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.
Photo: Michael Darter
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.
Candela, which is a division of electrical engineering andtechnology consulting firm Sparling, has been at its current Seattle location since its creation in 1989, but has occupied different floors of the building. It just finished a remodel in January 2008, during which the workstations were reducedin size by eliminating drafting tables. Instead, principalDenise Fong explains that more spaces were createdthroughout the office where people could gather casuallyto meet and collaborate on projects. The workstations alsowere moved closer to the windows so that people had betteraccess to daylight. “Everyone seems to like the morecollaborative space and amazingly, no one has complainedabout the smaller workstations,” Fong says. The flip side ofhaving a more open office is that having a private conversationis more difficult, however, Candela built three “phonebooth” rooms, each with a different furniture configuration that also can be used for an occasional nap or nursingmothers. And for visitors from other locations or thosewithout a permanent desk, “hotel stations” in the office can be used on a temporary basis but allow each person tobe connected as if they were sitting in their home officewith a phone line and computer link. In the interest ofsustainability and experimentation, Fong explains, a lightingcontrol system was used to illuminate the open officeareas and help foster the daylight coming into the space.
