Being architects, obsessed with space planning naturally the discussion was a little over the top and frankly insane. Some want to paint the walls full of murals. Some even suggested to put up a workshop and have an art cafe. For some it is conditional, having the fridge stacked with beer, for others it was locational, with a corner office in a New York skyscraper overlooking the central park.
The bug really got into our ear when Meghna and Drashti sat on the tree house and overcame their creative block, coming up with an efficient strategy.
Anyone in a creative field understands the importance of an absorbing working space. The condition of your work space has a huge impact on the quality and productivity of your work.
But what is productivity? Is it sitting in a corner and completing your work for the day? It’s certainly no longer sitting on the desk and work with your head down all day long.
It might be about creating ideas, solving problems, and help team—mates get their next big idea.
In the past people used to have to sit on their desks and answer to calls and mails, but today one can do that— and any other work— from anywhere.
So does that mean, from a creative and logical point of view, having a desk is not important anymore?
Isn’t it more crucial to make sure people are connecting and brainstorming, like Meghna and Drashti on the tree house?
Aren't the walls with incomplete stories waiting to be filled more exciting than a coffee machine?
Isn’t a design for human potential, or for the intellectual and emotional intelligence more important than any corner office?
So let me ask again, what is this ideal office anyway?
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