Office Envy: Work Doesn’t Suck in These 10 Inspiring Modern Office Designs
By Leah Gonzalez, The Coolist, 26 May 2015.
News flash! Going to work doesn’t
need to be a drag. Good employers understand the value of an inspiring
workplace, and these modern office designs are a case study in inspiration.
Office designs like these are the result of colour study, modern architecture
and occupational theory, disciplines that yield some visually stunning open
spaces.
If your office could use some
progressive thinking, look no further than this list. We’ve compiled 10 of the
most vibrant, creative and interesting work spaces completed recently. From
Pinterest to Airbnb to Beats By Dre, these modern office designs support some of
the most creative employees working today.
1. Funny or Die Office Design
by Clive Wilkinson Architects
The West Hollywood headquarters of comedy media
company Funny Or Die feature
walls and floors in bare concrete, communal spaces and the reception area with
exposed metal frames and unfinished materials. Designed by
Clive Wilkinson Architects, this modern office design occupies two floors of
a building on a former studio lot, featuring open work spaces and small closed
offices for the company’s producers.
The headquarters also include a
kitchen with cafe tables and couches in the area to allow the employees to hang
out and interact. And, of course, there’s also a dedicated area for filming and
video production, allowing the fresh ideas generated here to immediately take
shape.
2. Onefootball - Modern Office
Design by TKEZ
Architecture studio TKEZ designed the headquarters of
tech company Onefootball, presenting an open, multi-functional work environment with
artificial grass floors through the space. The new modern office design also
features single and double work units with floor to ceiling glass walls. There
are sofa lounges with walls that are magnetic and re-writable to allow for
collaborative sessions.
The main feature of the company’s
headquarters is the Arena, which is basically a multi-function area for
meetings, presentations, and other events.
3. Beats by Dre Headquarters -
Office Design by Bestor Architecture
The Beats by Dre office, designed
by Bestor Architecture,
encompasses 105,000 square feet of space and features vibrant colours, irregular
shapes and open plan zones and collaborative areas. It is a case study in colour
and shape, and how they can converge in a modern office design that provides a
little bit of everything for its workers.
There are seating areas along
corridors and large areas with seats, tables and chairs. There are skylights and
atriums to let natural light in, while wooden floors create a “homey”
atmosphere. The result is a myriad of spaces that allow workers to group
together or work independently in a different setting as they please.
4. Airbnb Portland Office
Design - Inspired by Airbnb Rentals
The Airbnb Portland office, a
design collaboration by Aaron Taylor
Harvey and Rachael Yu,
houses the company’s call centre which handles inbound calls from hosts and
guests. Unlike many call centre offices, Airbnb’s office lack the usual cubicles
and rows of desks. Employees can do their tasks anywhere in the open plan work
spaces.
Since this is an Airbnb office, the
company decided to take inspiration from their own Airbnb rentals. The office
features reproductions of spaces listed in Airbnb and employees are welcome to
occupy the mock-ups. The design theme of the Portland office is meant to create
a stronger connection between the employees and the Airbnb community.
[Read more: Speaking of Airbnb, check
out our list of 10 awesome Airbnb treehouses available for rent this
summer!]
5. Pinterest Headquarters San
Francisco - Office Design Refurbishment
Put this on your pin board. The Pinterest headquarters
in San Francisco, designed by All of the
Above, First
Office and Schwartz and
Architecture, is an amazing open plan work space in a restored warehouse.
The lower level features long shared tables and various private sections. The
upper level features cubicles, small offices, and private sections designed for
individual work. The headquarters also feature old, patinated concrete walls and
exposed steel beams.
Throughout, employees are encouraged
to add personal details of items that inspire them, turning parts of the office
into a real-life pin board. The overall design of the office reflects the
aesthetic you would expect from a company like Pinterest. [Oh, and check us
out on pinterest while you’re at
it!]
6. “Gangsters’ Warehouse”
Office Design by NaturalBuild
Chinese architecture studio Naturalbuild transformed an
old Shanghai warehouse into an office and event space. The warehouse is dubbed
“gangsters’ warehouse,” inspired by its shady history - it was owned by a
notorious mob figure in the 1930s.
Naturalbuild transformed the 1,000
square meter upper floor into an open plan office space. The office space has an
“unfinished” and somewhat utilitarian look and feel due to the wood flooring and
finish, the inexpensive materials used, the white paint scheme, and the
preservation of many of the existing structures and components of the
warehouse.
7. Superheroes Amsterdam Office
Design by Simon Bush-King Architecture
Simon
Bush-King Architecture & Urbanism designed the office of Amsterdam
digital agency Superheroes on a tight
budget due to a 3-year lease on the space, and created a work environment suited
for the agency’s culture and nature of work.
The new office features three meeting
rooms on the corners of the 480 square meter studio and flexible work spaces in
between. Hanging plants, movable whiteboards, storage units, and a stage curtain
create pockets of space that can be rearranged as needed. The entire office was
assembled using as few screws as possible to make it easy for the company to
disassemble everything should they need to move after their lease is up.
8. Flamingo Shanghai Office
Design by Neri and Hu Design
Chinese architects Lyndon Neri and Rossana Hu designed
an office for branding consultancy Flamingo in the attic
of a converted industrial building in Shanghai and used raw concrete as one of
the main elements in the overall design.
The new Flamingo office features
house-shaped structures at the centre that emphasize the sloping roofline of the
whole floor. These structures also serve as meeting and research rooms. Aside
from the concrete partitions placed throughout the space, the open plan office
also features black metal, dark wooden desks, and bamboo cladding.
9. Coca Cola London Office
Design by MoreySmith
Designed by UK studio MoreySmith, the Coca-Cola London headquarters
feature vintage graphics, signage, and packaging all throughout the five-story
office. The office includes a wall made up of 5,000 recycled bottles.
The headquarters feature open plan
work spaces, meeting rooms, a cafe, coffee bar, and a rooftop terrace. The
building also features a commissioned large piece of art by British designer
Stuart Haygarth as well as a whole lot of Coca-Cola memorabilia, of
course.
10. WeWork Coworking Office
Design - Washington, D.C.
The former Wonder Bread Factory in Washington, DC was
converted into a co-working office space by WeWork. The workspace
features dedicated desks and private offices for DC’s start-up entrepreneurs and
creative class. The office also includes conference rooms, lounges, event space,
and an outdoor balcony.
We love the WeWork Wonder Bread
office for its classic-meets-contemporary design. The tufted leather sofas, the
exposed beams, the muted colour tones - it implies class to a group of workers
aiming to achieve the next best thing. Before they get there, they deserve an
inspiring office like this one. Our hat goes off to WeWork.
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