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The big PDFs aren't loading for me. Is the idea that the boxes on the bottom are the parking lots, and everyone needs to walk across the big field to get to the building? How far is that? Is there handicapped parking somewhere else?
There are 2 levels of parking underneath the main building. http://www.scribd.com/doc/62205913/FloorPlan-Cross-Section
Apple ought to make these images available in resolutions suitable for desktop backgrounds...
One can only applaud this. You do wonder sometimes why companies spent so few $$ on relaxing office buildings. Looking into nature increases productivity and well-being; also there are a lot of findings on how to organize work floors for optimal collaboration etc. Most companies are just not interested. Doesn't make sense to me (except for short-term profits).
I am aware about the nature/well-being (I even read a study regarding sports performance), but I have no knowledge on the findings on how to organize work floors. Care to share some links? Thanks.
After that, read the Malcolm Gladwell article how her findings can be applied to office culture. http://www.gladwell.com/2000/2000_12_11_a_working.html
After all that, apply all that to offices you've seen.
One can only applaud this. You do wonder sometimes why companies spent so few $$ on relaxing office buildings. Looking into nature increases productivity and well-being; also there are a lot of findings on how to organize work floors for optimal collaboration etc. Most companies are just not interested. Doesn't make sense to me (except for short-term profits).
It's interesting to look at these renderings in the context of the story from a couple of days ago about working out at the office ( http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3314922 ). Treadmills in a conference room are certainly better than sitting all day. But instead of a treadmill, I'd rather just work in an office where I could go outside and take a walk. I hope more companies will start thinking about office design…
I miss that.
It's interesting to look at these renderings in the context of the story from a couple of days ago about working out at the office ( http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3314922 ). Treadmills in a conference room are certainly better than sitting all day. But instead of a treadmill, I'd rather just work in an office where I could go outside and take a walk. I hope more companies will start thinking about office design…
When I worked at Apple, I lived about half a mile from campus. I'd often go a week without even getting into my car; I could walk to everything important, including grocery stores. There were three very good bookstores within a 20 minute walk [now all out of business, btw]. I miss that.
What were the three bookstores? I only remember "A Clean Well Lighted Place for Books" being reasonably close to that area.
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I am aware about the nature/well-being (I even read a study regarding sports performance), but I have no knowledge on the findings on how to organize work floors. Care to share some links? Thanks.
Start with Jane Jacobs (google her, quite famous), then read her "The Death and Life of Great American Cities". It's helps you understand why cities work, why they don't, what makes a neighbourhood, what destroys them and how almost everything city planners and governments think matters, actually doesn't. After that, read the Malcolm Gladwell article how her findings can be applied to office culture. http://www.gladw…
It's interesting to look at these renderings in the context of the story from a couple of days ago about working out at the office ( http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3314922 ). Treadmills in a conference room are certainly better than sitting all day. But instead of a treadmill, I'd rather just work in an office where I could go outside and take a walk. I hope more companies will start thinking about office design…
When I worked at Apple, I lived about half a mile from campus. I'd often go a week without even getting into my car; I could walk to everything important, including grocery stores. There were three very good bookstores within a 20 minute walk [now all out of business, btw]. I miss that.
