The suspended glass office space

Loving this office, it’s one way to make sure no one falls asleep in meetings!

Designed by Scandinavian architecture practice Schmidt Hammer Lassen, the new headquarters for Nykredit, one of the leading mortgage banks in Denmark, is quite stunning. The 10-story-tall structure allows for an ample amount of natural light thanks to its impressive glass facade. The most striking part of the design has to be the three suspended meeting rooms that are cantilevered off of the third and fifth floors.

via My Modern Metropolis.

Netspot, a super simple wifi site survey app for the mac

If you run a business network using wireless networking, it’s important to check how far the signal goes and if there are any dead spots. Normally these kinds of apps are pretty expensive and sometimes require specialist kit, this new app for the mac, netspot is super simple to use, currently free under beta.

Netspot is a new wireless survey software for Mac OS X. Find out what your Wi-Fi network is capable of right now, it’s FREE! All you need to run your wireless site survey is your MacBook with native Wi-Fi / AirPort adapter. No special knowledge required. Exceptional simplicity, only 2 steps to get your first reports: survey Wi-Fi network and apply sleek visualizations.

All you need to do is sketch up the space you want to survey (or grab the office floor plans), load the file as a jpg, set a reference distance, the march around hitting points on the map whilst the app scans the area.

It’s brilliantly simple, very effective and best of all, free for the moment.

The infinite desk

Nice desk design, not sure about the gimmicky name…

Google Desk is a project designed for future oriented managers and executives, able to mix functionality and elegance. It is an elite presidential designed for those who love to set themselves apart from the crowd, which recognises the importance of having an object of design in their office, not a simple desk, but an article of furniture which leaves visitors and guests pleasantly surprised and breathless.

via CONTEMPORIST.

Give your iMac or Apple Cinema Display a comfy desk slipper

Yes it’s a bit ponsey, but lovely bit of design…

Here at hard graft we like to customize and hard graftify everything and anything for that special twist. The iMac Slipper came out of the desire to have a piece of hard graft right on our desktop.  Maybe you don’t really need one but isn’t it a really cool and unique way to customize your iMac or Cinema Display and show that you really care about the details?

via hard graft

The Groningen Tower, Netherlands

Sharp and smart design to dissipate the heat absorbed by a new building…

Measuring 92 meters tall, the Groningen tower is outfitted with soft, undulating curves as a way to replace the traditional stoic and commanding presence of institutional buildings with a more “friendly and more future-orientated” approach.   In addition to creating a new personality for the exterior, the façade also integrates shading, wind control, and daylight penetration with its fin-shaped elements. These horizontal fins keep a large amount of the heat outside the building, reducing the requirement for cooling.

via ArchDaily.

The Ikea Besta cabinets & raw wood surface

Love the look and ingenuity of this desk, using standard Ikea units and a custom cut surface…

The counter top is a 12 slab of bobinga purchased from a lumber yard. By having the lumber yard cut one raw edge off placed at the back wall, but leaving the front raw edge, we have both an organic look, and an ergonomic, soft edge for typing.

via IKEA Hackers

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