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I guess I'm in the minority but that office doesn't look attractive to me at all. It left a dark, cold and sterile impression on me...
by moe 16y ago
I guess I'm in the minority but that office doesn't look attractive to me at all.
It left a dark, cold and sterile impression on me...
- brown9-2 16y agoI'm amazed/impressed at just how much open space they seem to have in the office.
- jasonfried 16y agoMost of the offices I've been in feel cramped to me. Most tech companies are especially cramped with people sitting right next to one another all day long. I'm not a fan of that arrangement. One of the ideas behind our space was plenty of space for everyone to move around. No one should ever feel cramped while they're working. Feeling cramped is a form of stress - this is meant to be as stress-free a space as possible.
- cryptoz 16y agoI agree. It's very big and cold looking, super uncomfortable.
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- mikeryan 16y agoI think it will warm up with more people and personalization. Its an attractive office but yes a bit sterile. It still needs to be broken in a bit. (I like it - but see your point)
- Luc 16y agoIt looks like a lot of offices I've seen, with some nice unique touches added. Bene of Austria design a lot of offices in this style (well, to my eye anyway, that's what it reminded me of): http://bene.com/office-furniture/office-projects/ http://bene.com/office-furniture/office-projects/ Here's Microsoft Belgium: http://bene.com/office-furniture/microsoft-belgium.html http://bene.com/office-furniture/microsoft-belgium.html
- jasonfried 16y agoCome on by next time you're in Chicago. See how you feel about it in person.
- brandnewlow 16y agoJason, there's an HN Chicago e-mail list. Care to give us a tour of the new space? Would love to see it.
- jasonfried 16y agoSure, we could do that. Email me at jason@37signals.com.
- brandnewlow 16y agoE-mail sent!
- seanalltogether 16y agoI was surprised by the chalk boards, do other devs/designers people really prefer those over whiteboards?
- MartinCron 16y agoPerhaps it's a contrarian thing? Most developers use whiteboards, so the exceedingly tasteful folks at 37signals will surely use something more refined.
- warwick 16y agoI love chalkboards. It's a tactile thing. They're more work to keep clean and slower to clean, but I keep a blackboard at home instead of a whiteboard.
- jasonfried 16y agoI don't like the look or sound of whiteboards. They don't age well either. I love the feel, sound, look, texture, and patina of chalk on a nice dark chalkboard.
- dugmartin 16y agoI think a lot of modern architecture tends to look cold when photographed like this. However, in person I bet the textures I see on walls becomes more apparent which warms up the space. btw, this looks like a great place to play LazerTag.
- jasonfried 16y agoTrue. The space is full of really rich textures. From the different woods we choose, to the felt walls, to the cork and carpet. Plus it's a corner office on the second floor with huge windows - the trees and big sky outside bring a lot of color and texture, too.