Hotdesking at Microsoft’s Amsterdam Headquarters

How do you fit 1000 Microsoft employees into an office and achieve social interaction and collaboration? Hotdesking. Just in time for our earlier discussion on hotdesking, we’ve come across some images of Microsoft‘s Amsterdam headquarters. Designed by Sevil Peach and Veldhoen + Co., a leading activity-based workplace consulting firm, the office space has no assigned desks [...]

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Quick Look: Heineken’s US Headquarters

Heineken recently opened a new headquarters office in White Plains, NY. Business Insider got a tour (more pics and info here), but check out a few shots below:

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A Doubleshot of TNT Express’ New Offices

I posted a few images of TNT Express’ new sustainable office in December, but recently came across quite a few more shots of the space.  Enjoy!

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The Photographic History of Twitter’s Offices

Microblogging powerhouse Twitter has been on a meteoric rise since its inception back in 2007. Usage is exploding, popularity is exploding, valuations are exploding, and of course with those come a staff that is exploding. The company was started in San Francisco, and as of today, the company seems likely to remain in the city [...]

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RESOURCE: How to Evaluate the Success of Office Design

Last week, we looked at some general information about cost/benefit analysis and office design. In order to keep that discussion going, it will be helpful to have some tools in hand for evaluating the success of office design. In one study, Knoll essentially defines the goal of office design as being an “…to create office [...]

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Inspiration: Interesting Uses of Wood Throughout The Office

Was browsing around the image database and threw together a gallery of offices that use wood in ways not specifically named ‘floors’. Basically the idea you’ll see is that you can legitimately find wood off the side of the street, in junk heaps, on log piles, or even your local hardware store, then put it [...]

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Quick Look: Astral Media’s New Offices

Astral is a leading Canadian media company, reaching people through a combination of highly targeted media properties in television, radio, out-of-home advertising, and digital media. Their Montreal offices were recently redone by lemay associés. Enjoy! Check out Contemporist for all of the pics and info.

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