There is now overwhelming evidence that staff productivity can be seriously affected by office surroundings and conditions — and not just the buildings in which they work — one of Britain's leading environmental experts has claimed. Traditionally... Read More
A Texas design firm has found a new and lucrative way of using its award winning talents — by giving ugly 1980s office towers a cosmetic make-over. Dallas landmark Chase Tower was one of Staffelbach's recent refurbishment projects Dallas-based... Read More
It started — where else? — in America where Apple is building a “spaceship” office complex for its developers and designers and Google encourages its staff to scramble between floors using climbing walls. What started with basketball hoops and... Read More
Facebook has hired world renowned architect Frank Gehry to design the interior of the company’s new Euston offices. The 84 year old has also been appointed to carry out the same task at the social network’s Dublin HQ. Architect Frank Gehry Gehry,... Read More
Google has scrapped AHMM’s design for its flagship King’s Cross headquarters and asked the architects to come up with ‘more ambitious’ plans that will push the boundaries of office design. But is this pushing the boundaries too far? The one... Read More
Can design influence productivity? Internet companies have somewhat broken the mould when it comes to office design, as many businesses which require constant adaptation to technological advances and place a high value on forward thinking also take that... Read More
As technology has progressed and the service sector has slowly but surely usurped manufacturing as the top dog in industry terms, more and more of us have found ourselves tethered to a desk in an open plan office. This has allowed businesses to cut back on... Read More
Southampton IT Firm Installs Office Playground Many of us will be worrying about money, relationships and our jobs in the current economic climate, so much so that returning to the stress-free days of our childhood may seem like an attractive prospect.... Read More
