What Millennials Want in a Workspace If you haven’t begun to notice, the face of the corporate workplace is changing. Jamie Gutfreund, chief strategy officer for the Intelligence Group, estimated in a recent Forbes article that by 2020, 40% of the working population, about 86 million people, will be Millennials. And just five years later, that figure is […]
What The Most Productive Office Designs Have in Common According to a report provided by Science Daily, the average worker spends more than 5.5 hours each day behind a desk. During those 5.5 hours, managers and the workers they lead want to make the most of their time. But when the workspace is uncomfortable or distracting, […]
Ultimately good design must reflect the actual use of the office, having said that our idea of good design is one that maximizes the use of natural light by keeping workstations around the perimeter, with offices at the core. Boardrooms and meeting rooms should be multifunctional and located close to where they are required, i.e. […]
“Ceiling Coffers”. Basically a ceiling coffer is like a reverse bulkhead. Traditional bulkheads you find over boardroom tables and reception areas hang down and can look imposing?Coffered ceilings which start from the ceiling level and go up represent a great opportunity to both incorporate and at the same time hide special lighting and air conditioning […]
The use of graphic images and wall graphics on the walls in your office is greatly overlooked at the moment, and in our opinion a huge lost opportunity to promote your business and motivate your people. A story line of where you came from or more importantly where you’re going. Think of the opportunity of […]
We often receive calls from people who are seeking an office fitout, and really have no idea exactly what they want. There is no shame in this, and really that is why we are here, you know your business and we know ours. The problem really occurs when you learn(normally fairly early in the call) […]
A failure to consider long term business plans. It is so common to see after 12-18 months into 5 year lease for a business to have reached capacity and wishing they had picked a bigger place or made sure their design had incorporated future growth. When companies initially have the foresight to take on extra […]
Here are a few things to consider when selecting an office space in Nigeria. Let start with shape. Triangular shaped = potential problem. There are many offices in Lagos and elsewhere in Nigeria that are odd shaped. Commercial office space with acute corners (less than 90 degrees) can create some real issues with spatial planning. […]
The steps are broken down into three groups Behavior, Design and Acoustical Treatment. Speech Privacy – We identify the necessary levels of privacy required for each work group and layout based on most efficient configurations. Behavioral Expectations- We assist with the development of expected protocols of the departments. This is geared to assist in the […]
Below we have listed some of the more basic items that absolutely have to be considered at the design stage of any office fitout. Circulation space around doors. Depending on the approach direction of any door way there is an “exclusion zone” which must be kept clear. This has lead to much wider corridors and […]
