Although the spike in remote working has had a clear impact on office vacancy rates, researchers from Moody’s Analytics believe that there is more to the story.

Last month, data from Kastle Systems showed that office usage reached a post-pandemic high as companies began ushering employees back into the workplace following a dip in Covid-19 cases. As a result, the researchers believe that physical office usage will continue to climb “in the short run.”

“However, a multitude of surveys and early indications from initial post-COVID-19 work arrangements, it is likely that some workers will average around two days less in the office, which may ultimately form somewhat of a fuzzy ceiling at around 60%, with continued wide variance by office market, firm industry, and individual job type,” wrote Moody’s researchers Xiaodi Li, Victor Calanog, and Kevin Fagan.

Despite office usage seeing a decent rebound, the analysis notes that vacancies in major cities like New York City and San Francisco are still climbing up.

As more people are returning to the office, Gensler’s Khoi Hoang shares how greenspace is becoming more central to office environments.

Video meetings aren’t going anywhere. Are there new solutions that can remove some of the agonies?

Corporate relocations are growing in popularity, and these cities are the top destinations.

A group of researchers at MIT found that the right level of crowdedness led to more chance encounters and more frequent communication across disciplinary boundaries.

It has become axiomatic among architects and interior designers that spaces in all categories of buildings should enable and facilitate human interaction. This is especially true in academia, where spontaneous and unplanned “collisions” are thought to increase engagement, especially among people within different educational disciplines.

A new study by The Massachusetts Institute of Technology adds some empirical evidence to support this previously anecdotal design paradigm.

Why are our office spaces increasingly influenced by hospitality and what can we expect next? 

 

The ‘flight to quality’ has driven unprecedented levels of hotel style amenity both by the landlord in the shared spaces and by the tenants on their floor plates. The amenities we are seeing now include the best in wellness, social space, collaborative work and flexible meeting space including ‘all hands / town hall’ type areas.

Coworking Insights’ latest report shows that monthly prices for hot desks grew during January 2021 and January 2022. The fourth annual 2022 Hot Desk Price Index Report, which compares the pricing of desks across 19,500 coworking spaces in 172 countries, revealed that the average monthly cost grew by 9% worldwide.

To get to the nub of true flexibility, we need to reframe the question not around where employees are, but what work they need to do, and then figure out how, when and where they can do that best.

The pandemic pushed many people into remote work. The metaverse will transform that even further.

 

In the context of work, the digital divide has become less about access to devices and connectivity and more about skills and mindset. Many experienced professionals have never learned more than the rudimentary basics of email, web search, and Microsoft Office. Instead, they lean hard on nearby colleagues or the IT help desk when things go wrong.

Many people loved working from home during the pandemic. They got to spend more time with their families, adopted more pets, enjoyed the magic of delivery services, binged Netflix, swapped their suits for sweats and even started an unprecedented number of businesses. All these reasons – and plenty of others – are behind why so many workers want to continue doing the same, even as we try to put Covid in the rearview mirror.

“We truly regret the need for taking this action against our former company but this mean-spirited personal vendetta, with absolutely no legal merit, has created extensive damages for Falkbuilt and our Falkbuilt Factory Direct Branches,” says Smed, CEO of Falkbuilt.

The companies will leverage their combined assets and continue to focus on environmentally responsible innovation — proving that beautiful, high performance design solutions can be delivered sustainably.

The showroom was designed in collaboration with the AIS internal design team and sshape to be beautiful, bold, and uniquely reflect the roots of AIS.

Sedia Systems is commemorating the 10th anniversary of its award-winning and innovative JumpSeat® Collection, a striking design that dramatically raised the profile of the fixed seating company.

The JumpSeat, designed by Iranian-born immigrant Sohrab Vossoughi, founder of Ziba Design, was brought into commercial production and distribution by Sedia Systems’ founder and CEO Wilson Troup in 2012.

The Burch Design Studio introduces Cloud Nine & Houndstooth, two new fabrics that prove effortless formality can be achieved on both ends of the style spectrum.

Designed as a temporary desk divider and telephone booth, BuzziCoocon aims to increase productivity as well as visual and acoustic privacy.

New to the Paradolia offering: Softened floor screens, with and without a glass magnetic markerboard accent, are a mobile option that effortlessly move from space to space.

The Naviyd collection of adjustable height tables allows you to tailor your space to your specific needs. With a variety of leg styles and worksurface options, it’s easy to create a workstation that matches your personal style and ergonomic needs. By simply maneuvering between sitting and standing, individuals will benefit from increased concentration and reduced stress.

Simply put, Cynthia has strong lines and irresistible appeal. From the gentle curve of the back rail to the dramatic rounded spindles, this modern side chair is a striking mix of organic flow and geometric lines.

The beauty of Hoopla is in its simple versatility. Is it an ottoman? Yes. Is it a stool? Yes. Is it stacking? Yes…times 4! Easy to use and simple to store, Hoopla is a mixed material masterpiece.

Karid features an ultra-plush seat foam that exceeds expectations and provides supreme comfort.

With distinct curves that create cozy comfort, Jovalie is more than just lounge seating.

Tobias Grau has expanded his color palette and presents his desk lamp John in a fresh light blue.

New research from Steelcase indicates that common workplace fabrics are not a major source of virus transmission, and can be part of a safer overall workplace.

Interior design studio JA!COCO! turned an old Edwardian townhouse into a vibrant, playful headquarters office for craft beer service Beer52.

New graphic-rich offices for the apparel giant were influenced by everything from shoes to stadiums.

Google has announced the opening of its new Bay View campus in Silicon Valley, representing the company’s first time developing its own major campus. The Bay View campus was designed by architects Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG) and Heatherwick Studio, as well as Google’s design and engineering teams, and spans 42 acres adjacent to the NASA’s Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley. It totals 1.1 million square feet, with 20 acres of open space, two office buildings, an 1,000-person event centre, and 240 short-term employee accommodation units.

You probably saw that meme based on an article in the WSJ that did the rounds during peak lockdown of a cat and a dog imploring their unseen owners to either get back to the office as soon as possible or stay home forever. It not only captured the nature of cats and dogs and their stereotypical relationships with humans, but also the relentless, tedious insistence on that binary choice of home or office that nearly drowned out all other voices during the not-so Great Workplace Conversation. And often still does.

Two Icelandic designers have created a pair of stools using recycled puffer jackets. Each stool is made of a sinuous metal rod and three parkas threaded around it like sleeves. Called Erm, Icelandic for “sleeve,” the project was recently displayed at DesignMarch, a design festival in Reykjavik that usually runs in March but was postponed due to COVID-19. Erm is part of a larger exploration of the circular economy and the potential to turn discarded clothes into something completely unrelated. It’s a promising endeavor, considering the fact that the United States generates about 25 billion pounds of textile waste per year and only 15% of that gets donated or recycled.

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