5 Agency Offices We're Dreaming of Right Now

We all know how important your work atmosphere and environment can be to having a spectacular or spectacularly-awful day.

It's not just what temperature the room is, or whether you're listening to Whitney or Oasis that can make or break your mood though.

The actual layout, design and features of your office can be just as crucial.

Quick-Fire Facts About Office Environments

45% of UK workers are dissatisfied with the room temperature at work. [Source: Steelcase]
32% are unhappy with the light intensity. [Source: Steelcase]
A 2009 study in Sweden found that occupants of private offices were most happy with their environment. [Source: Asia-Pacific Journal of Health Management 2009 / BBC News]
Almost 70% of American employees now work in open-concept offices. [Source: Forbes]
90% of studies looking at open-plan offices linked them to health problems such as stress and high blood pressure. [Source: Christina Bodin Danielsson Study, Sweden, 2009 / BBC News]
85% of people are dissatisfied with their working environment and can’t concentrate. [Source: Ipsos / Workspace Futures Team of Steelcase / The Guardian]
6.1% surveyed thought it was healthy to be in an open-plan environment and just 6.5% thought it was productive. [Source: Canada Life Group / The Guardian]
Employees surveyed who worked in open-plan offices took over 70% more sick days than those who worked from home. [Source: Canada Life Group / The Guardian]
Workers in two-person offices took an average of 55% more sick leave than those in single offices. [Source: Scand J Work Environ Health Study, Denmark, 2011 / New Yorker]

Google

No matter where in the world Google is based, their office space is just incredible! Check out these pictures from everywhere from Tel Aviv, to Pittsburgh, to London.