These Offices Are Sure To Turn You Green With Envy.
The amazing office spaces belonging to giants like Google and Facebook give us plenty of reasons to be envious. However, there are other companies that might be able to boast the coolest offices in the world.
1Cliff Bar Office – Emeryville, California
The Cliff Bar headquarters is a modern building with a focus on energy efficiency. The buildings design allows the work-space to be flooded with natural sunlight, creating a bright and happy environment for employees. The brand caters their products to people with an active lifestyle. As you might expect, the Cliff Bar offices are decorated with numerous bikes suspended from the ceiling. The company also has a gym and rock climbing facilities in the building.
2Quicken Loans Offices – Detroit, Michigan
Quicken Loans, the home loan behemoth, has a number of well-designed offices around Detroit. The offices of Quicken Loans employ vibrant colors to create a lively, energetic workplace. It’s said that color and visual stimulation help to improve ones mood. The offices here apply various color patterns to spice up life at the office.
Further amenities include a basketball court to staff to unwind and modern dining lounges. This is certainly an enviable office space.
3Google Offices – Worldwide
No list of crazy offices would be complete without listing Google. Each of their numerous offices around the world are as unique as they are eccentric. The office design looks to draw out creativity and collaboration from team members. A lot of creativity and thought has gone into the meeting rooms and break areas at Google.
4Zynga – San Fransisco, CA
Zynga provide a number of amenities that help to bring worker together and improve office atmosphere. The employees have access to recreational areas including a gym and basketball court, seemingly standard inclusions for high-tech offices. Staff are served three meals a day at the in-house cafeteria and can choose refreshments from either the Zynga cafe or bar.
Additionally, staff are encouraged to bring their pets to work as a doggy daycare is actually located in the building. The Zynga headquarters occupy a building in one of the most coveted business districts in SF. The building was purchased in 2012 for well over $200 million. Since then no expense has been spared when it comes to design and provided amenities.
5Mind Candy – London, England
Heading over to the U.K. we can see the offices of another creative game developer. Mind Candy is famous for their game Moshi Monsters, a game where you adopt a pet and play a variety of mini-games. The main feature of the building is a lush jungle design that runs throughout the building. Although they might not be as big as giants like Zynga, their offices can rival the best of them.
What do you think of these offices? What features do you want to see in your office? Let us know in the comments below.
A tranquil setting, games area or bold office graphics can help to ensure employees are never lacking creativity.