Take a Look Inside efactory's Second Location

1. The efactory team looked into the history of the building and learned it was at one point, before the time of refrigerators, an ice house. As an ode to its roots, they built a table using ice hooks from the building. “It’s the centerpiece of our gathering area and harkens to the history of the building,” Director of Marketing and Communications Nicki Donnelson says.

2. As the team expanded they saw a need for more space and used reservable cubicle seating to solve that. “Everything’s dedicated to our team, so they have a place they can save a spot for the day,” she says.

3. Executive Director Rachel Anderson’s office is integral to the new space, she acted as visionary for the team. “She was an entrepreneur herself so she knows what they need,” Donnelson says. “They don’t want the average corporate office, they want something that looks different and is super functional.”

4. The team’s spacious kitchen is in addition to 18 semi-private offices and seven private offices to serve the efactory team made up of entrepreneurs, remote workers, small businesses, creatives, partners, their staff members and local art design students.

5. The Brick City building was formerly occupied by the Marlin Network. In their updates, the efactory team stayed true to Marlin’s creative history in the building. “We made the space our own but it wasn’t a lot of extra work for us because it was a really cool space to begin with,” she says. “We have lots of nods to the old Marlin space.”

6. While moving to the new location, Donnelson says the team wanted to include lots of local artist’s work throughout the building. “That’s intentional to say, ‘Hey, cool things happen in Springfield,’” Donnelson says. “Neat and innovative thinkers are right here.”