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Be creative.
behavior.
Design changes
Workplace in
Motion
outdoor spaces.
Consider new uses for
Rooftop terraces with user-friendly
amenities are increasingly common
in high-rise apartments and hotels –
why not in office buildings as well?
The opportunity to get fresh area and
enjoy cityscape views while meeting
colleagues or doing solitary work
offers the change of pace that can
drive innovation. For example, Mozilla
negotiated the use of the roof in their
lease, turning the previously unused
space into a lounge area that helps in
recruiting employees.
As more companies integrate active
design concepts into their space,
leading-edge firms look for new
ways to boost the “wow” factor that
captures the attention of employees
and visitors. Google, a recognized
leader at using work spaces to
recruit, retain and energize talented
employees, continually looks for new
ways to promote innovation. When
designing their San Francisco office,
Google incorporated this sloped
terrace next to their micro-kitchen,
modeled after Dolores Park, to provide
people a multi-dimensional space
where they can move, sit and connect
in different ways, all while overlooking
the exterior courtyard and enjoying a
healthy snack or cup of tea.
Bicycle storage within office buildings
often gets located in the basement,
garage or a storage closet. In aligning
with the principles of Active Design,
more of our clients are integrating
bicycle storage as a prominent design
feature, placing the bike racks in
the lobby or allowing employees to
suspend bikes from the ceiling. Using
bikes as part of a design feature helps
give the office space a fun, active and
outdoorsy vibe. The bike racks located
in the lobby of Living Social provide
a visual form of encouragement for
employees to bike to work, further
promoting the firm’s sustainability
efforts.
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