Another seeeeeeriously cool workplace - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog

Another seeeeeeriously cool workplace - The Chief Happiness Officer Blog The Toolbox office space in Torino, Italy. I got an email a while back about Toolbox, a professional incubator in Torino, Italy. From the material describing the space: The project is believed to meet the needs of a city in a phase of substantial transformation. At a time when, with a laptop and a Wi-Fi connection, it is possible to work from anywhere, the question emerging is what professional space is needed for. How is it possible to design a space combining users? plurality with the coherence of the whole design? How is it possible to mediate between a need for socialisation and privacy, between relaxation and concentration? From the functional point of view, the project consists in the creation of an open space with 44 individual workstations combined with other services and activities. The goal has been to keep the modular concrete structure unaltered. The main span of the building has been divided lengthwise by a series of ?filter volumes? used as technical spaces for storing lockers and equipment. On one side, there is the co-working space, on the other side, the corridors and the functional ?box? containing shared facilities such as meeting rooms, print rooms, informal meeting spaces, mailboxes, a patio and a kitchen. Sounds good, but what really knocked my socks off was these pictures: That is just stunning! What I like about this space is not just that its colourful and inspiring thats nice but its only a start. What I especially appreciate is that it caters to to many different working styles and personalities. Some people thrive in a large open space others hate it like the plague. For some tasks you may prefer one area for other tasks The true crime of many office buildings these days is both that theyre drab, uniform and boring but also that they assume that everybody is the same and only offer one type of working environment. Your take How about your workspace? Does it inspire you at all? Does it work for you and your wo-workers and does it allow for different working styles for different tasks? Related posts Top 10 seeeeeeeeeriously cool workplaces 12 Ways to Pimp Your Office Thanks for visiting my blog. If you're new here, you should check out this list of my 10 most popular articles. And if you want more great tips and ideas you should check out our newsletter about happiness at work. It's great and it's free :-)Share this:LinkedInFacebookTwitterRedditPinterest Related