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- Brandbase's Amsterdam office built from palletsHere at Inhabitat we love seeing buildings that make innovative use of recycled materials - we've already shown you an office in Amsterdam made <a title="Affordable, Fun And Eco-friendly Amsterdam Office Built From Pallets" href="http://inhabitat.com/incredible-amsterdam-office-created-entirely-from-cardboard/" target="_blank">completely out of cardboard</a>, and the latest Dutch project to catch our eye is this incredible workspace made entirely from wood shipping pallets! It all started when advertising agency <a title="Affordable, Fun And Eco-friendly Amsterdam Office Built From Pallets" href="http://www.mostarchitecture.com/" target="_blank">Brandbase</a> relocated to a gorgeous but empty canal house right in Amsterdam’s historic city center. They needed some furniture and basic working structures, so they partnered with <a title="Affordable, Fun And Eco-friendly Amsterdam Office Built From Pallets" href="http://www.mostarchitecture.com/" target="_blank">Most Architecture</a> to create an economical, sustainable and creative office built from 270 wooden pallets.1
- Brandbase's Amsterdam office built from palletsWhen Dutch advertising and brand activation agency Brandbase relocated to the concentric canal city last year they made their temporary office’s interiors from simple <a title="Affordable, Fun And Eco-friendly Amsterdam Office Built From Pallets" href="http://inhabitat.com/pallet-haus-an-efficient-affordable-modular-house/" target="_blank">wooden shipping pallets</a> that they adapted to suit the deep and narrow space.2
- Brandbase's Amsterdam office built from palletsThese platforms exhibit the agency's creativity while creating a complete flexible workspace that required no glue and no screws - even the coffee coasters are made from pallets!3
- Brandbase's Amsterdam office built from palletsAt the end of the bottom floor there is one office room that is free of pallets - it has been left as a white box and features the latest <a title="Affordable, Fun And Eco-friendly Amsterdam Office Built From Pallets" href="http://inhabitat.com/apple-unveils-thinner-lighter-ipad-2-but-is-it-green/" target="_blank">Apple computers</a>, Herman Miller’s ergonomic <a title="Affordable, Fun And Eco-friendly Amsterdam Office Built From Pallets" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeron_chair" target="_blank">Aeron chairs</a> and lots of natural light coming in from the side.4
- Brandbase's Amsterdam office built from pallets<a title="Affordable, Fun And Eco-friendly Amsterdam Office Built From Pallets" href="http://www.mostarchitecture.com/" target="_blank">Most Architecture</a> also designed a remarkable glass-topped shipping pallet table for one of the rooms.5
- Brandbase's Amsterdam office built from palletsAt one end of the table the wooden mass turns into a striking set of stairs that takes employees and clients into a bright top floor room.6
- Brandbase's Amsterdam office built from palletsA detailed look at the stairs reveals the rustic striped texture and inherent beauty of a standard wooden shipping platform.7
- Brandbase's Amsterdam office built from palletsBrandbase’s top floor is a skylit space where pallets playfully take the shape of desks.8
- Brandbase's Amsterdam office built from palletsAnother meeting room illustrates the various shapes that pallets can take, ranging from mobile tables, a magnificent stacked set of stairs, desks of different heights, walking platforms, and long sofas for sitting or sneaking in a power nap after a lunch.9
- Brandbase's Amsterdam office built from palletsPerhaps the most brilliant part of the project is that instead of instead of reusing free pallets from scrap yards Brandbase rented them - so they will get most of their deposit money back when the pallets are returned.10