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Wellbeing in the workplace is now all about taking a stand and moving on
Although the idea has been around for a long time, workplace ergonomics first came to prominence in the wake of the intensive growth in the use of computers. That wasn’t really all that long ago, maybe 25 years, but its legacy is already a fairly fixed and traditional idea of the ideal workstation and the ideal posture.What we learned about ergonomics in the past is still valid but the world of work has changed dramatically over the last quarter of a century with people no longer restricted to their own workstation to work on a PC. We are largely free to work how we choose and we have the products and workplace design models we need to make those choices a reality.
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We still display status in office design, but in a completely new and subtle way
There was a time, not so long ago, that one of the most important factors to consider when designing an office was the corporate hierarchy. The office was once the literal embodiment of the corporate structure. In Joanna Eley and Alexi Marmot’s 1995 book Understanding Offices, quite a lot of space is dedicated to the idea […]
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What our enduring love of wooden furniture tells us about the way we work
As the traditional office continues to evolve so too do the materials used within it. While many contemporary corporate headquarters still make liberal use of brushed steel, aluminium and glass, an ancient, well loved and sustainable material is also beginning to predominate. In part this is down to an inherent love for wood, but it […]
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Shedding some daylight on one of the most important aspects of office design
One of the most underappreciated and least talked about aspects of a productive workplace design is not only completely free, we enjoy a limitless supply of it. Daylight is very much an underrated commodity as an element of building design. In the more than 2,200 offices worldwide surveyed by workplace analytics firm Leesman, 77 per cent of workers agree […]
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How organic design reflects the way people move around a building
The story goes that, after Rem Koolhaas had been appointed to design the McCormick Tribune Campus Center at the Illinois Institute of technology in 2003, the legendary architect noticed how students had created their own pathways between the existing buildings on the site. The site of the new building included a field in which they […]
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Activity based and agile working are nothing new; they’re a return to an old order
One of the most talked about office design trends right now is activity based working. The principle itself is pretty simple: it means work that is based on a range of specific activities which people do in a number of different and appropriate locations. Because it is something of an alternative to the tradition of […]
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The paperless office is no nearer to reality than it was 30 years ago
The first paperless office opened in the Spring of 1979. Designed by a management consultant as a model of the office of the future, the building in Washington DC was filled with the first generation of electronic scanners, microfiche readers and other products. A computer expert who was present at the launch recalls that the demonstration […]
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Good ergonomics is about moving and standing as well as sitting
Although the idea has been around for a long time, workplace ergonomics first came to prominence in the wake of the intensive growth in the use of computers. That wasn’t really all that long ago, maybe 25 years, but its legacy is already a fairly fixed and traditional idea of the ideal workstation and the […]
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Shared office space is redefining the property market and our relationship with workplaces
The changing way we work presents particular challenges for the development of commercial property. As we’ve highlighted before, the days are gone when designing an office was largely determined by the number of people who occupy it and the main determinant of the space needed for them was the size of their desks based on […]
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How the physical and digital workplaces work alongside each other
One of the enduring forces that shape facilities management thinking is the growing business case for treating buildings as a strategic asset. But the allocation and design of space is not just about cost. It is also about how to meet the needs of an increasingly mobile and flexible workforce and one that is just […]
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