The way companies design physical environments is a direct reflection of their values and beliefs.
The New Office Comes Designed to Please
Must every office phone booth feel like an upright coffin?
There is nothing fundamentally good about an office phone booth. A sealed-off stall for making private calls is a clunky solution to compensate for the architectural pitfalls of ill-conceived open-plan offices.
20 Years After 'Office Space,' The Mondays' Are No More
Today the windowless office space has mostly become a thing of the past and modern offices are built around airy, open spaces with an abundance of natural light.
On the clock: How to design a thoroughly modern workplace
The way we work is evolving at breakneck speed. From female-focused amenities to new kinds of seating that allow workers to switch from lounging to perfect posture without a hitch, designers are rising to the challenge of creating offices that fit today’s needs.
The Truth About Open Offices
It’s never been easier for workers to collaborate—or so it seems. Open, flexible, activity-based spaces are displacing cubicles, making people more visible.
Will open offices ever go away? Here's what the future might look like
Living walls: Growing a greener nine to five
Biophilic design plays on the inherent human need to be connected to nature, with plants and natural resources proven to have a positive impact on occupant’s general health and wellbeing.
People hate open offices so much that they create ‘fourth walls’ for privacy
Remember that time companies spent hundreds of millions of dollars on open-office layouts, only to discover that face-to-face interactions decrease by 70% in open-office plans?
Why Your Conference Rooms Are Sitting Empty (And How to Fix It)
Your employees are constantly complaining they can’t find a conference room when they need one. But when you walk around the office, you see nothing but empty rooms. Sound familiar?
What Will the Office of 2050 Look Like?
By 2050, the workspace will be adapted to each individual. From the air, lights and desks to even coffee, each will be personally tailored to every member of the staff.
Brand And Culture: Why You Can’t Do One Without The Other
How office spaces can help solve the challenges of working parents
The founder of hybrid space Cuckooz Nest tells us how venues with flexible childcare on the premises are improving the wellbeing of working parents.
Supporting Environmental Initiatives in the Workplace
When designing projects for WELL, LEED, or Net Zero certification, empowering employees to make environmentally conscious decisions has to be prioritized early on in the planning and design process.
Does the color of your office walls promote neurodiversity?
A New Perspective: Why Architects Are The New Brand Storytellers
Companies are now turning to architects and designers to provide them with an experiential space that has meaning, authenticity, and tells their brand story. Are Architects the new Brand storytellers?
Style or Comfort?
Remote work is here to stay. For those workers who have tasted the forbidden fruit in particular, it seems that going back to the office grind all day, every day is unthinkable. But offices aren’t going anywhere either.
Move Over Stress: An Engaged Workplace Is Set To Perform
The rampant spread of stress in relation to work, specifically, Burnout Syndrome, is a serious issue that is being more openly discussed around the world.
If necessity is the mother of invention, employee satisfaction is the impetus for office evolution
Offices are becoming more open and there is becoming more of a need for people to find a place to work in a modern hot-desking scheme.
WHAT WE'RE SAYING Gimme a Break and Here’s Why!
Our understanding of how people work best, what inspires innovation, and what nurtures wellbeing to shape the workplace as a vibrant personal and shared experience is based on scientific research.