Glass is quickly becoming one of the most popular materials in office design these days, and for good reason. Whether you’re conducting a full office overhaul or simply looking for a way to rework your current office layout, the strategic use of glass can benefit a business in many ways – from cost savings to employee morale and productivity. Here are 4 ways in which glass can improve your office design. Glass Can Create Cost Savings The main way in which glass can boost the economic efficiency of your office boils down to a simple equation. More glass means more natural light and more natural heat, in ...read more...
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3 Tips to Benefit Your Business Through Lean Office Design
If you hear the term “lean office” and think of an office on a diet, you’re actually not that far off. A lean office operates in a streamlined capacity which focuses on continuous improvement to boost productivity and efficiency, in turn benefiting the bottom line. Developed in the early 1990s by Toyota Manufacturing, the concept of “lean” initially applied to the manufacturing process. But you can also apply the concept of lean into your office to eliminate wasted activity, time and space to benefit business functionality. Here are 3 tips to benefit your business with a lean office. ...read more...
6 Tips for Picking Perfect Office Furniture
People are picky about how they furnish their homes, because they know the characteristics of their furnishing affects their sleep quality, level of comfort, and even how well their home is organized. The same amount of thought should be given to how you furnish your office. For most people, the office becomes like a second home. But it’s also the one place where the average person has little to no control over their environment. As employers, it’s important to create a space that’s comfortable and functional, and picking the right furniture is a major component in doing so. It can boost productivity, ...read more...
How Your Office Design Can Help You Win Business
You don’t get a second chance at a first impression. It’s a cliché, but it’s true. And in the business world, a poor first impression can mean lost deals and missed revenue. We all know the business basics of how to make a good first impression: smile, perfect your handshake, make eye contact and use positive and confident body language. But we don’t always consider the environment we choose for that first impression. For a company hosting a potential client, the office is a physical representation of the company’s culture and values. While clients ultimately want a company that can get a job done well, ...read more...
What Does It Mean to Design a Workspace for Behaviour?
To know where we’re going, we have to know where we’ve been. As it turns out, this is even applicable to office design. At least that’s what the study of human psychology in the workplace – and its growing importance in achieving results – is telling us. First, there was the open bullpen office layout. Reminiscent of a 1950s newsroom or trading room floor, the bullpen often evokes images of a chaotic environment with little or no separation between workers. Then, in 1964, Robert Propst designed the cubicle as a way to empower employees by eliminating the bullpen’s privacy deficit. In 2018, our deeper ...read more...
