Steelcase explores designing offices like thriving communities as the solution to meeting the challenges of the evolution of work:

“The parallels between neighborhoods and offices are striking. Who, after all, has a direct interest in creating diverse, vital spaces that foster creativity and serendipity? Employers do.”
– Malcolm Gladwell, Designs for Working, The New Yorker, December 2000

The article makes a number of good points highlighting the need for both private and shared workspaces that foster focus and engagement, much like thoughtfully designed communities. It emphasizes flexible, people-centered layouts that support various work styles and help employees feel connected and productive.

Once you’ve envisioned how you want your workspace to look and feel, we’ll be happy to assist in global shipping and installation of all the necessary equipment and furnishings. In fact, that’s our specialty.

Read more about the concept of community-based office design at the following link: “Community-Based Design: What it is. Why you need it. How to do it.”