Collaborative work has inspired most of the office furniture and workplace design changes for decades. For years, business leaders have understood that teamwork improves corporate success. More than a decade ago, nearly 80 percent of senior executives surveyed were already indicating that effective collaboration was crucial for growth. Today, the stakes are even higher. More […]
Color, design and comfortable furniture should not stop at reception. Inventive breakrooms that encourage engagement among your team and provide fun opportunities for team events can make your office more productive than ever by expanding interaction and engagement among your team.
Your brand is what makes you unique. It’s your identity among the competition. It is a voice that is largely heard through advertising, packaging and web design. But reinforcing that brand experience across your workforce will give you a much more valuable voice. The most effective strategy in any well choreographed office design combines technology, […]
Employees have been lobbying for inventive ways to merge productivity and flexibility in the work environment for years. Mobility and transitional office design have created a workforce that is highly networked. Shared, multipurpose driven spaces that redefine the boundaries of collaboration and improve employee performance overall have given the workforce a freedom they have seldom […]
Vibrant office design gave Tavistock Development Company’s scattered offices more connectivity to each other and to the organization’s purpose: to create healthy, vibrant places to live. With Living Office® to create healthy, vibrant places to live.
The home office is now a fixture in most homes. It’s a standard on floor plans. Whether starting your own business or telecommuting, 25 million call the office “home” at least part of the week. Just over 2 million self employed people work from home. And that number is on the rise.
There has been a surge in the homebuyer and commercial real estate market in recent years for fixer-upper properties. This trend has largely been driven by upwardly mobile millennials. In a survey released by Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, 77% of those surveyed preferred a ‘purposeful home’ where they could make their own mark […]
We’ve all heard that sitting has been called the new smoking. Standing all day causes a host of other issues including leg and back fatigue. Striking a balance between excesses of the two is leading employers to realize that they need to take measures to address how too much of either contribute to stress in […]
Today’s more open plan, flexible work style has brought many exciting changes to the way offices function. Depending on how your teams and individuals gather and communicate, smaller more efficient huddle rooms may be a better fit for collaboration. Encouraging dialogue and brainstorming keep your business acumen fresh. Providing the same technology as a boardroom, […]
Increasing productivity by bringing nature into the office environment is part of the new workspace design ethos. Workstations that overlook garden courtyards, reception areas that feature wall aquariums, conference rooms with planted living walls… all of these things impart a sense of connection with nature and life beyond the confinement of the office. An office […]
