silverorange labs

We spend a lot of time at work. For most of us, our work either is also our hobby. So, it is important that we have a good and comfortable place to work. Our previous office was flexible and affordable. The landlord was very lenient with our frequent requests for more or less space, or for permission to run new wiring, or tear down some walls.

However, there were some things that we didn’t like about our office. Most of the working spaces didn’t have any natural light (probably our biggest complaint) and it was just getting too small for us. We weren’t too big on the location, with Wal-Mart encroaching on one side and a Kia dealership (complete with a two-story-tall inflatable godzilla), though parking was never a problem.

Now, after four years of silverorange (and a few more years of varied experience before that), we have our own building. We searched high and low, looking at buildings of all shapes and sizes before settling on a beautiful three-story Victorian house in the downtown area.

Why this place?

1. Lots of room. All three floors are nicely finished, making plenty of room for us now and enough breathing room for the long run.
2. Light, light, light. There are no rooms without windows – most have two. All of our workspaces now have nice natural lighting (with venecian blinds, in case you like to play your computer games in the dark).
3. It’s downtown. Several of us live within walking distance (myself included) and we’ve been enjoying the culinary delights of the downtown of Charlottetown all along. Now several of our favourite restaurants are on our block.
4. Most importantly, it feels like home. Since many of us spend much more time at our workplace than we do in our homes, we want a place that feels comfortable – that we can look forward to coming to each morning – where you can relax and read, or play some games. The fact that the new building is an old Victorian house goes a long way making it feel more like a great place to spend your days than just “work”.

We’re proud and excited about our new place. If you are in the neighbourhood (we’re at 84 Fitzroy St. in Charlottetown), stop by and say hello.