15 May All Roads Lead to Roundabouts
Brian Goubeaux: “Have you noticed our front desk is kind of like a roundabout?”
Despite only being in our Sidney office on Campbell Road for five months, it already feels like home. Maybe it is the green and purple walls, or the Choice One logo on the carpet by the front door. Or maybe it is because our front desk is kind of like a roundabout.
It started with a simple observation. Designer Brian Goubeaux mentioned to Megan Bornhorst that something about the office’s layout felt… familiar. Once he said it, everything clicked. The flow. The movement. Jeff Kunk’s urge to yield even when he’s carrying an overly full cup of coffee.
At Choice One, our enthusiasm for roundabouts is no secret. We’ve accidentally created one while signing cards, and some team members (cough, cough, Dane Sommer) have even described them as poetic. Apparently, once you start seeing things as roundabouts, you don’t really stop. If only the desk were a true roundabout, we might even avoid a few traffic jams.