In August, we moved into our new studio in Calgary’s Beltline. We’ve since unpacked and furnished the space, and we wanted to share some images of our new home.
This space has some massive improvements over our old office. Mainly, all of us now work in the same studio space, which makes communication much easier. Also, we have two meeting rooms, a retreat, and a kitchen we can eat lunch together in.
During construction we decided to pull the drywall off of the elevator shaft core. While there was some spray paint on the wall, a little muriatic acid removed it, and the results is a beautiful raw concrete wall in our waiting area.
We paid a lot of attention to lighting our space. None of the building’s overhead fluorescent lighting is needed. Lighting is provided with lamps, pendants, and a limited number of LED ceiling pucks. This reduces both glare and energy use, and gives our office a more comfortable, residential feel.
While people are rethinking open office plans, we enjoy our open studio. We believe that so long as people have options for privacy, an open plan works very well. Our second meeting room is a perfect breakout space so meetings don’t interrupt the rest of the team. As well, our small retreat is perfect for focused work or making phone calls.
It doesn’t show up in any of the pictures, but we’re also thrilled with our gigabit internet connection!
