Office design has changed significantly over the last few years and is now one of the most innovative areas of interior design.
It used to be the case that only the public spaces of an office were creatively designed, but increasingly the staff areas are seen as key reflections of the company brand as well. In more radical offices, there is also a growing belief in the importance of work areas as social spaces and a blurring of the distinction between work and recreation.
This book explores in detail 42 of the best recent office design schemes, featuring projects from leading architects around the world. Each project includes photographs as well as detailed drawings and plans, where appropriate, in addition to informative text describing the design concept and process. A bonus CD contains drawings featured in the book, in both eps and dwg (generic CAD) formats.
About the Author
Drew Plunkett was Head of the Department of Interior Design at the Glasgow School of Art. Since 1981 he has practised as an interior designer based in London and Glasgow. He is also active as an exhibitor, curator and critical writer. He is the author of Drawing for Interior Design (2009).
Olga Reid is a practising interior designer at Urban Salon, London.
Contents:
1. INTRODUCTION
2. PURPOSE BUILT
395 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, Studio O+ A
Anna, Basel, ZMIK
Dreamhost, San Francisco, Studio O+A
Caja de Arquitectos, Pamplona, Inglesias and Silanes
GLEM Office, Rio de Janiero, Mareines + Patalano Architects
Google Engineering HQ, London, Penson
Hue Plus, Tokyo, Schemata Architecture Office
Khan Project Office, Seoul, Khan Project
Kirchplatz Office, Muttenz/Basel, Oppenheim Architecture + Huesler Architekten
MR Design Office, Tokyo, Schemata Architecture Office
Microsoft Headquarters, Vienna, Innocad
VOV, Seoul, Void Planning
WOW, Sendai, Upsetters Architects
Yandex, St Petersburg, Za Bor
Ymedia, Wink,Yperform, Madrid, Stone Designs
Lego PMD, Billund, Rosan Bosch and Rune Fjord
3. CONVERSIONS
A Red Object, Shanghai, 3Gatti Architecture
Bar Code, Singapore, Ministry of Design
Brandbase, Amsterdam, Most Architecture
Cheap Monday, Stockholm, Uglycute
Epean Studio, Shanghai, Fei Wang
Goldberger, Budapest, Terhivatal
Headvertising, Bucharest, Corvin Christian
Kantoor IMd, Rotterdam, Ector Hoogstad Architecten
Netlife Research, Oslo, Eriksen Skajaa Architects
No Picnic, Stockholm, Elding Oscarson
One Size, Amsterdam, Origins Architects
Power Office, Amsterdam, 29 and Eckhardt & Leeuwenstein
Pride and Glory, Krakow, Morpho Studio
Red Bull, Amsterdam, Sid Lee Architecture
Saii+Kama, Seoul, M4
Shophouse, Bangkok, all(zone)
Skype Office, Stockholm, PS Arkitektur
Tribal DDB, Amsterdam, i29
Urban Station, Buenos Aires, Total Tool
4. UPGRADES OF EXISTING INTERIORS
Edison House, London, Adjaye Associates
FA Law Office, Ragusa, Chiavola+Sanfilippo Architetti
Logan Offices, New York, SO-IL
Myer Head Office, Sydney, Buro North
OfiSera, Izmir, Yerce Architecture
Pumpkin Room, Beijing, edg Creatives
Red Town, Shanghai, Taranta Creations
Sierra Space, San Francisco, Logan Johnson Architecture
Taoyuanju Office, Tianjin, Vector Architects
The JWT Agency, Paris, Mathieu Lehanneur
Thin Office, Singapore, Studio SKLIM
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