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.
At its fourth office in 10 years, Sean O’Connor Associates Lighting Consultantsis still settling into its one-year-old digs in Los Angeles. Before the move to theWest Coast, the firm was located in Philadelphia, where it still maintains anoffice. The L-shaped space in Los Angeles has northern and western exposuresand is set up so the studio component of the office runs the length of the northwall, taking advantage of the northern sky with diffused daylight. Principal SeanO’Connor says the space offers great views of Beverly Hills and HollywoodHills, and “even when the office is a mess, there is always the fantastic viewand Los Angeles weather.” A proponent of an open office because it allows forthe easy exchange of ideas and keeps a quick pace in regard to work, O’Connorexplains that this location does have an enclosed conference room for privacy.In choosing the space, O’Connor admits he was very particular about siteselection. “I wanted to be centrally located here in Los Angeles, and I wantedthe building to be somewhat architectural,” he says. “The building has a niceBauhaus vibe to it, and I love the expanses of operable windows and views.”While O’Connor is inspired by art, fashion, architecture, and interiors, he sayswhat he and his team wanted for the office was a clean, calm space with asense of architecture and detail that allowed for open communication.
