Knowledge
As overwhelming as an office redesign or move can be, having the right information will often ease any worries and prove crucial to your project’s success.
We’ve collated the most useful facts, resources and opinions to guide you, surprise you and inform you.
Six countries, 1200 respondents: Our new 2025 research survey suggests open-office orthodoxy is making the post-COVID workplace less palatable than ever. What can be done about this?
Sustainability is everywhere in workplace design. From rooftop gardens to recycled coffee cups, offices are quick to showcase their “green” credentials. But how much of this activity delivers genuine environmental impact, and how much is simply “greenwashing”?
Walk into modern offices and you’ll see the motifs of sustainability: a living wall in reception, branded reusable mugs in the pantry, perhaps even a rooftop beehive. These are the sort of things that photograph well and tick boxes in annual reports. But what truly makes an office “green”? The uncomfortable truth is that many […]
The open office was sold as the modern solution to just about any workplace problem for decades now: siloed workers? Open them up (literally) to collaboration. Bad communication? Put everyone in a big room. Worried about productivity? Create a vantage point. And so, walls came down, spaces opened up, and collaboration was supposed to flourish. […]
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ChatGPT and Artificial Intelligence: Its potential role in office moves, refurbishments and redesign
Artificial intelligence and large language models (LLM) like ChatGPT are here to stay – read more to see its advantages, limitations, and the next steps of integrating this into office design projects.
Crown Worldwide Group in the UK and Ireland is proud to have been awarded Investors in People’s We invest in people, silver accreditation. We employ almost 500 people across the UK and Ireland, and they are the lifeblood of the organization and its brands. We’re on a mission to ensure they – along with more […]
Creating an inspiring workspace in 2023 as economic pressures intensify – This whitepaper shares an informed view on how the costs associated with an office move or refurbishment can be managed and mitigated, even as prices rise.
As an employer, it’s likely you’re deciding where your employees will be working in the coming years: home, office, or a hybrid of both? Introducing new working styles is a task you need to get right. The past few years have seen the intensifying adoption of all sorts of working models and the changing in […]
For any organization, changing location needs careful planning and execution. But for some companies, the nature of their business means they need something more tailored than the average office move. For example, hospitals, galleries, laboratories, and factories will require specialists to ensure business continuity and the safe transfer of highly sensitive and valuable equipment. Industrial […]
Walk into any business a few years ago and you’d expect to see a rigid maze of cubicles and desks, supported by the traditional nine-to-five structure. The modern office space is, however, very different and constantly evolving to support a modern workforce; accommodating work-from-home policies, embedding new forms of technology like VR, and fundamentally, providing […]
Announcing that you’re going to move offices is a huge part of a smooth relocation process. Whether it’s a small to medium enterprise, or a larger multinational – getting it right is essential for both your staff and clients alike. The reasons why it’s essential to make a moving office announcement Office relocation has […]
Think office space and historically it would have been a bland room with a few desks, rows of computers, maybe some generic art on the wall, a water cooler in the corner and not much else. Thankfully offices have come a long way in the last 20 years and now increasingly reflect the diverse needs […]
There are many factors that influence trends in the modern office spaces design and workplace culture, so planning for life after Covid-19 is no easy task for businesses that want to look ahead in 2021. What is most complicated for employers is working out what new trends in the workplace environment are temporary, and perhaps stay […]
What makes an office green?
Including expert insight on greenwashing and greenhushing in office design and planning, this guide helps workplace leaders embed credible sustainability into built environments and communications.
Beyond greenwashing: What makes an office "sustainable"?