Dumping a prefab container on a piece of land? Child’s play. Making it your operational heart of your company? That was a place to write home about. Consider less of a shanty-town, more of a mission control. We will tear through weary cubicle hackney-hacks and squeeze out of your office container Portable Solutions Group every inch of juice.

Start with light. Containers may be gloomy, prison-like. Use glass in place of steel in all areas that can be- floor-to-ceiling window, skylight, or even glass door. Low ceilings? Apply light strips vertically and paint them white to make it fly. Have you ever heard of that company that put a disco ball in the conference nook to make everyone feel good during the day long meetings on Monday? Replaced the entire office dynamic. No, really.

Higher and lower temperature changes can change moods more quickly than a rubber band. Thermal insulation is no luxury it is eight breaths of life. Take into account spray foam insulation or environmentally friendly panels. Keep in mind, at the time when you are all complaining about freezing drafts or that stuffy summer air, no one cares how cool your logo is. The force of good HVAC system should never be underestimated. One point bonus on one with silent mode.

Purgatory makes a saint impatient. Go vertical–shelves placed on top of each other, cabinets built into the wall, roll under-desk drawers. Added pegboard or magnetic wall to hang small gadgets on and it is no longer an avalanche of clutter, but organized chaos. Betty in accounting will not lose her stapler on a weekly basis.

Power, real and figurative. Get solar panels on the roof should you be enterprising (and environmentally conscious). Fast Wi-Fi is a non-negotiable. Cram in outlets and USB ports; and the contemporary teams require juice throughout the day. Tidy those wires, though. A tangle of strings will bring down the most seasoned, and there is no worse thing than to disorganize a presentation with an uncontrolled unplugging.

Furniture can not simply be attractive. Standing workstations, foldable tables and modular desks allow people to be flexible. Bean bags for brainstorming? Chef’s kiss for creativity. Confuse seating height and shape to promote movement -and the improvised dance off every now and then.

Bring in the outdoors. Plant life does not merely beautify the environment, it is known to dust off the concentration and the mood levels. Succulents, ferns, a bold vertical garden should you be so bold. Open the doors when it is fine outside, to get fresh air–or even a sniff of possibility.

Walls shouldn’t merely exist. Use them as a canvas. Paint on the chalkboard in case of an unexpected revelation, panels of cork in case of announcements or scribbles. Show of team, humorous memes or even wall of shame on office mishaps (in reason; keep it friendly).

Always spare yourself nothing in creature comforts. Good coffee is a civilized cup. Break with mini-fridge with cold drinks. Get a powerful smelling device so any smell of the container can be hidden- yes it exists.

Security can never be second thought. Cameras, smart sensors, and digital locks make all people sleep a little more easily. In case night work is part of the program, the exterior is lighted up by LED floodlights to make it bright and secure.

Most importantly? Make it your own. Hang internal jokes, personal photographs, souvenirs. Play that playlist at 5-pm on Fridays. Culture does not grow out of expensive furniture or fancy gadgets it grows out of laughing, sharing space and, occasionally, a well timed prank.

Your container office is a blank page, and you expect to write on it, and act, and play mischief. It might only take a man with his elbow and a spoonful of imagination to make an HQ that is more than an HQ.