In the bustling urban area of downtown Chicago, Perkins Will has recently completed a workspace renovation for the Skender Construction Offices that’s designed to inspire its employees to work a little differently than they might be used to!

在芝加哥市中心熙熙攘攘的城市地区，珀金斯将于最近完成对Skender建筑公司办公室的工作空间改造，旨在激励员工与他们可能习惯的工作方式略有不同！

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Compared to their old space, these new offices are much more community-oriented. They have a much more open layout throughout the entire office space, fostering an easier time working together amongst employees when necessary. Project partners can find a common area or a secluded corner to discuss their work in or industry associates and clients can meet with experts in interesting, less traditional places that the regular “stuffy office” might not offer.

与以前的办公空间相比，这些新办公室更注重社区。他们有一个更开放的布局在整个办公空间，促进了一个更容易的时间一起工作的员工在必要时。项目合作伙伴可以找到一个公共区域或一个隐蔽的角落来讨论他们的工作，或者行业合作伙伴和客户可以在有趣的、不那么传统的地方与专家会面，这是常规的“闷办公室”可能无法提供的。

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Besides just renovating an older space, the company actually moved their office as well, meaning the entire area around the office is also new to their staff. Of course, this requires a touch of adjustment, but it mostly signals a fresh start in their vibrant new workplace. This move was part of the ongoing positive evolution that Skender sees for their company and its employees.

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To start, designers actually met with company leaders and their employees and let the people who will be using the space at ground level weigh in about what kinds of changes they wanted to see and how their needs might be met even better than they are already. This discussion process gave company representatives at all level some small hand in the office’s new redesign.

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The central feature of the new space is a sort of workplace social hub at the heart of the office. This is where staff, from their private work areas, are easily and quickly connected to a thoroughly collaborative environment with plenty of space for different groups to work in at once.

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Extending off that central space are three smaller but still spacious and very diverse spaces that might be used for a number of multifaceted purposes. These range from group meetings, break time, private moments, or simply a change of scenery. Sometimes industry events and town hall meetings are even held in the new meeting rooms at Skender. At any given point, the new spaces might house up to 600 people quite comfortably.

在中央空间之外，有三个较小但仍很宽敞和非常多样化的空间，可用于许多方面的用途。这些活动包括小组会议、休息时间、私人时间，或者只是换个环境。有时工业活动和市政厅会议甚至在Skender的新会议室举行。在任何时候，新的空间可能容纳多达600人相当舒适。

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Lighting and decor play a huge role in the atmosphere of the office as well. Large windows provide natural light but interestingly shaped and clean, white LED lights are placed throughout the office for function and decor as well. The furniture, which is quite decorative, hits somewhere between homey and mod, giving employees a day to day change of scenery but also a sense of familiar comfort.

照明和装饰在办公室的气氛中也起着巨大的作用。大窗户提供自然光，但有趣的形状和清洁，白色LED灯被放置在整个办公室的功能和装饰。家具很有装饰性，介于家居和时尚之间，给员工带来了一种日复一日的环境变化，同时也带来了一种熟悉的舒适感。

Because the office is so unique in its open concept and collaborative tenets and layout, several industry and client related tours have actually been requested and lead since its completed. This has allowed an increased networking opportunity for all professionals involved while also letting the companies show off their fantastic new space.

由于该办公室在其开放概念、协作原则和布局方面是如此独特，因此，自其完成以来，实际上已经有几次与行业和客户有关的旅游被要求和领导。这为所有相关专业人士提供了一个更多的网络机会，同时也让公司展示了他们奇妙的新空间。

Photos by Hall   Merrick Photographers

CATEGORIES: Public Space

类别：公共空间