Tag: offices

March 31, 2021 at 1:01 pm

In 1930 the Indiana Bell Building was Rotated 90° While Everyone Inside Still Worked

In 1930 the Indiana Bell Building was Rotated 90° While Everyone Inside Still Worked

There was no interruption to gas, heat, electricity, water, sewage, or the telephone service they provided

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February 25, 2016 at 8:50 am

Boss Told Them to Jazz Up Their Cubicle So They Built a Cardboard Castle with Drawbridge

Boss Told Them to Jazz Up Their Cubicle So They Built a Cardboard Castle with Drawbridge

To combat the winter blues, managers at the Viking Direct office told teams they could dress up their cubicles

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December 23, 2015 at 5:22 pm

Drone Captures Construction Progress on Apple’s New ‘Spaceship’ Office

Drone Captures Construction Progress on Apple's New 'Spaceship' Office

‘Apple Campus 2’ is situated on 176 acres of land and will accommodate roughly 12,000 employees. Completion is anticipated for Q4 2016

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October 5, 2015 at 11:59 am

Picture of the Day: The Kuggen Building in Gothenburg, Sweden

Picture of the Day: The Kuggen Building in Gothenburg, Sweden

Kuggen (Swedish for ‘the cogwheel’) is a 5 storey building designed by Wingårdh arkitektkontor at the Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden.

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September 3, 2015 at 4:23 pm

Co-Workers Use Post-Its to Turn Boring Office Walls Into Awesome Star Wars Characters

Co-Workers Use Post-Its to Turn Boring Office Walls Into Awesome Star Wars Characters

In anticipation of the upcoming Star Wars film, a group of co-workers decided to have some fun with their drab and boring office walls.

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April 6, 2015 at 11:25 am

Employee Uses 8,024 Post-Its to Turn Drab Office Walls Into Giant Superhero Murals

Employee Uses 8,024 Post-Its to Turn Drab Office Walls Into Giant Superhero Murals

After staring at his drab office walls for nearly two years, Ben Brucker had enough. “One day I just got so tired of how sterile and boring our office felt, I thought I should do something about it” Brucker explained to reddit. Brucker, who works at a creative agency, was not allowed to damage…

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March 30, 2015 at 6:26 pm

Picture of the Day: The 9-Acre Green Roof at Facebook’s New HQ

Picture of the Day: The 9-Acre Green Roof at Facebook's New HQ

Photograph by Facebook Earlier today, Mark Zuckerberg shared this aerial photo of the amazing 9-acre green roof at Facebook’s brand new headquarters in Menlo Park, California. Zuckerberg adds: “Today we moved into our new Facebook building in Menlo Park, California. Our goal was to create the perfect engineering space for our teams to work…

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August 29, 2014 at 1:45 pm

Office Aquarium Doubles as Desk Divider

Office Aquarium Doubles as Desk Divider

A former call center in Boulder, Colorado replaced their boring desk dividers with fish tanks, turning their staid office into a giant aquarium. According to the Daily Mail, the tank was built in 2000 and the numerous tanks provided soothing background/white noise for the call center employees. Unfortunately the company, aptly named…

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February 18, 2014 at 2:40 pm

This 1,100 ft long Office Desk Seats All 125 Employees

This 1,100 ft long Office Desk Seats All 125 Employees

The Barbarian Group Office, New York City Designed by Clive Wilkinson Architects | Photograph by Michael Moran The Barbarian Group is an award-winning advertising agency in New York City. After 8 years at their previous office space, the team grew tired of the countless offices, meeting rooms and ‘scheduled collaborations’. They set their…

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June 13, 2013 at 4:22 pm

Inside Facebook’s Data Center Near the Arctic Circle

Inside Facebook's Data Center Near the Arctic Circle

On the edge of the Arctic Circle, where the River Lule meets the Gulf of Bothnia, lies Facebook’s newest data center in Luleå, Sweden. Launched earlier this week, the center is now handling live traffic from around the world. Facebook claims Luleå is likely to be one of the most efficient and sustainable data…

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