If you are planning a new workplace, one of the first questions is usually: how long will the office fitout take? The answer depends on the size of the tenancy, the amount of work required, building approvals, services, materials and how quickly decisions are made. Here is the quick answer Most Sydney office fitouts take [...]
Millennials and Boomers have two drastically different philosophies in what they want out of their workspaces, and that can give rise to tension in the office. The Boomer generation preferred quiet spaces and privacy, creating the traditional cubicle office design, still commonly used by large organisations, with a need for internal procedures, standardisation and bureaucratic [...]
Colour and the ways it is used in interior design has an impact on how we feel and how well we perform in that environment, there’s no doubt about it. But our preconceptions and common beliefs about how exactly colours will affect us don’t always hold true. The rigorous long-term study conducted by academics at [...]
A unique study conducted over 20 years by a team from the School of Architecture at the University of Texas examined the influence of colour within the office environment to properly understand how it affects those who work in it. They ran a series of four intriguing experiments, with some unexpected results. Study #1: Colour [...]
Colour has a direct impact on psychological wellbeing and productivity in the workplace. So it’s a key consideration in office and workplace design and planning. The authors of a study done at the University of Texas go so far as to say that designers have a responsibility to create harmony between colour and the intended [...]
Shakespeare famously said that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. But what about a rose of any other colour? Would it look as appealing? We all know that a red rose means something very different to a white one, or a yellow one, and each creates very different emotional responses. And [...]
A Checklist for Choosing the Right New Office Space You’ve come to the end of the lease in your current premises, or perhaps business expansion means you’ve outgrown your existing space and its time to move on. So the search has begun for a new office space. You’ll look at a number of options as [...]
Step 5: Decide Your Look and Feel With this last step you’re on the homeward stretch with your office fitout. And the good news is – this is the fun stuff! A number of factors will determine the look and feel of your new office or premises. Key among them are: • Organisation character and [...]
Step 1: Preparing for Your Fitout A new office fitout is a major project and as you first get underway the scale of the thing can feel daunting. The best way to tackle it is to break it down into stages. Work through them one after the other and you’ll avoid costly mistakes, ensure you [...]
Step 2: Define Your Brief Okay, so you’ve conducted a space utilisation study, surveyed your staff and established organisational priorities. The next step on the path to your successful new office fitout is getting your brief right. Ad agencies have for years quoted David Ogilvy (of Ogilvy & Mather) who said, “Give me the freedom [...]
