diff --git a/lib/build-view.js b/lib/build-view.js
index f743f3e4..69382a8c 100644
--- a/lib/build-view.js
+++ b/lib/build-view.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 var _ = require('lodash');
 var View = require('atom-space-pen-views').View;
+var $ = require('atom-space-pen-views').$;
 var ansi_up = require('ansi_up');
 var cscompatability = require('./cscompatability');
 var GoogleAnalytics = require('./google-analytics');
@@ -21,9 +22,12 @@ module.exports = (function() {
     this.buffer = new Buffer(0);
     this.links = [];
 
+    this._setMonocleIcon();
+
     atom.config.observe('build.panelVisibility', this.visibleFromConfig.bind(this));
-    atom.config.observe('build.monocleHeight', this.heightFromConfig.bind(this));
-    atom.config.observe('build.minimizedHeight', this.heightFromConfig.bind(this));
+    atom.config.observe('build.panelOrientation', this.orientationFromConfig.bind(this));
+    atom.config.observe('build.monocleHeight', this.sizeFromConfig.bind(this));
+    atom.config.observe('build.minimizedHeight', this.sizeFromConfig.bind(this));
 
     atom.commands.add('atom-workspace', 'build:toggle-panel', this.toggle.bind(this));
   }
@@ -41,7 +45,7 @@ module.exports = (function() {
 
       BuildView.div({ class: 'output panel-body', outlet: 'output' });
 
-      BuildView.div(function() {
+      BuildView.div({ class: 'status' }, function() {
         BuildView.h1({ class: 'title panel-heading', outlet: 'title' }, function () {
           BuildView.span({ class: 'build-timer', outlet: 'buildTimer' }, '0.0 s');
           BuildView.span({ class: 'title-text', outlet: 'titleText' }, 'Ready');
@@ -62,9 +66,15 @@ module.exports = (function() {
     if (this.panel) {
       this.panel.destroy();
     }
-    this.panel = atom.workspace.addBottomPanel({ item: this });
-    this.height = this.output.offset().top + this.output.height();
-    this.heightFromConfig();
+    let addfn = {
+      Top: atom.workspace.addTopPanel,
+      Bottom: atom.workspace.addBottomPanel,
+      Left: atom.workspace.addLeftPanel,
+      Right: atom.workspace.addRightPanel
+    };
+    let orientation = atom.config.get('build.panelOrientation') || 'Bottom';
+    this.panel = addfn[orientation].call(atom.workspace, { item: this });
+    this.sizeFromConfig();
   };
 
   BuildView.prototype.detach = function(force) {
@@ -82,12 +92,8 @@ module.exports = (function() {
     return !!this.panel;
   };
 
-  BuildView.prototype.heightFromConfig = function() {
-    if (this.monocle) {
-      this.setHeightPercent(atom.config.get('build.monocleHeight'));
-    } else {
-      this.setHeightPercent(atom.config.get('build.minimizedHeight'));
-    }
+  BuildView.prototype.sizeFromConfig = function() {
+    this.setSizePercent(atom.config.get(this.monocle ? 'build.monocleHeight' : 'build.minimizedHeight'));
   };
 
   BuildView.prototype.visibleFromConfig = function(val) {
@@ -101,6 +107,15 @@ module.exports = (function() {
     }
   };
 
+  BuildView.prototype.orientationFromConfig = function (val) {
+    let isVisible = this.isVisible();
+    this.detach(true);
+    if (isVisible) {
+      this.attach();
+      this._setMonocleIcon();
+    }
+  };
+
   BuildView.prototype.reset = function() {
     clearTimeout(this.titleTimer);
     this.buffer = new Buffer(0);
@@ -137,21 +152,49 @@ module.exports = (function() {
     atom.commands.dispatch(atom.views.getView(atom.workspace), 'build:trigger');
   };
 
-  BuildView.prototype.setHeightPercent = function(percent) {
-    var newHeight = percent * this.height;
-    this.output.css('height', newHeight + 'px');
+  BuildView.prototype.setSizePercent = function(percent) {
+    let size = 0, cssKey = 'height';
+    switch (atom.config.get('build.panelOrientation')) {
+      case 'Top':
+      case 'Bottom':
+        size = $('atom-workspace-axis.vertical').height();
+        cssKey = 'height';
+        break;
+
+      case 'Left':
+      case 'Right':
+        size = $('atom-workspace-axis.vertical').width();
+        if ($('.build').length) {
+          size += $('.build').get(0).clientWidth;
+        }
+        cssKey = 'width';
+        break;
+    }
+    this.output.css('width', 'auto');
+    this.output.css('height', '100%');
+    this.output.css(cssKey, percent * size + 'px');
+  };
+
+  BuildView.prototype._setMonocleIcon = function () {
+    let iconName = () => {
+      switch (atom.config.get('build.panelOrientation')) {
+        case 'Top': return this.monocle ? 'icon-chevron-up' : 'icon-chevron-down';
+        case 'Bottom': return this.monocle ? 'icon-chevron-down' : 'icon-chevron-up';
+        case 'Right': return this.monocle ? 'icon-chevron-right' : 'icon-chevron-left';
+        case 'Left': return this.monocle ? 'icon-chevron-left' : 'icon-chevron-right';
+      }
+    };
+
+    this.monocleButton
+      .removeClass('icon-chevron-down icon-chevron-up icon-chevron-left icon-chevron-right')
+      .addClass(iconName());
   };
 
   BuildView.prototype.toggleMonocle = function(event, element) {
     GoogleAnalytics.sendEvent('view', 'monocle toggled');
-    if (!this.monocle) {
-      this.setHeightPercent(atom.config.get('build.monocleHeight'));
-      this.monocleButton.removeClass('icon-chevron-up').addClass('icon-chevron-down');
-    } else {
-      this.setHeightPercent(atom.config.get('build.minimizedHeight'));
-      this.monocleButton.removeClass('icon-chevron-down').addClass('icon-chevron-up');
-    }
     this.monocle = !this.monocle;
+    this.setSizePercent(atom.config.get(this.monocle ? 'build.monocleHeight' : 'build.minimizedHeight'));
+    this._setMonocleIcon();
   };
 
   BuildView.prototype.buildStarted = function() {
diff --git a/lib/build.js b/lib/build.js
index 149c42ad..69c59bb5 100644
--- a/lib/build.js
+++ b/lib/build.js
@@ -80,6 +80,14 @@ module.exports = {
       minimum: 0.1,
       maximum: 0.9,
       order: 7
+    },
+    panelOrientation: {
+      title: 'Panel Orientation',
+      description: 'Where to attach the build panel',
+      type: 'string',
+      default: 'Bottom',
+      enum: [ 'Bottom', 'Top', 'Left', 'Right' ],
+      order: 8
     }
   },
 
diff --git a/spec/build-error-match-spec.js b/spec/build-error-match-spec.js
index 48362318..5a208db9 100644
--- a/spec/build-error-match-spec.js
+++ b/spec/build-error-match-spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-'use babel';
 'use strict';
 
 var fs = require('fs-extra');
@@ -349,7 +348,7 @@ describe('Error Match', function() {
 
       waits(100);
       runs(function() {
-        expect(workspaceElement.querySelector('.build .output').scrollTop).toEqual(135);
+        expect(workspaceElement.querySelector('.build .output').scrollTop).toEqual(168);
         atom.commands.dispatch(workspaceElement, 'build:error-match');
       });
 
@@ -382,7 +381,7 @@ describe('Error Match', function() {
 
       waits(100);
       runs(function() {
-        expect(workspaceElement.querySelector('.build .output').scrollTop).toEqual(135);
+        expect(workspaceElement.querySelector('.build .output').scrollTop).toEqual(168);
         atom.commands.dispatch(workspaceElement, 'build:error-match-first');
       });
 
diff --git a/spec/build-view-spec.js b/spec/build-view-spec.js
index 4b1bc8fa..d78d85b8 100644
--- a/spec/build-view-spec.js
+++ b/spec/build-view-spec.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ var fs = require('fs-extra');
 var temp = require('temp');
 var specHelpers = require('./spec-helpers');
 
-describe('Visible', function() {
+describe('BuildView', function() {
 
   var directory = null;
   var workspaceElement = null;
@@ -160,4 +160,90 @@ describe('Visible', function() {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe('when panel orientation is altered', function () {
+    it('should show the panel at the bottom spot', function () {
+      expect(workspaceElement.querySelector('.build')).not.toExist();
+      atom.config.set('build.panelOrientation', 'Bottom');
+
+      fs.writeFileSync(directory + '.atom-build.json', JSON.stringify({
+        cmd: 'echo this will fail && exit 1',
+      }));
+      atom.commands.dispatch(workspaceElement, 'build:trigger');
+
+      waitsFor(function() {
+        return workspaceElement.querySelector('.build .title') &&
+          workspaceElement.querySelector('.build .title').classList.contains('error');
+      });
+
+      runs(function() {
+        var bottomPanels = atom.workspace.getBottomPanels();
+        expect(bottomPanels.length).toEqual(1);
+        expect(bottomPanels[0].item.constructor.name).toEqual('BuildView');
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should show the panel at the bottom spot', function () {
+      expect(workspaceElement.querySelector('.build')).not.toExist();
+      atom.config.set('build.panelOrientation', 'Left');
+
+      fs.writeFileSync(directory + '.atom-build.json', JSON.stringify({
+        cmd: 'echo this will fail && exit 1',
+      }));
+      atom.commands.dispatch(workspaceElement, 'build:trigger');
+
+      waitsFor(function() {
+        return workspaceElement.querySelector('.build .title') &&
+          workspaceElement.querySelector('.build .title').classList.contains('error');
+      });
+
+      runs(function() {
+        var panels = atom.workspace.getLeftPanels();
+        expect(panels.length).toEqual(1);
+        expect(panels[0].item.constructor.name).toEqual('BuildView');
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should show the panel at the bottom spot', function () {
+      expect(workspaceElement.querySelector('.build')).not.toExist();
+      atom.config.set('build.panelOrientation', 'Top');
+
+      fs.writeFileSync(directory + '.atom-build.json', JSON.stringify({
+        cmd: 'echo this will fail && exit 1',
+      }));
+      atom.commands.dispatch(workspaceElement, 'build:trigger');
+
+      waitsFor(function() {
+        return workspaceElement.querySelector('.build .title') &&
+          workspaceElement.querySelector('.build .title').classList.contains('error');
+      });
+
+      runs(function() {
+        var panels = atom.workspace.getTopPanels();
+        expect(panels.length).toEqual(1);
+        expect(panels[0].item.constructor.name).toEqual('BuildView');
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should show the panel at the bottom spot', function () {
+      expect(workspaceElement.querySelector('.build')).not.toExist();
+      atom.config.set('build.panelOrientation', 'Right');
+
+      fs.writeFileSync(directory + '.atom-build.json', JSON.stringify({
+        cmd: 'echo this will fail && exit 1',
+      }));
+      atom.commands.dispatch(workspaceElement, 'build:trigger');
+
+      waitsFor(function() {
+        return workspaceElement.querySelector('.build .title') &&
+          workspaceElement.querySelector('.build .title').classList.contains('error');
+      });
+
+      runs(function() {
+        var panels = atom.workspace.getRightPanels();
+        expect(panels.length).toEqual(1);
+        expect(panels[0].item.constructor.name).toEqual('BuildView');
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/styles/build.less b/styles/build.less
index 9011589c..7b267720 100644
--- a/styles/build.less
+++ b/styles/build.less
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 @import "ui-variables";
+@status-panel-height: 3em;
 
 .build {
+
+  height: 100%;
+
   .title {
     transition: background-color 0.2s ease-in;
   }
@@ -30,16 +34,27 @@
   }
 
   .output {
-    transition: height 0.5s ease-in-out;
-    padding: 10px 0 0 10px;
+    transition: 0.5s ease-in-out;
+    transition-property: width, height;
+    padding: 10px 0 @status-panel-height 10px;
     min-height: 100px;
-    overflow-y: auto;
+    overflow: auto;
     word-wrap: break-word;
     white-space: pre-wrap;
-    list-style: none;
     font-family: monospace;
   }
 
+  .status {
+    position: absolute;
+    bottom: 0;
+    height: @status-panel-height;
+    width: 100%;
+
+    h1 {
+      height: 100%;
+    }
+  }
+
   a {
     text-decoration: underline;
   }