All this is prompting employers to think about how their workspaces can be used differently and more effectively. Offices could be a space for convening and group thinking, while homes become the site of undisturbed, productive work.
NYC 2020 Office Leasing Volume Plummets, On Track To Hit Its Lowest Point This Century
New Series of Special Edition Herman Miller Gaming Chairs Launching
Herman Miller announced that they are releasing a series of special edition chairs for the gaming community, starting with the iconic Aeron Chair.
Work From Home Spurs Residential Buying in Outer Suburbs
Work from home trends resulting from COVID-19 will reshape the US housing market, likely becoming the norm well after shelter orders are lifted because many workers don’t have to live close to workplaces.
Manhattan Employers Are Slow To Bring Workers Back to the Office
The COVID-19 pandemic, the safety of public transit, and the reopening schools are the factors weighing most heavily in companies' plans to bring workers back to the office.
Dutch Invertuals designs Tiny Offices from corrugated aluminium plates
Design studio Dutch Invertuals has created a collection of compact offices made from corrugated aluminium and wood for Dutch holiday park operator Droomparken.
See the unusual new office design that Deloitte and KPMG are exploring
Companies don’t want to waste money on office space when everyone’s working from home—but they do want to make space available when workers need to come in. Enter the hub-and-spoke model.
Defining And Designing A Successful Fourth Place
Companies have had to regroup and reinforce not only the ability of their employees to work in their home environments but come together remotely, pushing the available technologies to create a new workplace, almost out of thin air.
Large majority of people want to continue some form of flexible working
Nine out of ten employees who have worked at home during lockdown would like to continue doing so in some capacity, research suggests.
Steelcase to Cut 8% of Jobs but Restore Most Workers to Full Pay
Steelcase announced Tuesday a series of permanent changes to its Americas segment including a cut of 300 salaried employees, approximately 8% of the company's total workforce.
Back to the office
One thing is for sure: The home office has now been firmly established as a place of work that is easily equal to any other place of business.
Co-working Firms Pivot to Enhanced Offerings
WorkSuites recently launched a “Zoom Room”, an additional free private space for clients’ kids to study, take online classes or just play on iPads while parents work.
Environmental Sustainability May Lose Out To Wellness In Office Buildings If Push Comes To Shove
In order to make workers feel safe returning to the office, building owners and tenants may have to sacrifice some environmental sustainability.
Pinterest Cancels Huge Lease As Workforce Becomes More Remote
The move is one of the stronger instances yet of a company moving away from large office locations in favor of distributed or remote work, as well as a sign of a slowed San Francisco office market.
Institutional Landlords Come Around to Coworking
PODCAST— Top concern for parents re-entering the office? Childcare
Creating Inspiring Experiences Through Purposeful Design
When leveraging purposeful design through a balanced approach of informed, empathetic, and exciting, designers can reach a higher, more impactful level of design.
The office, as you know it, is dead
More than two-thirds (68%) of large company CEOs plan to downsize their office space, according to a survey released Tuesday by KPMG.
Time to change the office sector’s hierarchical class system
Some might say that the hierarchical building class system generally has served the market well, until today.
A new social contract can improve the everyday experience of work
Business executives and their HR leads have important roles to play in looking after employees’ emotional wellbeing, whether their teams come back into physical offices or continue to work from home.