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Collection: Offices

By Chris van Uffelen
Series: Collection
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Collection: Offices showcases 170 notable office projects from recent years, illustrating the challenges architects and designers face in creating functional yet stylish workspaces. From small two-room offices to soaring corporate skyscrapers, the book explores diverse office typologies including open-plan layouts, single-room bureaus, group offices, and innovative concepts like just-in-time offices and business clubs. Richly illustrated with striking photos and designs, it offers fresh perspectives on the evolving workplace.
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Format: Hardback
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This title is ideal for architecture and design enthusiasts, professionals involved in office construction and planning, as well as anyone interested in modern workplace innovations and office aesthetics.

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Office construction is one of the largest building tasks. Architects and designers face the challenge of creating buildings and spaces that are functional yet stylish. This title presents 170 of the most interesting office projects, which range from small-scale two-roomed offices to vast corporate buildings that comprise more than 100 stories.

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Office construction is one of the largest building tasks today. Architects and designers face the challenge of creating buildings and spaces that are functional yet stylish. Collection: Offices presents 170 of the most interesting office projects of the past years, which range from small-scale two-roomed offices to vast corporate buildings that comprise more than 100 stories.

Open-plan offices, single-roomed bureaus, group offices, office landscapes as well as new concepts such as just-in-time offices and business clubs are presented in a variety of combinations. Striking photos and illustrations convey innovative design solutions that give new definitions to workplaces.

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    Office construction is one of the largest building tasks today. Architects and designers face the challenge of creating buildings and spaces that are functional yet stylish. Collection: Offices presents 170 of the most interesting office projects of the past years, which range from small-scale two-roomed offices to vast corporate buildings that comprise more than 100 stories. Open-plan offices, single-roomed bureaus,...
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ISBN: 9783037680506

Publisher: Braun Publishing AG

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 28 June 2010

Country: Switzerland

Imprint: Braun Publishing AG

Illustration: Illustrated in colour throughout, with architectural plans and drawings

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 250.0mm

Height: 290.0mm

Weight: 3900g

Pages: 512

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