Editors' Choice Projects of 2014
It’s hard to believe 2014 is almost over! We’ve covered a lot of great work this year, but every December there are a few leftovers we have to squeeze in. The following projects are our 2014 must-sees, hand-picked by each of our editors—and they paint a compelling picture that this was the year of the evolving workplace.
As you’ll see, providing a variety of spaces is key, because no two people are alike. And our fifth selection is a garden at a ballpark, because we all know what happens when it’s “all work and no play.” (Fortunately, these spaces are anything but “dull boys.”)
Here’s to more exciting work in 2015. Cheers!
Re-Wired
Comcast’s Innovation, CenterSunnyvale, Calif
In the design world, 2014 will go down as the “year of the office,” not so much because the market was flooded with new and innovative corporate projects as much as we saw an encouraging trend toward wellness in the workplace. As the sustainable design movement continues to shift its focus toward health product declarations... Read More >>
Designed to Amaze
Quicken Loans | Detroit, Mich.
Most mortgage lending companies aren’t known for cutting-edge office spaces. Then again, Quicken Loans isn’t your average mortgage lending company... Read More >>
SPACECASE
LinkedIn Offices | Sunnyvale, Calif.
Opened this past February, the new LinkedIn corporate offices in Sunnyvale, Calif., exemplify a particular vein of casual, comfortable, perhaps even homey office design that proliferated in 2014. According to LinkedIn’s Workplace Project Manager Joel Wood... Read More>>
The Office Space of Cyber Space
Gawker | Manhattan, N.Y. Olson Kundig Architects
Although I’m an employed editor, I sometimes even write for fun. When I launched a blog about my misadventures coaching youth sports, I did most of the work at a coffee shop or on the couch. So why would a blogger need a hip, new workspace in Union Square?... Read More>>
Game Changer
Edible Garden at AT&T Park San Francisco, Calif.
When you think 'ballpark,' you think beer and greasy hot dogs for $12 apiece. A garden doesn’t often come to mind. That’s why we were so blown away by the Edible Garden at AT&T Park... Read More>>