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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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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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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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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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How the office landscape has evolved to keep pace with modern working life
One of the consequences of the Industrial Revolution and the social upheaval it created – coupled with advances in science, medicine and sanitation – was a rapidly increasing population. By the end of the 18th Century it had already become apparent that overpopulation was something that the human race would need to at least talk […]
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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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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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