Since the pandemic, offices around the world have quietly shrunk. Many organizations don't need as much floor space or as ...

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 ...

New research tracking brain activity in real time has confirmed what many office workers have long suspected: sitting in an open-plan environment forces the brain to burn extra cognitive fuel just to ...

Clive Wilkinson Architects championed open offices for big companies such as Google and Microsoft. Now, as the pandemic has led to a massive overhaul of work life, they envision something completely ...

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 ...

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’ ...

URBANICA, a direct to consumer premium ergonomic office furniture brand, today announced the expansion of its workstation panel lineup to help teams build focus zones inside open plan offices without ...

New research indicates that brains work harder in open-plan offices compared to private workspaces, requiring more mental ...

Osaka, Japan - Researchers at The University of Osaka have developed a novel framework for measuring occupancy in open-plan offices with unprecedented precision. This innovative system uses computer ...

An open-plan layout—also known as open concept—is a design term used in residential and commercial architecture that refers to large, open spaces without enclosed rooms or walls (in office spaces, it ...