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Modern and colourful breakout area

Designing an effective staff break out area

Thursday, 14th April 2016

They say that the kitchen is the heart of any home and conversely that the staff breakout area is the office equivalent. So surely it makes sense to give these areas a lot of attention during any office design project. But why should your organization invest in a break out area?

Acoustics in GPE's Kent House

Office acoustics: striking the right note

Wednesday, 6th January 2016

In a typical open-plan office, the list of noisy distractions is endless, from loud phone calls and office banter to piped music.

Trendy breakout space with a flexible games table

Gamification and the workplace

Monday, 9th February 2015

According to Jane McGonigal, a game designer from San Francisco and prominent TED presenter, we spend 3 billion hours a week playing video games globally. These aren’t just console games – that game of candy crush you play on the commute home makes you a gamer. While you think you are just passing the time, Jane McGonigal argues we globally need to be playing more games.

Modern open plan office

Office rituals

Monday, 6th May 2013

The design team at Morgan Lovell bemoan the effect of peer pressure on our perpetual office ‘traditions’.

Natural light floods Teck Resources' boardroom

The cloud and the workplace

Monday, 2nd January 2012

In the ever-evolving world of technology, the cloud has become an indispensable part of our lives. But what exactly is the cloud, and how does it shape our workspaces in 2023?