Bureau for Listening – a physical manifestation

In what way can we create a space for listening? How does listening as a practice inform the way a bureau or office space manifest itself?

 

In what way can the harsh office space of our public institution melt and soften up with the intentions and practices of listening?

 

How can the ‘waiting’ room or area become a site enabling listening?

 

Where does our minds wander off to in this space? What sounds/feelings/experience from the outside do we bring into the bureau – and how can we welcome this?