The office culture at Studio VARA is defined and shaped by its founders' values and leadership, the physical work environment, and daily communications and interactions between all employees. It is meant to foster shared goals around excellence, creativity, purpose, and joy through mentorship and working together on projects, events, site visits, and retreats.

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OFFICECULTURE

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What is office culture anyways?
Is it just about the drinks?
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Laid out by the Founders.
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FOUNDERS

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Reinforced by the leadership.
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FOUNDERS LEADERSHIP
LEADERSHIP

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Set in stone by the Office Manual.
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Physically manifested in our work environment.
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Passed around by our daily modes of communication.
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And continually fed by each and every person in our office.
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FOUNDERS COMMUNICATION
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SHAREDGOALS
It could be defined by our shared values, beliefs and attitudes,
sometimes called a mission statement
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“ ...to do meaningful, excellent work... by empowering the individual.. for the joy...”

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PRACTICE MODEL
It can be organized like a tree, supported by leadership and mentorship.
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INTERNS
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MEDIA
· BUSINESSDEVEL.
· GRAPHIC STANDARDS
· CADSTANDARDS
· CONTRACTS
· TECHNOLOGY
· PROPOSALS
· FEEPROJECTIONS
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· LANDSCAPE
· INTERIORS
· COMMERCIAL
· AR/VR/MEDIA
· PROBONO/COMM.
· SUSTAIN./WELLNESS
· PROTOTYPING/R&D
· DESIGN-BUILD
· REPRESENTATION/
· WORKPLAN DRAWINGS/
· PROCESSSTANDARDS COMMUNICATION
· PROFITABILITY
· HR

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OFFICE DESIGNCHARETTE
And in terms of sheer time spent together, it looks like this:
Working together for fun, in office charettes like here for a ground up house.
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SITE VISIT DURING CONSTRUCTION
Visiting our projects and learning from each other while under construction,
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SITE VISIT TOUR
Or sharing our projects to the community after it is built.
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OFFICEEVENTS
Breaking bread and sharing drinks.
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OFFICEPARTIES
Inviting others to do the same.
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RETREATS
Pausing to reflect on what we’ve made,
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PEOPLE
Appreciating each other, whether in office, remote,
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VARABOTTLETRAVELS
Or outside the office, wherever we go.
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