Pausit bench by Arper configured with four units in an office reception

Three, four or five units: how the Pausit structure is dimensioned

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Trade terms for professionals and design studios

Arper does not describe the Pausit Waiting structure by how many people sit on it. It describes it by how many units it carries: three, four or five. Each unit is a place that can be filled with a seat module or given over to a table, centrally or between two seats. The bench is therefore specified the way a shelf system is specified — by positions, not by metres — and two identical structures can serve very different rooms depending on what fills them.

The rest of the construction supports that logic. A metal frame with powder-coated aluminium legs and height-adjustable glides carries the composition; side and intermediate armrests in die-cast aluminium mark the divisions; modules in plywood arrive in an oak-effect or black anti-fingerprint laminate, exposed, with a seat cushion or fully upholstered. Alongside sits the Lounge structure, which trades the seat modules for two chaise longues with an intermediate table. The project is by Lievore Hary, 2025. It fits hospitality and contract interiors, collaborative floors, bars and restaurants, airport and station halls, and a home office at the smallest scale. La Mercanti prepares the composition on your layout and stays on the project through delivery and installation.

Technical information based on data declared by the manufacturer.

Design: Lievore Hary, 2025, for Arper.

Waiting structure: metal frame, powder-coated aluminium legs with height-adjustable glides, side and intermediate armrests in die-cast aluminium. Available in three, four or five units, which can host seat modules and a central or intermediate table.

Lounge structure: same frame with side armrests and an intermediate table, hosting two chaise longue modules.

Seat module: plywood with oak-effect laminate or black anti-fingerprint laminate. Three variants: exposed, with seat cushion, or fully upholstered in fabric, leather, coated fabric or customer's own material. Upholstery is separable, replaceable by technical personnel and applied without glue.

Chaise longue module: same finishes; exposed, with seat cushion and headrest, or fully upholstered.

Electrification: Pix accessory by Bachmann, USB version. Supply 230 V ~ 50 Hz 16 A, insulation class II, protection rating IP20. Installation by a qualified technician only, in compliance with the regulations of the country of installation.

Standard: EN 16139 — Furniture, strength, durability and safety, requirements for non-domestic seating. Level L1 general use; level L2 extreme use.

Applications: reception and waiting areas, offices, hospitality, contract projects, collaborative spaces, bars and restaurants, high-traffic public buildings.

Maintenance: periodically verify that the connecting fastenings are correctly tightened.

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FAQ

What exactly is a unit?
A position on the structure. Each unit can receive a seat module or be given to a table, so the same three-unit frame can hold three seats, or two seats and a table.
Can one structure carry both seats and a table?
Yes, and that is the point of counting in units: within the same frame some positions take a seat module while another is given over to a table, centrally or between two seats.
When would a project choose the Lounge structure?
Whenever people stay put for an hour or more. It carries two chaise longue modules with a table between them, while the Waiting structure is sized for visitors who come and go.
Are the modules fixed for good?
The upholstery is separable and replaceable by technical personnel, applied without adhesive, so a worn covering does not condemn the whole bench.
Which use levels does the standard cover?
EN 16139 defines level L1 for general applications and level L2 for extreme ones. The level required is set by the building, and should be agreed before the order.

How to prepare the order documentation for contract seating

Five steps that keep a specification traceable long after the project team has moved on.

Open one file before the first quotation
Paper or cloud, it only needs to be one. Scattered documents disappear with the first change of facilities manager.
File the order confirmation in full
The confirmed Pausit composition records exactly what was supplied, finish by finish. That is page one.
Attach the delivery note and photographs
Dated images taken on handover day settle later questions faster than anyone's recollection.
Summarise the care instructions on one page
Write down what applies to each material and hand it to whoever cleans the space.
Update the file after every change
A move, an addition, a repair: one line each time, and your successor inherits a complete brief.