As the world changes, so does the way we work. This is a consideration that has been frequently addressed, especially in the last two years. The pandemic, the evolution of technologies and the accelerated spread of smart working have radically transformed the way we work and experience the office and, consequently, its design. What are the key factors to consider…
When we’re very stressed and tense, one of the first pieces of advice we get from our colleagues is to go outside for a breath of fresh air or to step away from the computer screen for a while. This is not just popular belief, but science: the correlation between closeness to nature and psychophysical well-being has been studied for…
Born between 1997 and 2010, they’re often referred to as Millennials and are very concerned about work/life balance. We’re talking about Gen Z, a group of people who are still undervalued at a corporate level but who are estimated to represent 27% of the workforce by 2025. They are the first global generation to be born into the age of…
Office and working styles are in constant evolution. The years 2020 and 2021 have seen a radical change in office design due to the pandemic and its impact on people’s movements. The year 2022 is shaping up to be in line with the last two years, putting the ideas we’ve seen emerge in this transitional period into practice. Let’s have…
In the middle of lockdown we worked from home. Later, with the lifting of some restrictions, some of us returned to the office. Many, however, adopted new hybrid working formulas, thus not returning to the office life we knew before. As a consequence we’ve become somewhat accustomed to the home atmosphere, to working in complete solitude and to taking a…
Everyone is different and perceives the environment in various ways. How we approach work, relationships and other activities is also based on this perception. Sight, touch, hearing, smell and taste: each element is linked to one another, triggering different reactions in each individual. Today, more and more architects and designers are taking the five senses into account when developing new…
“The brain is like a super-computer” True, but not entirely. An electronic computer, no matter how advanced, is indifferent to its environment. An individual’s performance, on the contrary, is more or less linked to the context in which he or she operates. We’ve already talked about this subject in previous articles: design and well-being are interdependent and well-being influences productivity.…
RTO, or Return to Office. It may seem like an easy event to manage, but it’s not. Or at least not for everyone. Companies with a large number of employees, where remote working has been going on for more than a year, face a challenge they have never faced before. Today, the physical workplace must not only provide a very…
Behaviour influences design and design influences people’s behaviour. This axiom, widely shared in the world of architecture, is one of the pillars of behavioural-based design (also called behaviour-based design) which is a trend that is on the rise in the office field. This is certainly not a novelty: the transition from the first open spaces to cubicles in the 1980s…
