A new office for Xbox game developer Rare is low in carbon and high in style

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In the world of video game development, Rare is a true veteran. With nearly four decades of history, the Leicestershire-based software company was set up in 1985 by the Stamper Brothers, who had earlier founded Ultimate Play the Game, one of the preeminent game developers of the 8-bit home computer era. . Late in 2023, the company moved its development division into a bespoke new building, Barn X, a rare example of a LEED Gold-certified small office building.

Around 85 people work in the new building, giving everyone a generous amount of space – probably more than you’d get in a conventional old school office. ‘It’s an optimum working environment,’ says Duncan. ‘We’ve put a lot of consideration into things like neurodiversity, for example, in the way we have varied and scaled the space.

 

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