Microsoft’s office building, in Wallisellen, Switzerland, are enjoying the recent completion of a superb Briefing Center, by Stuttgart based firm Coast Office Architecture. The modernistic, almost futuristic, monochrome meeting zone sets a cutting edge tone, and holds a sleek laptop bar and flat screen display monitors in a stretch of glossy black glass, integrating Microsoft’s Kinect and Surface technology.

The reflective nature of the wall treatment reflects the light from the digital media throughout the space and a graphic surface application echoes the angular fashion of a bespoke seating area that zigzags through the central zone, splitting the use of space.

The Briefing Centre is separated from the rest of the Microsoft office by a run of floor to ceiling grey curtains that shroud a glass perimeter, allowing either a light and bright meeting environment with full view of the hustle an bustle of the entire working environment, or a more hushed and dramatic presentation atmosphere in complete privacy.

When the glass walls are exposed, they sport a matching graphic treatment to the glossy black media wall, keeping the design story consistent throughout.

At the far end, a huge meeting table stands equipped for much larger meetings, seating a total of twenty people.

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Most people would love a dedicated room at home to use as a second office, or even a designated corner of the living room or bedroom, or a dining room table that doubles as a center of industry. So if you are lucky enough to have commandeered one of these areas for work, then how do you go about making it a stylish and practical study?

A large desktop, like a dining room table, is ideal if there is likely to be more than one family member working at home at any given time, though this is not a great solution for those who are desk hogs as arguments may ensue when paper-mountains overflow from one side to the next.

Above 3 by Bogdan Stancu

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By Eugene Zhdanov
It’s a nice option to include a small two-seater sofa in your office setup if you have the room, that way family can come in and join you for a quick coffee break, but maybe avoid anything so cushioned and cozy looking that it might temp you away from your work for a cheeky nap!

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Via Rusu Ruslan
The installation of a few useful shelves above a desk area, for a handy selection of reference books, looks just as attractive as part of a family living area as it does in a closed off office space, just try to keep the shelf free of any unnecessary clutter.

By Alex Dergachev

Above 2 by Jamille Vonthorr

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