Core77

The Making of Coroflot's New Mobile Work Unit

The result of a collaboration with Portland Design Studio, LOS OSOS

By Core Jr - February 10, 2017

in Lifestyle | Interior/Exhibition Design

This past week, our partners over at Coroflot.com unveiled their brand new office on wheels, the Mobile Work Unit (MWU). The MWU is the result of Coroflot.com's collaboration LOS OSOS, a Portland-based design studio known for designing creative retail, workplace, and exhibit environments.

All photos courtesy of Josh Partee.

The cheerful unit features polycarbonate siding, wood interiors, bench seating, an open office area, and a food prep station. Rounding out the space is the company's brand new logo on the front of the trailer.

Enter a caption (optional)

LOS OSOS' Principal Designer, Laurence Sarrazin notes the structure's unique siding:

“The thing I’m most excited about is that the construction is post-and-beam, which alleviates the wall’s function as a structure. So I used polycarbonate as siding, which allows all this light to come in while offering an acoustical barrier.”

Enter a caption (optional)

Coroflot is a longstanding web platform dedicated to connecting designers with professional opportunities, but the goal of building a physical office space was to bring the company's mission to life.

"Coroflot is a virtual community, but the connections between employers and people seeking work, those are real world connections. We felt it was important to introduce a real world component into what Coroflot does" —Coroflot Co-Founder, Eric Ludlum

Here's a closer look at how the innovative space was built:

The Making of: Coroflot – Office on Wheels from Los Osos on Vimeo.

Congrats, Coroflot.com and LOS OSOS on a super cool new space!

o

Favorite This
Q
5

Comment

Comments

Alan Vidal

7 years ago

Z

Z

Reply

Hi Guys, very cool work it's awsome!
I would like to know the length of the unite if it's possible
Thank!

!Report as spam
- Eric Ludlum
  
  Alan Vidal
  
  7 years ago
  
  Z
  
  Z
  
  Reply
  
  The usable part of the trailer is 28 feet, then the "tongue" which leads to the towing hitch is about 4 feet.
  
  !Report as spam
Aaron McGinnes

7 years ago

Z

Z

Reply

Is it really a mobile unit, or has the trailer just been used as a base, kind of like using a shipping container as a base unit?
It looks like the angled skylight on the roof is too high for the trailer to be rolled out of wherever it is.
Or can the skylight be lowered?
And I imagine this would turn into a greenhouse if parked in direct sunlight. I didnt see any ducting etc installed for AC/Heating.

!Report as spam
- Eric Ludlum
  
  Aaron McGinnes
  
  7 years ago
  
  Z
  
  Z
  
  Reply
  
  Aaron - You are right about the skylight - it would have to come off if we moved the unit somewhere else; it is built as a separate piece so this could happen fairly quickly. As for heating and cooling we used a window-AC unit in the wheel well during the summer and are using two space heaters now. These keep it comfortable in our current warehouse environment, with the unit protected from direct weather and sunshine.
  
  !Report as spam
  - Aaron McGinnes
    
    Eric Ludlum
    
    7 years ago
    
    Z
    
    Z
    
    Thanks for clarifying Eric!
    
    !Report as spam