As companies mull a return to the office, local business leaders are figuring out the best practices for their physical footprints. A new lab and pilot space that opened Monday in downtown Seattle allows them to glimpse what the office in the post-Covid world could look like.
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The office of the future is outdoors
Landlords and designers are adding more outdoor space to office buildings, so employees can actually work outside.
NYT: Here Come Hot Desks and Zoom Rooms. And Holograms?
Common areas will be increased and equipped with furniture that can be moved as needs change. Steelcase and Knoll, suppliers of office furniture, report strong interest in mobile tables, carts and partitions.
WATCH: How the Cubicle Became Universally Hated
The home office has become a sanctuary for productivity as many people continue to work from the place where they live, but with COVID vaccinations ramping up and industries eyeing a return to normalcy, our once standard view of offices could revert back to a phase that peaked in the 1980s and 90s.
Not Another Future of the Office Article…
One of the biggest changes that has happened from our new working arrangements is that there is now no discernable separation of work and our nonwork spaces.
The Death of the Office Desk is Upon Us
It has been the centerpiece of corporate life for decades, but as companies reshape workplaces, many may find dedicated individual work areas no longer make sense.
What Will Replace the Desk?
With remote work expected to become more common and office spaces set to be redesigned for more collaboration, it may be time to reinvent the humble desk. Here are five replacements that could catch on in the years to come.
Here’s What We Know About Office: De-densifying Is In
For office developers to be successful in this fluid environment, it is necessary to predict what the environment will look like in three to five years.
Office design will respond to the events of the past year as it always has – by getting better
We can draw on the lessons of history to understand how the world of work might respond to the current upheavals in the way we work.
Collaborative & Social Space Design After COVID-19
Proximity and density go hand in hand – and pose some of the greatest design challenges for shared spaces that are intended to bring people together.
The Ultimate Guide to Defining Agile Seating
A Workplace With Heart: Inclusive, Connected, and Unmuted
More than nine months into this pandemic, we’ve adjusted to a new wave of remote work, swapping suits for sweatpants, desks for dining room tables, and commutes for couches.
Why Curated Workflow Is Essential to the New Hybrid Workplace
The office is not designed to solve big problems. Here’s how it should be reimagined
Work Patterns Will Face Long-Term Changes
The workplace and work patterns will see long-term changes over the next three-to-five years as a result of the pandemic.
Research that Drives Future Innovation
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Yes, COVID-19 really is destroying the open office
As Our Work Lives Become More Dynamic, Offices Need to Match
Just what is a dynamic workplace, you ask? It’s an adjustable environment, one that is constantly adapting to meet the needs of the people that use it. It has flexible desk seating, or seating that combines fixed and flexible options.
Office design will respond to the events of this year as it always has – by getting better
Although we can trace forms of clerical work at least back to at least the Ancient Egyptians, the office as we understand it only came into being in the early 20th Century.