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!

在芝加哥市中心繁华的城市地区，Perkins将最近完成了Skender建筑办公室的工作空间翻新，该办公室的设计初衷是激励员工的工作与他们的工作方式不同。

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。

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.

除了翻新一个旧的空间，公司实际上也搬迁了他们的办公室，这意味着办公室周围的整个区域对他们的员工来说也是新的。当然，这需要一点调整，但这在很大程度上标志着他们充满活力的新工作场所有了新的开始。这一举动是Skender公司及其员工所看到的持续的积极发展的一部分。

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.

为了开始，设计师们实际遇到了公司领导和员工，让那些将使用地面空间的人们对他们希望看到的各种变化以及他们的需求如何更好地满足他们的需求。这一讨论过程使公司的代表在办公室的新重新设计中有一些小手。

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.

新空间的中心特征是办公室中心的一种工作场所社交中心。在这里，员工可以从私人工作区域轻松快速地连接到一个全面的协作环境，有足够的空间供不同的团队同时工作。

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。

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的概念和协作原则和布局中独树一帜，因此，自成立以来，一些行业和客户相关的旅行实际上已被要求和领导。这使得参与的所有专业人员增加了网络机会，同时也让公司展示了他们奇妙的新空间。

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CATEGORIES: Public Space

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