As coronavirus impacts our regular working lives for the foreseeable future, might this be the point that companies are forced to examine not just the way we work in terms of offering more remote working, but also how our offices are designed to promote health and wellbeing?
COVID-19 Catastrophe Won't End Soon, And Will Remake How We Use Office Space
Necessity has led almost overnight to entirely new ways of running businesses, and companies should start learning from the upheaval,
Form And Function: The Formula For Designing Productive Shared Spaces
Steelcase’s Rebecca Charbauski shares the formula for designing shared spaces where people can actually get real work done.
74% of CFOs Plan to Permanently Shift Some of Their Workforce to Remote Positions
Also, 13% of respondents noted they had already made cost reductions in real estate expenses, with another 9% planning to take actions in this area in the coming months.
Pallavi Dean on remote working and the future of office design
Director of the United Arab Emirate's award-winning interior design studio Roar Pallavi Dean explains the untapped potential of remote working.
The Best Workplace Amenities Are The Ones Your Employees Don’t Even Notice
It’s all about investing in resources that remove friction from the day and support workplace employee experience.
The Coronavirus Is Going To Change How We Think About Design
Heightened awareness and concern about disease transmission could impact the indoor air quality standards that already exist.
What Does COVID-19 Mean for Shared Office Spaces?
No one knows when we will get back to normal, but most of us realize now that things will never be the same.
Will the open-plan office make you vulnerable to coronavirus? Or will the virus crisis force offices to become safer?
Many medical experts don’t relish the prospect of a quick return to work in any setting, open-plan or otherwise.
Out of Office: How Workplaces Evolved from Cubicles to Coffee Shops
Current social and lifestyle trends, along with technology, have helped employees become more mobile, working wherever they want, whenever they want.
Reducing Stress at Work with Mindful Design
Social Data Brings New Life To AI For Architecture
The ubiquity of low cost computing power and the availability of rich data sources have set the stage for a period of rapid innovation in smart offices.
Designing Office Building Lobbies to Respond to the Coronavirus
Will coronavirus mean the death of the office?
Working from home may be a temporary answer to a very specific and serious problem, but ultimately things are inevitably a bit more complex.
Are we truly designing spaces that tell stories and shape experiences?
Stories are how we think, they are how we make meaning. Call them schemas, scripts, cerebral maps, or metaphors. Stories are how we create our identities and define and express values.
Your Open-Floor Office Could Help Spread Coronavirus
Cubicles and private offices have made way for open floors, where a sneeze or cough can circulate uninterrupted.
The Big Problem With Top-Down Office Design
Someone has to make the hard decisions when it comes to space planning, making it a top-down process.
In an Era of Choice, Workers Still Prefer the Office
The more choices people have in where to work, the more important it is to understand their work preferences.
The theme park of modern office design
One other interesting development that has become apparent is that there is a shift in emphasis from manufacturers about the way products are taken to market.