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Tag Archives: configuration

Figures, doors and passages – revisited. Or: Does your office allow for sociality?

This blog post was born out of serendipity. Which is only fitting, since it also covers the idea of serendipity. It all started with a typical day in my life as an academic: I did about ten different things at the same time and two of them suddenly created an unexpected connection in my mind;…

September 30, 2014 in Configuration, Space, Usage.

The Ideal Office: Concentric?

On twitter (thanks, Colin!) I recently stumbled upon a wonderful video produced by ARTE, in which the German designer Erik Spiekermann sketches his ideal office. It is fantastic to see someone sketch their ideas live (and funny as well to see Spiekermann struggle to draw a cool looking espresso machine – he later admits it…

April 16, 2012 in Buildings, Configuration, Culture, People, Space, Space Syntax.

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