🧵 4/4
A scholarly paper of the findings has been peer-reviewed and accepted for presentation at the upcoming 5th Transdisciplinary Workplace Research Conference in Zurich in September 2026, so watch this space
#FutureOfWork #ArchitectureResearch #workplaceResearch #WorkplaceDesign
🧵 3/n
So, has the spatial fabric of the office changed?
Quick answer: yes!
Post-pandemic workplaces are less desk-based, have more collaborative spaces and are less densely packed
This has wide-ranging implications for workplace design and particularly challenges guidelines by the British Council for Offices who continue to suggest dense layouts based an desks
Insights from my latest piece of workplace research are now available to download from:
https://ais-interiors.com/the-space-between/
"The Space Between" explores the question whether office design has changed due to the Covid-19 pandemic (or do we simply work differently within the same spatial structures?)
Short thread 🧵
#ArchitecturalResearch #workplaceDesign #workplaceResearch #FutureOfWork
For distributed teams, the lesson is even sharper. Collaboration happens through structured communication rhythms, shared documentation, and trust built over consistent delivery. None of that requires a specific floor plan.
If your team is spread across borders, your office layout is a vanity project. The people who matter most will never sit in it.
#OpenOffice #WorkplaceDesign #RemoteWork #DistributedTeams #Collaboration #AsyncWork #TeamCulture #Productivity #HybridWork #Consulting (6/6)
The idea of a “smart office” has matured. While early conversations focused on gadgets and apps, that phase passed. What matters now is how the workplace behaves as a system:
At Amos Beech, smart offices are part of our client conversations every day. Whether we plan a refurbishment in London, a brand-new office design in Edinburgh, or an office move in Glasgow, adding “smart” capabilities is always part of the plan. Sometimes, we may not even call it as such because th
If you’ve ever searched for office space or planned a workplace move, you’ve likely come across terms like Cat A, Cat B and even Cat A+. These grading systems are widely used across the UK commercial property market, but they’re not always clearly understood:
https://www.ceo-review.com/office-grading-systems-explained-whats-current-and-what-might-change/
Amos Beech’s expansion into Edinburgh signals confidence in the city’s trajectory and an understanding of the opportunities available within its creative sector. By focusing on bespoke interiors and a client-centric process, the studio is helping to set a benchmark for quality and innovation.
After years of designing the right workplaces for our clients, we finally had a chance to showcase the ideologies for ourselves – practice what we preach in a sense, albeit on a small scale:
https://www.amosbeech.com/blog/our-new-interior-design-studio-in-edinburgh
Why Edinburgh? The reason for choosing Edinburgh for our new design studio is simple, so we are more accessible to our clients! We cater for a wide range of customers in different sectors of the market and across the country and our new design studio is just a short walk from both Haymarket and Wav
"Researchers found that employees in open plan environments faced a higher risk of bullying even after accounting for factors such as personality, demographics and working patterns.":
An incredibly important read on inclusive workplace design
"Inclusivity begins with the basics of workplace design. (...) Before you talk about “next-gen workplace experience,” ask yourself: can everyone see, hear, move, breathe and focus here without struggle?"
https://www.leesmanindex.com/articles/parallel-realities/
#workplaceDesign #Architecture #inclusion #InclusiveDesign #invisibleDisability #disability
Professor Kerstin Sailer
agile
Amos Beech
