You can tell an awful lot about an organisation just by looking at the workplace it inhabits. These days that means the technological and cultural space as much as the physical office. Traditional office design models and standards can disadvantage certain individuals and make the office all but unusable for others.

Understandably, we are hearing an awful lot right now about the disruption that the pandemic and lockdown are causing to our lives, and in particular the way we work. While a great deal of attention has been focussed on the immediate consequences for our daily lives, there is a growing body of speculation about the …

Ask most office workers what they find most annoying and unproductive about their workplace and they’re most likely by some distance to suggest that it is sound, closely followed by the related issue of visual privacy.. The issue has intensified over the past few years with the proliferation of mobile devices and as the amount …

The words agile working might slip from our tongues easily enough these days, but just twenty-five or so years ago, before the Internet began to unravel the bonds that tied us full time to the workplace, offices were looked at in very different ways. Of course, firms have always had concerns about the efficient use …

We all know the office landscape is constantly developing. Rigid workplace concepts are disappearing. The aesthetics, design and furnishings of office spaces are ever changing. Also, the way people work is changing. Office concepts are based on the needs of employees and on a wide variety of work requirements. Where employees like to meet, exchange ideas and …