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Office buildings come in many shapes and layouts.
The basic shape, however, is almost rectangular or square. Instaed of an office landscape Swedish architects created the combi-Office where there is both provacy and collaboration. The Combi-Office is distinguished by an open space zone that is used for common purposes, surrounded by single office rooms. To support teamwork, the walls are often glass-partitioned between the inner zone and office rooms. This produces a square or an elongated building which, depending on its design, has a width of 20 m max.