Impromptu meeting spaces allow employees to collaborate on proje…
Impromptu meeting spaces allow employees to collaborate on projects and are located throughout the office.
Photo: Stefan Hester
HOK's nontraditional office space in St. Louis features exposed …
HOK's nontraditional office space in St. Louis features exposed ceilings and close working quarters without cubicles or partitions because those discouragecommunication among staff members.
Photo: Brian Smale
Candela's Seattle office was remodeled in January 2008, during w…
Candela's Seattle office was remodeled in January 2008, during which employee workstations were reduced in size while more space was created for casual collaboration on projects
Photo: Brian Smale
So far, the staff likes the smaller workstations that now also h…
So far, the staff likes the smaller workstations that now also have access to daylight.
Photo: Matt Greenslade
Photos, awards, mock-ups, previous projects, and other itemsare …
Photos, awards, mock-ups, previous projects, and other itemsare spread throughout the office to help inspire employees as they are work on lighting designs.
Photo: Matt Greenslade
The office environment of Focus Lighting, designed to be one of …
The office environment of Focus Lighting, designed to be one of experimentation and creativity, has a homeyfeel as it is located in a row house in Manhattan.
Photo: Matt Greenslade
Large windows allow for daylight and great views of the city.
Photo: Matt Greenslade
Bold colors adorn the walls of Horton LeesBrogden Lighting Desig…
Bold colors adorn the walls of Horton LeesBrogden Lighting Design's New York office which has low partitions to foster communication.
Photo: Jim Newberry
All employees at Schuler Shook, includingthe principals, have an…
All employees at Schuler Shook, includingthe principals, have an open workarea in the Chicago office. Theopenness of the office is meant to promoteconversation among colleaguesand allow everyone in the office to learnfrom each other.
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The Los Angeles office for Sean O'Connor Associates Lighting Con…
The Los Angeles office for Sean O'Connor Associates Lighting Consultants has northernand western exposures and offers superb views of the surrounding areas.
Photo: Michael Darter
Having an openoffice results in easier communication and keeps p…
Having an openoffice results in easier communication and keeps projects moving along quickly.
The loft-like space with a 12-foot-highceiling and large windows offers theemployees of Horton Lees BrogdenLighting Design incredible views ofNew York City from its location onUnion Square. “We see the city sculptedin light throughout the day,” saysprincipal Barbara Horton, adding thatthe 3,500-square-foot office is able touse daylight during 90 percent of theday. New York, where it all started forthe firm in 1970, is one of four officelocations, with the others in Boston,Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Theinterior design was kept simple toamplify the great views, and Hortonsays that there was no specific inspirationfor the office. Large enclosedspaces in the center contain the libraryand conference room, while the restof the area is open with low partitions.”We started with higher partitions forprivacy and found it was not teambuilding,” Horton explains. Now, everyonecan communicate and collaborate across the partitions including the principals,who do not have private offices.The openness throughout the space is critical for the designers to worktogether, and Horton says the space functions very well to encourage camaraderie and communication.
