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I don't think that the idea of a corporate campus is evil or bad, but I do think that the implementation of corporate campuses is often very bad. Most corporate
by dirtae 16y ago
I don't think that the idea of a corporate campus is evil or bad, but I do think that the implementation of corporate campuses is often very bad. Most corporate campuses that I've visited rely on large squarish buildings, which means lots of interior office space with no windows. They also tend to be isolated from the surrounding area by huge parking lots, with limited walkability to nearby restaurants and shops.
It should be possible to build a corporate campus that doesn't suffer from these problems, but I'm unable to think of an example.
- DougWebb 16y ago"Peopleware" describes a solution to this problem. The basic idea is to design office buildings like hotels, where every room has plenty of windows. The buildings have to be long and thin rather than blocky.
- maigret 16y agoYes... Or square with a courtyard in the middle.
- pmjordan 16y agoThe rounded triangular blocks of the Vienna International Centre (Vienna UN offices) are a curious architectual solution to this problem. Having been built in the 70s, they're not exactly pretty (and currently being cleared of asbestos), but they do provide a vast number of well-lit offices along with larger central areas. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_International_Centre http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vienna_International_Centre
- rg 16y agoMicrosoft's Graphics Business Unit (1987-1992) built out a long and thin building at 2460 Sand Hill Road, Menlo Park, in this way, using central hallways; every person had a private office with a door and an outside window looking out at the hills around Stanford. Core areas were used for conference rooms and labs.