is a broad term that describes a range of office solutions that include coworking spaces, private o...
HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT SKYFOLD WALL FOR YOUR SPACE
You may know that you need an operable partition for your space, and you may know that you want that operable partition to be from Skyfold. But do you...
HOW TO MASTER ACOUSTICS WITH INTERIOR DESIGN IN FLEXIBLE SPACES
Do open floor plans kill productivity? What if we tell you that it’s not open concepts that kill productivity, but rather open concepts without...
HOW TO MAKE AN OPERABLE WALL BLEND IN WITH YOUR SPACE
When designing a space that makes use of a manual or automated operable walls, the last thing you want is for this functional element to distract from...
PROJECT FEATURE: ENSURING PRIVACY IN A MONTREAL LAW FIRM
On the 25th floor of an office building in downtown Montreal, a masterclass in design engineering, collaboration and retrofitting took place between S...
What’s the deal with the SEAL?
The WELL Health-Safety movement “Look for the Seal” The goal of the ever-expanding global WELLness movement has been nothing less th...
SKYFOLD LAUNCHES GUIDE TO WELL™ BUILDING STANDARD
Skyfold introduces a guide to show specifiers how its movable walls can contribute points for buildings seeking WELL Certification The pandemic has...
SKYFOLD IS EPD VERIFIED
Sustainability in building design and construction is more than just a hot topic. We’ve seen green building solutions and initiatives transform...