The Norwegian design firm Reiulf Ramstad Arkitekter recently renovated and occupied a Nineteeth Century villa in Oslo as its new studio. Much of the second floor consists of large sheets of glass supported by study timbers. It's similar to the vertically glass house in Shanghai in that you can easily look up and down at your co-workers.
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Additionally, no cleaner wants to dust on top of the timbers.