
Imran Ali at
Web Worker Daily has written about the OfficePOD which we featured last week. After discussing the structure he goes on to describe it as a "slight oddity" and, more controversially, "providing a solution to a problem that most telecommuters and web workers simply don’t have". He continues:
"Increasingly, as families begin to accommodate multiple web workers and telecommuters within the home, house design will need to explicitly accommodate permanent working areas, rather than repurposing a dining area, spare bedroom or cramped study for work. I can’t help but think that the OfficePOD isn’t a good solution. If you have little space within the home to work, chances are your property doesn’t have a garden or yard that can accommodate a “parked office” outside!"
I've tried a couple of times to comment on the story at WWD but for some reason my comments aren't showing up...
Yep, I agree. Having your own home office space - especially in its own separate location - is very different from mixing dining, living, sleeping and office space together. Go shed, I say!
ReplyDeleteJe suis assez d'accord… De plus cet espace ressemble à un bout d'OpenSpace "aseptisé" rapatrié chez soi, rien de bien chaleureux pour un travailleur à domicile qui a, bien au contraire, envie d'un cadre différent de son bureau…!!
ReplyDeleteAmicalement