The U

A sofa's shape decides how a room behaves long before the fabric does. Here is what each one actually does to a space.

I L U J C S T G
U — The Room
7 sofas

Encloses on three sides. Everyone faces everyone. Conversation has nowhere to escape.

large roomsentertaininghotels & loungesopen plan
2.88 m4.50 m

Every U shape we list

Storhaug 78,400 kr
U The Room · 11 seats · 2.88 × 4.50 m

Three walls of seating. Nobody sits at the edge of a conversation.

Nordhavn Verksted, Oslo
Tempelhof €7,250
U The Room · 8 seats · 3.36 × 3.72 m

Open at both ends, so it never traps anyone in the middle of it.

Halle Neun, Berlin
Isfjell from $4,640
U The Room · 9 seats · 2.74 × 4.14 m

Encloses on three sides. Everyone faces everyone. Conversation has nowhere to escape.

2 workshops
Division $4,760
U The Room · 9 seats · 2.67 × 3.46 m

Encloses on three sides. Everyone faces everyone. Conversation has nowhere to escape.

Hudson & Bell, Brooklyn
Deptford $5,720
U The Room · 6 seats · 1.84 × 3.22 m

Encloses on three sides. Everyone faces everyone. Conversation has nowhere to escape.

Brunswick Bench, Melbourne
Oldbury $5,690
U The Room · 6 seats · 1.90 × 3.18 m

Encloses on three sides. Everyone faces everyone. Conversation has nowhere to escape.

Kurrajong Works, Perth
Pucklechurch €3,430
U The Room · 7 seats · 2.02 × 4.10 m

Encloses on three sides. Everyone faces everyone. Conversation has nowhere to escape.

Tramuntana Seient, Palma