Office plants can do more than improve how a workplace looks. In the right office design, plants can support employee wellbeing, reduce stress, improve the feel of the space and help create a more productive working environment. For businesses planning an office fitout or refurbishment, adding greenery is a simple way to make the workplace [...]
The open-plan office trend has been popular since the early 2000s, with designers, architects, and business owners embracing the idea of removing walls, cubicles, and private offices. The goal? To encourage collaboration and foster creativity by sharing space around a communal table. Open designs were seen as a way to unlock the creative energy often [...]
With the rise of the awareness in environmentally sustainability and workplace health and wellness comes a wave of employees who seek energy-efficient and eco-friendly workplaces that support their needs. Smart companies have already recognised this: workplaces are much more than a cubicle with resources. Carefully designed workspaces can contribute significantly to a progressive business strategy. [...]
Weaving more natural elements, like wood, into indoor spaces is one of the biggest trends in modern architecture right now - wood architecture. Modern architecture has been reviving the nuts and berries architecture of the 60’s lately, favouring organic and natural houses and weaving more natural materials like wood into their work. The [...]
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 [...]
