Recent research highlights the cognitive challenges posed by open-plan offices. A study conducted in Spain shows that such environments increase mental strain compared to enclosed workspaces. The ...

Open offices have pros and cons when it comes to productivity. Learn their upsides and drawbacks and how to maintain productivity in an open office plan.

Spanish study found that the same tasks done in two different workspaces produced completely opposite patterns.

Open workspaces have become the de-facto standard in workspace design. According to the Society of Human Relations Management, roughly 70% of offices have at least some open workspace design. In our ...

If you’ve ever watched “The Office” on NBC, you’ve seen an example of open office design. It’s an anti-door, anti-cubical approach to laying out a work space, and the trend has been catching on in ...

Kelso Harper: Do you hate your open-plan office? Are you even in an office anymore? COVID changed how we use office spaces, and now many employers are starting to rethink their design. Today, we’re ...

An open floor plan has long been considered a design choice that promotes collaboration and communication among teammates in an office environment. However, that’s not the case for every team. In fact ...

It’s been nearly a century since Frank Lloyd Wright designed the first open office design plan back in 1939 with the intent to encourage teamwork. The ‘design’ consisted merely of a few white columns, ...

From open plans to hybrid zones, every design choice sends a message. Here’s how the right balance between openness and privacy builds real trust in today’s workplaces. Workspaces influence employees’ ...

Q: After an office renovation, all the employees in my department were moved to a new workspace. Previously, we were spread across two floors, working in cubicles with tall sound-absorbing dividers.