Supersize Graphics Mark a Design Firm’s Dream HQ in Amsterdam
Unlike the arduous process of its decade-plus development, the thonik building is a light and joyous affair with an ode to amateur-led design.
Workplace Architecture
OMA Doesn’t Mince Symbols at the New Axel Springer Campus
The complex’s new building makes a statement about the past of Berlin and the future of journalism.
The Spirit of Brunel Lives on in a New London Office Building
Designed by Fletcher Priest Architects, the Brunel Building embodies the area’s rich engineering heritage.
Post-COVID, More Office Designs Include Permanent Outdoor Workspaces
Designers are creating more offices that maximize opportunities to work outside.
Worrell Yeung Transforms a Former Factory Into a Hub For a New Generation of Makers
The renovation, located near the Brooklyn Navy Yard, elevates the building's rugged historical charm while making it suitable for a 21st-century workforce.
A Construction Company’s New Workplace Reveals Its Material Prowess
During a renovation and expansion project for Okland Construction, WRNS Studio prioritized features where the company could display its dexterity with concrete.
Will the Pandemic Improve Remote Work?
Before the pandemic, telework— for all its virtues—could be messy, ergonomically awkward, and emotionally challenging. What’s changed now?
The Latest Workplace Design Initiative? Neurodiversity
In a world of heightened sensitivity, designers who pay attention to workers’ sensory intelligence will create environments where people can thrive.
What Does a Neurodiverse Workplace Look Like?
Design of most offices doesn't account for the estimated 50 percent of workers who aren't neurotypical. HOK offers strategies for how to build more inclusively.
Emerging from a Public Health Crisis, Companies Get Set to Invest in Hygienic Office Design
Private enterprises are rediscovering that the workforce has a life outside the office—and that brings risks they were not prepared for.
This Sustainable Office Does More with Less
Without touching the building's envelope or MEP, LPA has designed a workplace that consumes 70 percent less energy than comparable structures.
This Hollywood Coworking Space Feels Like a Giant Terrarium
Spanish firm SelgasCano turned to botanical and zoological inspirations to light Second Home's Los Angeles outpost—the final instalment in our global survey of lighting design.
For a Successful Workplace, It's All About the Neighborhood
At a Metropolis Think Tank event, designers, urbanists, brokers, and developers agreed that amenities can become great connectors between the office and the city.
Tech Start-ups Find a Shared Home at The Company Building in Manhattan
While the SHoP-designed project offers an antidote to many of Silicon Valley’s ills, a larger urban dilemma remains.
A 1959 Modernist Office in Sacramento Shines Again
The building’s midcentury architecture was historically significant, so architecture firm Dreyfuss + Blackford’s upgrades had to be thoughtful and subtle.
A Playful Tech Office that Nods to the Past
For the company Spreetail, Perkins and Will imagine a cheeky and colorful workplace set inside a 19th-century building in Austin.
KPF’s Gleaming New Tower at New York's 55 Hudson Yards
Located over a subway station, the 51-story tower required reconciling some difficult site conditions.
Workplace Trends Are Well Represented in This San Francisco Warehouse Overhaul
Wooden bleachers, colorful ceiling panels, open desking—this office has it all.
When the Great Recession Hit, Studio Blitz Saw an Opportunity
Melissa and Seth Hanley worked closely with clients to define a design practice that moves beyond the basics to address the larger why.
OFFICIAL Brings Its Nimbleness in Residential and Product Design to the Workplace
The young Dallas design firm applies a multidisciplinary perspective to meet the challenges of creating a contemporary office.
