Office design evolves continually, and the latest trends are aimed at inspiring creativity and sustaining employee comfort. Today’s full-time employees spend eight hours or more at work, and office design trends embrace the new norm by providing an amiable and encouraging workspace. The goal by employers is, of course, to avoid employee burnout while keeping employees motivated, productive, and happy …
Designing for a New Decade of Growth
Not only has a new year just begun, but also a new decade, each filled with opportunities for growth and success. With that in mind, as you prepare for your office build out, renovation, or new build, you need to design your space to accommodate growth. Whether you have been in business for years or are just starting your new …
Hard Costs, Soft Costs, and Planning the Build Out Budget
Every industry has buzz words, jargon, and terminology that can sound foreign to those outside the industry. The construction industry and the worlds of real estate and finance each have their own language and when you are planning a build out for your business, you need to be familiar with the terms to ensure you get the best value for …
Designing an Amazing Retail Build Out
Like most build outs, each is unique to its industry and retail build outs are no exception. This, of course, means that designing an amazing retail build out will require a distinct point of view, with well-defined details and a clear-cut budget. For those in retail, opening a physical brick and mortar store in today’s diverse retail marketplace can be …
Are Millennial Trends Changing Office Design?
In years past, as the torch was passed from Baby Boomers to Generation Xers, office designs changed. As Millennials quickly become the majority in the work force, they will take up the torch from the remaining Baby Boomers and the Generation Xers. With the millennial majority firmly in place, more changes will come in office design as each new generation …