future of workplace
Ideas
3 biggest trends driving change in China’s workplaces
Jessica Chen of Gensler posits that the country’s rapid urbanisation calls for workplace campuses with integrated amenities that balance carbon consciousness and operational effectiveness.
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Are these the last days of architecture? Q&A with Gerald Matthews
Gerald Matthews, managing director of Matthews Architects in Adelaide, is an architect willing to engage with the profession’s biggest issues. We asked him about AI, architectural education and more.
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Coming to work is as fun as gaming at Dream11 HQ
The lively headquarters of Indian gaming company, Dream11, boasts 40 different enclosed spaces that represent the various fantasy sports played by its users. Swaviman Das of Space Matrix shares more about the design.
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An in-depth Q&A on AI with Woods Bagot’s Jet Geaghan, part two
Artifical Intelligence is the topic of the day in the design world. Whether it fills you with excitement, dread or something in between, it’s a crucial time to tackle the issues at hand with nuance and depth. Timothy Alouani-Roby met with Woods Bagot associate and tech advocate, Jet Geaghan, to discuss the second part here.
Events
AI editorial: It’s not the <em>what</em> but the <em>how</em>
AI is one of the big talking points across the world of architecture and design right now. In this first part of a series of pieces exploring the topic, Timothy Alouani-Roby comments on the way the debate is being framed and the question of human-AI collaboration.
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10 key drivers shaping workplace design in Asia
Insights and predictions for what work will look like in Asia for 2023 and beyond.
Events
Singapore Indesign Intimate: Digital transformation in the workplace
What does digital transformation have to do with workplace design? Our panel of experts will shed light on this subject in order to future-proof the office of tomorrow.
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The new CPG office enhances collaboration and staff well-being
With the pandemic pushing forth hybrid working modes, the new CPG office is a working environment centred on forging interactions between employees and wellness at work.
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Gensler Singapore office is primed for hybrid work
The practice’s new office on the CBD fringe of Singapore is inclusive, healthy, purposeful and designed for human connection.
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Templewell brings home into office for Expedia Group
There is a shift in what we perceive the Australian workplace to be; no longer just a place of work, but a second home. Inspired by the region’s connection to the coastal landscape, Templewell has brought the outside in.
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Gensler’s forecast for the new hybrid workplace
With the release of Gensler’s ‘RESILIENT: Design Strategies for the Human Experience’, Sarah Bader shares three indispensable pieces of advice.
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Staff well-being drives the design direction of T Office
For T Office, Right Angle Studio draws on the concept of a home office, illustrating a clean yet functional design for employees to enjoy.
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Greg Natale’s Cotton On campus makes work look like luxury
What would entice you back into the office? For the Cotton On campus in Geelong, Australia, Greg Natale solves the dilemma with a set of luxe and soulful facilities. Work never looked so good!
Ideas
Work reset: What is the future of work?
The pandemic-driven disruption of how we work has been painful for both companies and employees. But it is also providing an opportunity for everyone to recalibrate how we want the future of work to look like.
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PwC SEA Experience Centre breaks the design mould in branding and workplace efficiency
PwC South East Asia Consulting’s Experience Centre by Siren Design presents a dynamic interior of spatial and technological cohesion.
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The office of the future is one with residential sensibilities
A new workplace in an industrial building pays tribute to the past and the present through a formidable interior design by Quirk Studio.
Ideas
Cushman & Wakefield delivers a ‘return to office’ reality check
Speculation over if the world will realise a ubiquitous return to office sometime in the foreseeable future is superfluous, going by the contents of Cushman & Wakefield’s latest report – the real question is when?
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Workplace futures survey by Hassell asks not ‘what’ but ‘why’
Insights from Hassell’s 2021 Workplace Futures Survey could add fidelity to the design brief, revealing the motives underlying what employees envision for the hybrid workplace.
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Adaptive space caters for hybrid work/life the Sim-Plex way
What use does the idle office have, if we’re all working from home? Sim-Plex Design Studio proposes an adaptive spatial solution for hybrid working.
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Technology meets wellness in Charter Hall x Cox Architecture’s 130 Lonsdale Street
As questions around the meaning of a 9-to-5 workplace continue to arise, Charter Hall and Cox look towards technology and wellbeing for the solution.
People
Angela Spathonis on purposeful transformation in the new age of working
After working remotely for months, what do we want to see in the future workplace? Gensler’s Singapore managing director Angela Spathonis shares some innovative strategies for a new hybrid workplace model.
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From a conventional office to an activity based working model by GOLDEN
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.
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Unispace presents first COVID-19 responsive workplace design
Rather than speculate about how the post pandemic office might shape up, global leaders in workplace design, Unispace, cut right to the chase and turned its Auckland studio into a blueprint for the new world of work.
Events
Cubes 101: Make It Work is out now!
After a year of upheaval in the workplace, what does the workplace of today (and the future) need to address? Cubes 101 focuses on workplaces that provide clues on the way forward.
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Richard Healy predicts what won’t change about workplace
There’s a lot we don’t know about the future of workplace. But even amidst the current uncertainty, Carr associate Richard Healy offers clarity on 6 key facets of workplace design.
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10 pet friendly workplaces that deserve design kudos
Bringing your pet to work day may have once been a novel idea, but there’s mounting evidence to say that pet friendly workplaces could be the way forward.
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Gijs Nooteboom shares 6 truths of progressive workplace
We still speak about the workplace revolution, but revolutions don’t normally last 20 years. Is it all over and we’re simply moving the furniture around?
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The workplace strategists’ guide to responding to change
Now is the time for strategy and action, say Kellie Payne, director, Bates Smart, and Dr Caroline Burns, founder, Workplace Revolution. And it all begins with asking the right questions.
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The workplace strategists’ guide to responding to change
Now is the time for strategy and action, say Kellie Payne, director, Bates Smart, and Dr Caroline Burns, founder, Workplace Revolution. And it all begins with asking the right questions.
News
Woods Bagot makes a progressive move, for one and all
In a move that further positions the firm with a competitive edge and redefines the contemporary practice of architecture, Woods Bagot has appointed futurist Francesca Birks as Global Insights Leader.
People
Dialling in with Mathew Dalby of Buchan
With offices globally including in Shanghai, Buchan Group were alerted early to a changing climate for working and living. What can we learn from their action?
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Dialling in with Mathew Dalby of Buchan
With offices globally including in Shanghai, Buchan Group were alerted early to a changing climate for working and living. What can we learn from their action?
People
Life under Lockdown: Nik Karalis, CEO, Woods Bagot
Woods Bagot CEO, Nik Karalis talks about how he’s adjusted to the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Stairway To (Workplace) Heaven: Dentsu Aegis Network Beijing
Designed by Woods Bagot, Dentsu Aegis Network’s new Beijing workplace has a central staircase that supports the company’s philosophy of connectivity and collaboration.
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Could Colour Be Critical In The Future Of The Agile Workplace?
Playster’s new Montreal headquarters by local ACDF Architecture is an exploration of how colour can be used strategically in the agile workplace.
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We Don’t Need To Guess The Future Of Agile, We Already Know It – And It Doesn’t Look Good
The International Space Station is a 40-year design experiment in creating the ultimate environment to work, live and play. The result? Perfect agility. Too perfect. Astronauts want to know if we’ve told Houston, ‘there’s a problem’.