LEGO Offices in Denmark
Architects Rosan Bosch recently designed the LEGO offices in Denmark. The design has made it possible for the designers to work closer together, in an environment that reflects the playfulness and ingenuity of the LEGO brand itself.
The open space at the centre of the room creates a dynamic flow where informal meeting places create a setting for social interaction and exchange of information. Towards the sides, there is room for concentrated work, and specially designed means of exhibition such as the show-off podiums and the model owers give the designers a chance to display their work to each other, facilitating the sharing of knowledge and ideas across the department. On the first floor, an expansion of the balcony has made room for five small and three large meeting rooms in each their own colour with glass facades and a view of the large, open space.
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Unilever Agile Workspace – Switzerland
More and more companies are adopting agile working arrangements, we recently saw how Microsoft embraced coworking in Amsterdam, now it is the turn of Unilever in Switzerland. The offices were designed by Camenzind Evolution, the ethos behind it being that the company doesn’t care where the work is done, as long as it gets done. As we know, one of the benefits of coworking and hotdesking is that is can reduce overheads. In Unilever’s case adopting an agile workplace saved it about 40% on real estate overheads. It seems that hotdesking and agile working is no longer a thing of the future, not only does it increase employee satisfaction, it also makes business sense. Here at eOffice we’re glad this trend is going from strength to strength, if you’d like to learn more about how you can take advantage of hotdesking and coworking check out our main website to see what we have to offer.
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Tallinn New City Hall
An international idea contest was held for Tallinn’s new City Hall in Estonia and the best concept was presented by the Bjarke Ingels Group from Denmark together with Adams Kara Taylor of the UK.
The purpose of the international idea contest was to find the best architectural solution for the new administrative building of the city government that will be situated on a 35,000 m2 plot near the Linnahall building. The contest for the new city was met with a great interest, 81 architects and their teams were willing to present an entry. Of those, the international jury chose the best 9 to shortlist as finalists into the second phase of the competition. By May 15 the finalists handed in their final solutions. The international jury’s decision to award BIG’s entry first place in the competition was unanimous and was presided by the vice mayor Taavi Aas.
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Microsoft – hotdesking in Amsterdam
Just a short drive from Schipol airport, the Microsoft office in Amsterdam is a world away from the traditional corporate office space which can be seen replicated all over the world. This office is completely permanent desk free, in other words the office fully employs hotdesking. For such a large office space this is no mean feat! The company wanted to put the focus firmly on coworking and collaboration, employees are allowed the freedom to work in the area of the office which is the most suitable for the type of work they are doing at any given time. Microsoft was so committed to the idea of hotdesking in Amsterdam that there aren’t even offices or assigned desks for senior employees.
According to a press release the benefits of coworking and hotdesking to Microsoft are clear:
- A 30% reduction in real estate costs
- Increased productivity
- Enhanced market reputation and ability to attract and retain top talent
- Increased employee mobility
- Benefits for the environment
Baker & McKenzie – Australia Office
Baker & McKenzie is one of the world’s largest law firms, with more than 3,750 locally admitted lawyers in 70 offices worldwide they are a truly global institution. This new innovative office space is located in Australia, and was designed by Bates Smart Architects.
Extensive user group consultation was undertaken to determine Baker & McKenzie’s needs and aspirations, resulting in a fit out that aims to promote a team focused, collaborative and learning focused work environment. Their dynamic workspace features team clusters of highly glazed single and dual occupancy enclosed offices and democratic planning in which no individual owns the window. Exciting shared staff spaces have a comfortable, residential feel and are connected by a new interconnecting stair and striking sculpture. The outcome is a timeless, welcoming, grounded space with an innovative twist – a reflection of Baker & McKenzie’s brand and culture.
If you’re looking for an Office in Australia, or meeting and conference rooms please click the links to see what eOffice can offer!
J&A Garrigues – Spanish Law Firm Office Space
J&A Garrigues is one of Spain’s most prestigious the law firm’s. Their offices are located in Seville and they recently moved from their old headquarters with the view to modernise the firms image. The task was undertaken by the Spanish architects EDDEA.
If you are looking for office space in Spain, eOffice has many locations across the country including office in Barcelona, Madrid and Seville.
[Pictures by Javier Orive via ArchDaily]
Kuubo – Office Desk
The typical office desk is usually characterised as a simple and formal piece of office furniture. Kuubo takes an innovative approach to the humble office desk, it was created by the Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa for the Swiss furniture manufacturer Vitra. The desk aims to be stylish and functional by providing elegantly hidden extra storage space, something many offices are in dire need of.
Fukasawa has designed a versatile work surface that gives users different options that go against this trend by reducing everything to the bare essentials. It can be considered a team centre, functioning as a temporary workstation, conference and meeting table, a manager’s desk with space for clients etc..
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Nije Gritenije Foundation – Netherlands
This bright, open and airy office is the office space of the Nije Gritenije Foundation. The Nije Gritenije foundation is a Rabobank initiative based in Heerenveen, Netherlands aimed at stimulating local and regional entrepreneurship. The foundation asked Amsterdam based FLATarchitects to design twenty workstations and a conference room on the ninth and tenth floor of the brand new Rabobank building. Neutral colours are used throughout giving a calming feel to the offices overral, however it avoids being ‘boring’ through the use of colour accents and quirky murals on the walls. We especially like the use of wooden, geometric walls to divide the spaces .
If you’re looking for office space in the Netherlands, or office services such as a virtual office, conference rooms or meeting rooms then please check out your website here.
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Desk Organiser – Artificial Grass Made of Natural Bristles
Made of wood and natural bristles, ‘Pratonzolo’ is a stylish desk organiser that adds a touch of nature into your office. The soft bristles which appear as artificial grass do the function of holding small objects such as pencils, pens and business cards. It was designed by Italian product designer Max Battaglia of ‘Givingshape’ design studio in collaboration with Matteo Mocchi of ‘BBMds’ design studio for ‘Stylemylife’, a young Italian start up company.
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Quid Office Space – Studio O+A
Quid is a company which designs software for various complex data handeling purposes. It is therefore unsurprising that the large graphic in their lobby feature a colourful array of data points based on actual Quid customers. Designed by studio Studio O+A, the office is stylish yet functional.
One important feature of this office space is the Library, it was designed to be a useful and enjoyable resource for the company’s staff. It was given careful thought from the beginning, and as such Studio O+A states:
Library spaces are proving increasingly important to our workplace design – open plan is great for collaboration but can leave people without anywhere to concentrate. We create libraries as a respite for concentration and focussed work. Regardless of book quantity, the very connotation of “library” means people understand the concentrative aspect of the space.
[Photos by Jasper Sanidad via Office Snapshots]