The Professional Builder

The Professional Builder has been among the first to recognize the need to re-think the way the home works. Perhaps the single most notable transformation in home building since the advent of central air and heat, the home office, almost overnight, has evolved from a desirable amenity to a practical necessity.

From $40,000. starter homes to fourteen million dollar villas, the basic requirements stated by each and every new or experienced computer-using home buyer remains the same---a specific area of the new home must be devoted to a home office.

Some of the builder's clients will request a dedicated room, some plan on having the room do double-duty. Some will ask about the cost of built-in's, others will inquire about the feasability of concealing their home workspace within a clothes closet. Drawings will be produced by the buyer, some reflecting a remarkable amount of thought. Electrical wiring diagrams will be subject to change as the buyer lists his peripheral equipment. Often, a startling number of additional electrical outlets will be required. Architects are consulted, plans are modified, change order estimates requested, prices given and budgets re-thought.

Regardless of the home's price range, requirements for the home office are uniform----it must be logical, it must be practical. Even in a dedicated room, there is a desire to control and conceal clutter. Because computer technology is changing almost daily, the buyer wants the builder to provide a solution which responds to tomorrow's computing needs as easily as today's. The home buyer relies upon the judgment and experience of the trained professional builder for guidance in this important new arena.

The OFFICE™ represents exactly what both the professional builder and the builder's customer's have been looking for---a superbly engineered , award-winning computer appliance specifically designed to permit aesthetic customization. A virtual chameleon, The OFFICE™ offers a wide range of models which can be used literally anywhere--- from a warehouse, to a laboratory, to a professional office, to a home.

The OFFICE™ can function as simply as a free-standing appliance, or it can be incorporated into a wall of built-ins. It can become part of a kitchen, it can disappear into a closet. It can even look like an exquisite piece of antique furniture. Multiple areas can be customized (see example) without compromising ergonomic or practical function.

The bottom line is that the Professional Builder has been provided with a practical solution for the residential or commercial customer's computer-officing requirements. Ergonomics have been addressed, clutter made to disappear---even the chair closes up inside. Gone are the requirements for elaborate electrical revisions---The OFFICE™ requires only a single 110 volt outlet and a phone jack for complete operation. It can go ANYWHERE.

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