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Facebook’s offices, an example to decorate your office

Ann Brown — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:27:37 +0000

If you are readying your office, take a look at the best office is always a help and an inspiration, but to me caused me the most is envy, of sound, think not that bad … It really is idyllic spaces but which, though it’s hard, you can get good ideas …

Well, as you will see Facebook opted for the loft-style for your office, a very industrial, with a very casual, light and airy creative.

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Office Design

Ann Brown — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:37:42 +0000

Design in office is a very important place reflects the image projected by your business, is also the place where you spend a lot of time so it is important that this fitted in the best way to provide her with an excellent work environment. It is necessary in the design office comfort and design are in harmony and good taste at all must involve a sacrifice.

The distribution of space refers to the physical layout of workstations, components and materials, location of facilities for the care and services for both personal and for clients.

It is therefore important to ask:
* A dynamic space: This unique modular system flexible and transformable, becomes a partitioning solution that allows any reconfiguration of office space, depending on changing needs.
* Optimizing the cost of use: architectural modules are reusable many times as necessary to reconfigure the space and also function as support for other elements, work surfaces, files or lighting, with a consequent saving of new components.
* Utilization of space: The possibility of reconfigurations can quickly and easily adapt the space according to the specific needs of the moment, giving a great ambivalence on the office floor space.
* Implementation of new forms of work: It facilitates the establishment of formulas that demand a constant reconfiguration of space in response to training needs, communication and teamwork: the hotelling, non-territorial offices and the temporary project development.
* Easy Installation: In a quick and inexpensive way, without affecting the structure of your office or paralyze their work, not to require any type of work.

Designing your office with a planning permit allows the reconfiguration of space to suit the changing needs of the office.

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How to decorate a small office

Ann Brown — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:33:35 +0000

Today I offer some practical advice for decorating your office and make it a nice place in working hours.

A good idea is to choose an area near the window so you’ll have plenty of natural light to work and if you can with a nice view of the work that makes you happy and give you a sense of space and that the office do not seem too small.

A corner in the lounge is a good idea too but always strives for near natural light.

If you work in a small space, ensures that every corner has a function, without the place look too utilitarian.

If you need an area to write occasionally be creative, put a foldable so that when you do not need it so close.

Another option is also a desk that has a writing table that slides out, that system you can install yourself if you can not buy with integrated table.

If you want an extra seat in addition to a visitor can add and place a stool under your desk or if you have no place to save it elsewhere.

You can place a shelf in the background and observe all that is books or folders.

If desktop space is insufficient, put pens, notepad, a laptop that is smaller and a mobile phone.

If you have the desk drawers you can store important files to end a good ergonomic chair that provides good support for a workday.

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How to design an office to maximize performance?

Ann Brown — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:45:16 +0000

Many companies only invest in repair their offices when the walls are about to fall. However, spend a few dollars to improve workspace design can offer great returns in terms of motivation and present employees …

It is not news to anyone that the comforts of an impact on office workers’ performance. The sad dimly lit cubicles, chairs uncomfortable (and unhealthy) are a potent cause of demotivation and absenteeism.

According to a survey conducted in San Francisco, 48 percent of workers said they are willing to work an extra hour per day if the company would improve the conditions buildings.

In this context, it may be worthwhile to devote some portion of the budget for the item (in fact, from this perspective, the cost could be justified under the rubric of “investment in human resources”).

But what criteria to use in remodeling? What is the most effective design?

In principle, there is no single recipe. In many respects, the decisions will depend on the creativity of each business and functional needs of the workspace.

An article from BusinessWeek gives some ideas based on real cases of entrepreneurs who took the issue seriously and invested in the construction of offices designed for maximum productivity. Let’s see …

The metallurgical California, BobCAD Metals, was a typical old-economy company with offices full of dark cubicles and walls.

One day, management decided an aesthetic revolution. Improved lighting and the walls were demolished so that all employees share the same workspace and can increase their communication.
In addition to improving the work environment, the new provision provided a clear advantage for the management: an office without walls greatly increased monitoring capabilities. Just take a look to control the activities of every employee.

The BusinessWeek article also affords us the story of a Florida businessman who was inspired by his passion for art when designing your company’s offices. This man bought an old car dealership into an industrial area of Miami and recycled to build an office-museum “cool”.

Movable walls were installed to modify at will the space and began organizing art exhibitions. Thus, employees began to work in an environment more like a museum than a conventional company. Is the cost of repairs? Four million dollars.

Of course, spending this amount of remodeling an office seems an eccentricity for most Argentine and Latin American companies (including, for large companies). However, it is necessary to invest a fortune to design a friendly work space.

Verb, a small office just seven employees New Yorker, completely renovated its beauty with just $ 25,000.

This company in the audiovisual industry cubicles replaced by a winding counter as well as officiating and reception desk. Verb also built offices separated by glass walls. And best of all, the renovations were carried out within just two months without impeding the operations of the firm.

In short, the article in BusinessWeek, budgetary constraints should not be an impediment to improving the work space. A little creativity can find solutions for any pocket.

And if we consider that we spend at least a third of our day at the office, a modest investment in infrastructure can generate huge returns in terms of motivation, presenteeism and quality of life.