Free-standing CSS_Village acoustic pods by Citterio in a US open-plan office

The pod that fixes the floor around it: Citterio CSS_Village

Citterio

Paolo Pampanoni

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Every acoustic pod protects the person inside it. CSS_Village is built to do something rarer: improve the acoustics of everyone outside it. Its sound-absorbing fabric panels work in both directions — they quiet the interior for the person on the call, and they correct the echo of the surrounding open space, a combined acoustic optimization that treats the pod as part of the room's soundscape, not an island in it.

That changes the math of a workplace project. Add conventional booths to a hard-surfaced floor and the reverberation between them stays untouched; add CSS_Village by Citterio and every fabric panel you install is also acoustic treatment for the desks nearby. The system designed by Paolo Pampanoni, Pinuccio Borgonovo and UTC Citterio — the maker of the Slender partition — alternates those panels with clear glass, joined by junction elements into micro-architectures where the village layout itself distributes absorption across the plan.

Around the private volumes, the system opens outward — external areas for training, presentations and conviviality, under cantilever beams that carry lighting and curtains. La Mercanti coordinates the project with Citterio and delivers it as one package for American workplaces, with terms confirmed in writing at order confirmation.

Technical information based on data declared by the manufacturer.
  • Collection: CSS_Village, Citterio Sound Systems line
  • Design: Paolo Pampanoni, Pinuccio Borgonovo, UTC Citterio
  • Manufacturer: Citterio, Sirone (Lecco), Italy — Molteni group
  • Typology: urban micro-architecture — a modular system of free-standing acoustic pods creating a village within the open plan, combining privacy with external socializing areas
  • Modules: flexible and aggregatable, from single video-call stations to meeting rooms, collaborative Lounge and Lab areas, training and presentation zones
  • Acoustics: combined optimization — sound-absorbing fabric panels that work inside the pods and correct the echo of the surrounding open space
  • Structure: fabric panels interspersed with clear glass panes, joined by junction elements; 45-degree corners
  • Pergola: cantilever upper beams housing spotlights, recessed LED strips, light tracks and sliding curtains
  • Doors: soft-closing sliding or hinged; horizontal aluminum handle with customizable profile
  • Equipment: integrated ventilation in meeting rooms and phone booths; provision for latest-generation video and audio systems; glass-whiteboard panel; double-sided bookcases convertible into vertical gardens; illuminated shelf profiles; rounded worktops rising into personal screens
  • Glass: clear, extra-clear, net glass with metal mesh, acid-etched
  • Finishes: melamines, wood veneers (brushed natural and coffee oak, Canaletto walnut, sycomore, bronze lacquered oak), RAL painted or oxidized aluminum
  • Fabrics: Mirage, Fenice, Fenice Stuoia, ICTA and ZEPA collections in SEAQUAL yarn, post-consumer recycled polyester containing marine plastic
  • Sustainability: partially recycled aluminum, PET and glass; components can be disassembled, reused and recycled over the structure's life
  • Certified company: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, FSC, LEED compliance
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FAQ

Which finishes can a CSS_Village project draw from?
Declared options include melamines, wood veneers such as brushed natural or coffee oak, Canaletto walnut, sycomore and bronze lacquered oak, plus aluminum painted in RAL colors or oxidized, and five fabric collections.
Can a CSS_Village unit work as a personal focus station?
Yes. Beyond enclosed booths, the system offers open workpoints with a rounded worktop that rises vertically to create a small secluded area within the plan.
What sustainability story does CSS_Village carry?
The system is made with partially recycled aluminum, PET and glass; its modular construction lets components be disassembled, reused and recycled, and the ICTA and ZEPA fabrics use SEAQUAL yarn spun from post-consumer plastic recovered from the sea.
How are the CSS_Village volumes lit?
The upper beams house spotlights and LED strips recessed into the profile, with light tracks providing diffused lighting and shelf profiles that can integrate spot lighting.
Who coordinates a CSS_Village order for a US project?
La Mercanti manages the project with Citterio end to end — layout, finishes, shipping and installation partners — with delivery terms confirmed in writing at order confirmation.

How to roll out CSS_Village across a multi-phase workplace

Five steps to phase a CSS_Village installation so each stage lands complete while the office keeps running.

Map needs level by level
Count where calls, meetings and training actually happen today, then assign CSS_Village functions to each zone rather than spreading identical units everywhere.
Define phase one where pressure peaks
Start where the pressure is highest so the first CSS_Village cluster proves its value fast and informs the next phases with real usage.
Order each phase as a named package
Group modules, finishes and equipment per phase under one reference: invoicing, delivery and installation stay traceable across months.
Reserve the staging path
Agree with building management on freight elevator slots and a staging area per phase, so components move to the floor without crossing workday traffic.
Review before releasing the next phase
Walk the finished cluster with the project team, log adjustments, and fold them into the following CSS_Village phase: the rollout improves as it advances.

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