Common areas of the office: lounge, cafeteria and break (poufs, high tables, stools, modular sofas)

A common area works when it separates three uses: pause, informal conversation and standing work. Everyone asks for their own furniture (low, soft seats for lounging, high-backed sofas for conversation, high tables with stools for coffee) and their place on the floor. If you have to choose where to start, start with the high table and the modular sofa: they are the two pieces that are most used and the easiest to rearrange when the office changes.

What are the common areas of an office for?

For conversations that don't fit in a booth or justify reserving a room. It is advisable to give each function its furniture:

• Pause: ten minutes to disconnect, drink coffee or eat something. Soft, low seats, and small tables.
• Informal conversation: two to four people solving something without a room. Facing sofas, ideally with high backrests.
• Stand-up work or quick meeting: check something on the computer or make a short call. High tables, stools and plugs at hand.

The most common mistake is to mix the three in the same corner with the same piece of furniture: the break sofa ends up becoming a meeting room and no one rests.

What furniture goes in the break area?

Seats that move by hand and low tables where you can rest your cup. From the Dunati catalogue:

A detail that few look at when choosing colors: in the small Bongo, the medium Bongo and the Riva, the base is always in the same fabric (the S35 on the menu) and the rest is combined according to the color chart. Choose the combination thinking on that basis.

In quantity, there is no need for one seat per person: not everyone rests at the same time. The actual plan defines how many can fit without blocking the way.

What furniture goes in the coffee area and in the cafeteria?

The high table is the piece that works the most in an office: coffee, stand-up meeting, notebook between meetings.

Aramiz, Marvin or Gia chairs work well for the upper Riva. In a cafeteria with daily use, choose surfaces by how they are cleaned: polypropylene on the stools and high-pressure laminate on the tables (the Versa's top is 25mm MDF with that laminate).

The plug is solved with the turret, and the Riva table has a USB port; In both cases the electrical point is located in the plane so that a cable does not cross the floor. Dunati connects the electrification of the furniture to the points left by the construction company; Electrical installations are done by your electrician.

What furniture goes in the informal conversation area?

Sofas that can be rearranged and backrests that lower the voice to the sides.

Two high-backed sofas facing each other make a room for two to four people without raising a wall. For long video calls or larger meetings, that's not enough: there goes an acoustic booth or a room.

How did other customers resolve it?

Blue Express, in Pudahuel, equipped its operational area in 2021, meeting rooms and coffee tables, and a chair stage with soft seating. In his repurchases he added a six-module Federica modular sofa in medium blue and light gray, four Aramiz armchairs, eleven Soho and Otto stools and four high tables. It is the combination of this guide: modular sofa for conversation, armchairs for individual seating and high tables with stools for coffee.

Cresciente Medical, in Las Condes, closed its order on October 28, 2025 and received it installed in 8 business days: a Federica modular sofa with three side modules in light gray, medium blue and red, three Bongo poufs, 25 reupholstered Malva visitor chairs, a Grace chair and support tables, including a Pau.

What measurements to use for high tables and stools?

The rule that avoids stools that no one uses: leave about 25 to 30 cm between the seat and the cover. A 105 cm table calls for a high stool; one of 75 cm, a chair. If you have high tables of different heights, the adjustable Luca stool fits each one.

What tapestry can withstand intensive use in a common area?

It is the place in the office where the carpet suffers the most: coffee, food, bags and people sitting on the armrest. Before choosing the color, ask for three pieces of information about each fabric:

1. Martindale Cycles, abrasion resistance. Compare them between fabrics.
2. Foam densityof the seat, which defines how long it takes to deform.
3. Resistance to disinfectantsand ease of removing stains.

Medium or textured colors hide wear better than very light solid ones. And the separately upholstered modules allow you to reupholster one without changing the entire sofa.

At Dunati, the sofas, armchairs, armchairs and poufs have a 3-year warranty, and the tables have a 5-year warranty. The sofas and armchairs are of imported international design; Laminate table covers, like the Versa, are manufactured in Chile and their metal structures are imported.

How are common areas planned?

On the same floor as the stalls, not at the end. Dunati's plan and 3D proposal places the break away from the concentration stations, the coffee near the kitchen and the conversation between the two, and shows colors and limits before buying. The details of the process are inHow to plan the layout of an office.

Before you decide, sit on the sofas. In the Vitacura showroom, among others, the Federica and Taurus sofas and the Aramiz armchairs are exhibited, along with samples of upholstery and finishes. The entire catalog is not available, so it is advisable to coordinate the visit via WhatsApp to confirm which models you will see.

Where to buy poufs and lounge furniture for an office in Chile?

At an office equipment supplier who plans the common areas together with the positions, provides carpet sheets and installs. Dunati has poufs, modular sofas, high-back sofas, easy chairs, high tables and stools.

How tall should a tall office table be?

105 cm to work standing up or with high stools; 75 cm if used with chairs.

What size bean bag is best?

The medium one (63 cm) is the most versatile; the large one (109 cm) serves as a double seat; The small one (42 cm) completes corners.

Does a high-back sofa replace a meeting room?

For conversations between two to four people, yes. For long video calls or larger meetings you need an acoustic booth or room.

What warranty do sofas and poufs have?

3 years on sofas, armchairs, armchairs and poufs; 5 years at the tables.

Can you see the sofas before buying?

Yes, in the showroom at Av. Vitacura 6577, Vitacura, Santiago, Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., with parking. The visit is coordinated at +56 9 8583 5709.

Does Dunati install in regions?

Yes. In projects, Dunati ships and installs in regions and the transfer is quoted on a case-by-case basis. Purchases from the online store outside Greater Santiago travel by courier, in their box and unassembled.