Month: February 2015

• The financial services sector is leading the way in rethinking office space

  Posted on February 25, 2015 by Charles Marks

  The shape of the office as we know it may continue to change, but that doesn’t mean its vital role at the heart of the organisation will diminish. The recent economic downturn meant some tough decisions had to be taken by many companies. It certainly focussed more attention on the way firms design and manage […]

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• The changing shape of the UK’s enormous public sector property estate

  Posted on February 25, 2015 by Charles Marks

  

  There was a time, not so long ago, when nobody worried too much about the shape of the rooms that led off the corridors of power. But the pressure on UK public finances has politicised the design, management and very ownership of the UK’s public sector buildings. The latest example, published only this week, is […]

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• Have I got hues for you? The role of colour in office design

  Posted on February 25, 2015 by Charles Marks

  

  Colour forecasting is one of the often under-the-radar disciplines that help to identify and shape trends in product and interior design. That is why designers keep an eye out for the latest announcements from Pantone or DuPont for their colours of the year, seek the guidance of organisations such as the International Colour Authority or […]

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• How patterns tap into our instincts to help us be more creative and happy

  Posted on February 11, 2015 by Charles Marks

  

  The ability to recognise patterns is innate. We do it instinctively and often unconsciously. We look for patterns and where none exist we impose them, grouping things together according to their colour, shape, texture, number, taste, smell, touch or function and our own pattern psychology. We do this to make sense of the world and […]

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• Law firms are using office design to improve their image and performance

  Posted on February 11, 2015 by Charles Marks

  

  Because the office is typically the second largest item of expenditure on the balance sheet, it is essential to make the right decisions about how to keep its associated costs down and get the most from it.  So not only have law firms developed a greater focus on property efficiencies as a result, they have […]

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