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Third space found hidden within adaptive reuse project

Third space found hidden within adaptive reuse project

Known for their talent in adaptive re-use, Linehouse brings new vision to an under-utilised indoor pool at Jing’an Kerry Centre in Shanghai.

The Golden lesson in designing open plan, flexible work spaces

The Golden lesson in designing open plan, flexible work spaces

The flexible work spaces of RMBL’s new head office, designed by Golden, have transformed the mortgage manager’s conventional practices in favour of an activity based working model.

10 creative and agile spaces for activity based work

10 creative and agile spaces for activity based work

The following ten design projects represent the most inimitable offices we’ve seen of late, in which space goes above and beyond in its role as a facilitator of ABW.

How the Manerba sisters make the workplace go ’round

How the Manerba sisters make the workplace go ’round

In today’s workplace where social and activity-based work spaces take precedence, Elisa and Grazia Manerba are curators of ‘exchange’.

The Future of Work Spaces in 2020 and Beyond

The Future of Work Spaces in 2020 and Beyond

At the tail end of 2020, our work spaces have never looked more different, and the needs of our offices have never been more varied. Thankfully, Pedrali has you covered.

Designing for improved workplace collaboration with Wilkhahn’s mobile Timetable Lift

Designing for improved workplace collaboration with Wilkhahn’s mobile Timetable Lift

Wilkhahn’s latest innovation, Timetable Lift, redefines the potential of collaborative work spaces through thoughtful, people-centered design.

Designed for people, inspired by place: NAB Brisbane by Woods Bagot

Designed for people, inspired by place: NAB Brisbane by Woods Bagot

With staff fully assimilated to the rhythms of agile working, how do we begin to offer further flexibility? In its Brisbane headquarters, NAB looks to seamlessly align staff with space, giving them the room – quite literally – to physically and mentally ‘flex’. Designers Wood Bagot strove to bring physical space and human behaviour into perfect sync.

Can you create an empathic office with bio-responsive design?

Can you create an empathic office with bio-responsive design?

Are bio-responsive offices the next step forward in workplace design? Two proposals by Carlo Ratti Associati and UNStudio suggest our workspaces could and should evolve in such a direction.

Furniture to Collaborate: Your Guide to Breakout Zone Specification

Furniture to Collaborate: Your Guide to Breakout Zone Specification

One of the best ways to improve productivity and collaboration is to create spaces that allow creative collisions. And with the trend towards breakout zones in today’s offices, more of us are collaborating than ever before.