“Cleaning office” – yodraws

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“Pixelboss.at Office #officesnapshots” – pixelboss

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“Home desk w/ new Pioneer monitors #protools10 #daw #sdj05” – talalmalik

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“é sexta-feira, é sexta-feira… #officesnapshots” – rodrigocampos

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“Hanging out at World Famous HQ. This habit is trending for Fridays…” – owlsandelephants

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“View from my office, enjoying now before I move to a cube #officesnapshots” – normalnorman

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“Organized office supplies #happinessis #officesnapshots” – angelineevans

Check out the post for the full scoop.

“Google Campus is a seven storey co-working and event space in the centre of London’s Tech City, otherwise known as Silicon Roundabout.

The project, run by Google UK, aims to fuel the success of London’s tech start up community. Working with partners Seedcamp, Tech Hub, Springboard and Central Working, the primary function of Campus will be to provide office space for startup companies, but the facilities will also host daily events, offer regular speaker series with leading technology and entrepreneurship experts, hold networking events and run a constant mentoring program where Google staff will share their experience and expertise with residents.

Non-residential registered users will have access to the cafe and co-working space on the lower ground floor.

The design challenge was to take an unprepossessing seven-storey office building and to create an interplay between dynamic, open, social spaces and more intimate working hubs, with flexibility to accommodate a shifting workforce and a diverse program of events. Much of the architectural focus has been on opening up and connecting the ground and lower ground floors programmatically to play host to a series of socialized spaces, from reception and informal meeting areas to theatre, cafe and workshop spaces.

Furthermore the overall look and feel of the building was designed to reflect the nature of the future occupants of the building: young start-ups who are just about to kick off their careers rather than well established corporate companies. By stripping back the building to its core, exposing all services, revealing the existing structure of ceiling slabs and columns and combining this with utilitarian and inexpensive materials such as linoleum and plywood a raw aesthetic has been created not dissimilar to a garage or workshop.”

Photography by Gareth Gardner

There is really nothing better for an office photoblogger than amazingly beautiful shots of offices. But after 4+ years of looking at these spaces, I often find myself wondering whether many of these offices actually turn out to be great places to work.

Stop Designing for Wows – Usually, the first question people ask when designing for wow’s is, “What will look best in here?”

Start Designing for Employees - Companies that design for employees spend a lot of time figuring out what employees need to be successful- and then designing based on that rather than just following the latest ‘cool’ trend. And all it takes is a little bit of flipped thinking.

Read the rest at the Turnstone Blog

The maritime theme had been used very gently in decoration. For example, there are light-diffusers in the form of sails, and the walls are covered with copper (which reminds us about rusty ship’s hull or boiler of a steamboat), also there are large round mirrors – they look like illuminators, and the white streamlined flowerpots have a lot in common with contemporary yachts or submarines. The maritime atmosphere is even increased by blue carpets and window tinting. Nevertheless, all these decorative elements always have their own specific function: for example, the ‘sails’ sound-proof effect, flowerpots are effective in zoning to separate workplaces from corridors, etc. The maritime aesthetics is highlighted by windows, which open a marvelous view to the seaport with its saturate yellow cranes.”