gingerbread office

noun2

1. •
   An office in the gingerbread Victorian style.

   • The conversion of an old bungalow into a "gingerbread office" has brought to life a 13-year dream of mine. — 1975
2. •
   (slang, no longer used) An outhouse: an outbuilding used as a lavatory.

   • There's no great need of Souldiers; Their Camp's No larger than a Ginger-bread Office. — 1643