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via theguardian.com by Joe Evans:<\/p>\n

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Groundwork London\u2019s installation in the heart of Hackney. Photograph: Jack Hobhouse\/PA<\/p><\/div>\n

Nestled among the foliage in Hoxton Square, east London, a businessman opens his laptop. Enjoying a panoramic view bathed in sunshine, he begins his day. He is not a victim of\u00a0London\u2019s office-space shortage<\/a>. Instead, he is taking advantage of\u00a0TREExOFFICE<\/a>, the regeneration charity\u00a0Groundwork London<\/a>\u2019s new installation in the heart of Hackney.<\/p>\n

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Thinking inside the box … workers try out the newly-unveiled pop-up office in Hoxton Square, London Photograph: Jack Hobhouse\/PA<\/p><\/div>\n

Groundwork London is seeking to reinvigorate the city\u2019s green spaces through project\u00a0Park Hack<\/a>. With the support of Hackney council, its pop-up office (a plastic pod on stilts at the bottom of the tree) has been installed in Hoxton\u2019s leafy square. Blending into the natural scenery, the office is now open for bookings and is available to community groups free of charge at weekends. Users directly contribute to supporting parks in Hackney, as all income from the project is reinvested into more installations or into cultivating existing green spaces.<\/p>\n

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image via tateharmer.com<\/p><\/div>\n

The office was designed by the Australian architect\u00a0Natalie Jeremijenko<\/a>, in collaboration with the artists\u00a0Shuster + Mosley<\/a>\u00a0and architects\u00a0Tate Harmer<\/a>. Rory Harmer, of Tate Harmer, said the aim was to \u201ccreate a new office concept, changing the way we work in the city\u201d. It is one of a crop of alternative office-space projects in London, like\u00a0BoxPark<\/a>\u00a0in Shoreditch and\u00a0ContainerVille<\/a>\u00a0on the banks of the Regent\u2019s Canal.<\/p>\n

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image via boxpark.co.uk<\/p><\/div>\n

Standing 4m tall, the main structure of the TREExOFFICE is made of compressed paper, while the outer walls are a combination of transparent plastic and translucent polycarbonate. The challenge was to create a space that is \u201crobust, but blurs the boundary between the office and nature,\u201d said Harmer. The greenery of the square filters through the panels, filling the office with a soothing light.<\/p>\n

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image via estateoffice.com<\/p><\/div>\n

For now, TREExOFFICE is still a prototype, but Groundwork London hopes that, if it proves popular, the project can be rolled out in more sites in and around Hackney.<\/p>\n

So, next time you see somebody slip into a garden square, laptop under arm, it might not just be for a lunchbreak. Project Park Hack wants us to reconsider our green spaces, and to do more with them. If all goes to plan, we might find translucent pods popping up in parks all around the country.<\/p>\n

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