Office fit out
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Workplace design has never been more important in providing the right kind of spaces for people
It used to be fairly easy to define space standards for offices. We could use linear equations based on the number of people occupying the building, their job function, status, access to meeting rooms, need for paper storage and so on. Things are a lot more complicated these days as the office not only serves […]
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Gallery: A fresh approach to office design at the offices of Thames Water
Office design and fit-out firm Fresh Workspace completes major project at offices of Thames Water One of the UK’s foremost office design and fit-out firms has finished 2017 with a flourish, following the completion of a major project for the design and refurbishment of the offices of Thames Water’s award winning smart metering team in […]
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Case study: how the refurbishment of an office shouldn’t disrupt your business
The refurbishment of an office is always a critical time for any organisation. Not just in terms of getting the right results, but in ensuring that the work is carried out in a way that does not disrupt operations. And for an organisation that is essential for the lives and wellbeing of millions of people, […]
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Finding the work life balance at London’s great workplace design shows
It has always been a characteristic of the 100% Design exhibition that it has segmented along the demarcations of workplace, home, interiors, kitchens and bedrooms. This used to make perfect sense as the same distinctions existed in our lives, reflected in the form and function of the products we allocated to those spaces. This is […]
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Harnessing the power of electricity in the design and fit out of offices
Legend has it that the American politician, inventor, writer and polymath Benjamin Franklin flew a kite in a storm in 1752 as part of his attempt to understand how to harness the power of electricity. This combination of risk, necessity and invention has marked our relationship with electricity ever since. We are now completely dependent […]
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Even the world’s pharmaceutical giants know how small can sometimes be beautiful
When it comes to the world’s most fast moving industries, information technology firms tend to grab most of the headlines. Yet some of the world’s most advanced and innovative companies don’t work in the information technology sector. One of the world’s leading life sciences firms is also one of its most successful. Sigma-Aldrich as part […]
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Modern facilities management thinking views offices as a strategic asset
One of the enduring forces that shape facilities management thinking is the growing business case for treating buildings as a strategic asset. You may have heard it many times, but the figures behind this are indisputable. For most organisations the total operating cost of their property runs at between 10 and 20 per cent of […]
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How Britain’s law firms are creating new types of nests for their legal eagles
To say that the legal sector in the UK is in a state of flux would be a bit of an understatement. Over the past few years, the sector has been going through nothing short of a revolution in the way that it works. Not only have law firms had to cope with the same […]
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It pays to consider all of the options when financing an office fit-out or refurbishment
Over the past few years, our views on the ownership of things has shifted markedly. As individuals, we are happy to enjoy music through services such as Spotify, watch films on Netflix and more and more of us are happy to lease cars and other products. The same forces are also at work in the […]
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Workplace design reflects our changing relationship with work and society
Of all the things we buy with the exception of our clothes, furniture is the most intimate, the one we spend most time in contact with. According to JG Ballard who dedicated a lifetime to understanding our relationship with the world around us: ‘furniture constitutes an external constellation of our skin areas and body postures’.
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