I’m in Zlín, Czechia, at the Baťa Skyscraper — a building that’s famous not because it’s the tallest, but because it’s got one of the most wonderfully literal pieces of corporate architecture I’ve ever seen. Jan Antonín Baťa’s office wasn’t just near an elevator. It was the elevator: a full-on moving workspace inside a lift car, built so he could travel up and down the building while still being “at his desk”. It’s equal parts clever engineering, management statement, and slightly unsettling power move. In this video I look at how that elevator-office worked in practice: the way it was fitted out like a proper room, the practicalities of operating it safely, and what it says about the Baťa company’s obsession with efficiency and systems. It’s also a reminder that infrastructure and workplace design aren’t neutral — they’re messages. And yes: there’s a small correction to note here too — Baťa’s birth year is 1898; if you spot a different year on-screen, that’s a typo.