Soda Pop and Skate Decks: The Studio of Fotobia. The Origin Workstation. The Rise of the Backyard Office. We noticed a trend going on these days: offices in the backyard!
The convenience of just walking rather than driving to work is too good to pass up. Check out these backyard offices that allow people to get away from the house without really getting away and save the hassles of dealing with traffic, commuting costs, or space rentals. WorkPod by Ecospace is a gorgeous, contemporary backyard office would definitely appeal to design addicts. Other than its great looks, the space is built-in the office technology you need to get your work done. There’s something about the round shape of the Archipod (which we’ve written about before) that makes me want to wrap my arms around it when I see it.
DmvA’s Blob VB3 is an egg-shaped unit that can be used for an office or even a living space. The OfficePOD creates an environment that supports productivity and provides the user with an efficient use of space. Do you know of any other backyard office solutions like these? Beautiful Student-Built Prefab Office Wins AIA Citation Pre-fabricated Adaptive Auxiliary Volume – Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World. 34 Fresh Ideas for Decorating a Home Office Area. Decorating a home office area can be tricky.
First off, you have to choose the way the office will “feel”. If you go for a homey environment, chances are you will not be so concentrated on your work, as many things are likely to draw your attention. If you choose a very professional decorating style, then what is the purpose of having it inside your home anyway? Here are 34 ideas for arranging a home office area that disobey all rules. Connecting professionalism with coziness, these offices are all unique in style and ensure a good work atmosphere. 42 Gorgeous Desk Designs for any Office. There are many good furniture designs, a lot of different materials that compose a beautiful desk.
Some of them save space in the room because a designer created a functional design that would not only deal with your problem of having too little room for a desk but also look incredible in that small space. Some of the desks are suited only for large rooms that accentuate their gorgeous shape. And then there are those desks that can transform from a small, one-man workstation to a large, conferential table. It all depends on your taste and needs, so enjoy the next 42 desk designs that we fell in love with. 1. This is one of the best desk designs when it comes to storage space. 2.
Gracefully resembling the shape of a deer, the Reindeer Desk by Alex Kozynets inspires purity and dynamicity. 3. Designer Sophie Kirkpatrick found a solution to crowded spaces with no intimacy in the form of this Duplex Workspace Desk. Drawers that act as Briefcases by Jung-Ah Kim. Designed by Jung-Ah Kim this smart design combines the usefulness of a desk drawer with the portability of a suitcase.
The concept includes 3 drawers that act as briefcases. Rather than having to pack up whatever it is you need before you leave the office, you can just pull out whichever drawer you need and carry it home. This idea could be very useful for someone who is always is a hurry …to bad that this idea is just a concept for now. – Via. Creative Design Idea: Desk Made From Briefcases. When first seeing the photos of this unusual briefcase desk, we hoped it was made from recycled materials.
But apparently it was created using leather. All in all, the idea is interesting and worth showcasing. We don’t know if this desk was meant for nomadic souls and wanderers, or if you can pack it up once you are done working. Still, its practicability is obvious: the improvised luggage can be used as drawers for storage and there are definitely a lot of things one could store in six briefcases. The opening system is fun and could remind one of traveling every time a drawer is opened.
Featured Workspace - Lifehacker. Featured Workspace - Lifehacker. It looks like a study room in a library.
But with a shelf. A terrible, terrible shelf. I can imagine myself being very comfortable in that room actually. I can also imagine my grandfather who was an architect during the modern era being equally comfortable in there. BTW - be careful about decrying modernism, look at any photo or painting of an old Japanese interior and compare it which much of Frank Lloyd-Wright. While FLW was a Modern in terms of timing and in the sense that he was breaking from tradition, the underlying principles of his work were far removed from the sterile, faux-utilitarianism of the space above. I may well be out of my depth here, as my knowledge of architecture hasn't progressed much since middle school, except where it intersects with literature and film.
It's a matter of personal taste, I know. I think that there's "good" modernism and "housing project" modernism.