Demountable partitions are wall systems that can be removed and reinstalled into a different configuration based on the current and future needs of your business. They are installed on a track from which they can be easily moved with little hassle or mess to clean up. This makes them the ideal choice for your business that is always evolving. 5 … Read More

Imagining a typical office space generally calls to mind rows and rows of cubicles. They’re sterile and impersonal, but you can customize yours by pinning pictures of your family and dog to the fabric walls. Coworkers peer over the partition to ask a question before ducking back into the isolation of their cube. Conversation is muffled and collaboration is hindered. … Read More

Maintaining a balance between open areas and needed privacy can be a challenge for any office space. While open areas invite collaboration and creativity, private spaces are needed for employees to work on important projects quietly and without distraction. Luckily, this challenge can be easily overcome with the incorporation of conference room glass walls. Incorporating this design feature into your … Read More

Incorporating windows, glass partitions, and glass doors into the design of a business has a number of benefits. They allow light to flood into a room. They create a connection to the outdoors and provide the feel of a wide open space while still maintaining a separation between rooms. In many modern offices, traditional glass panels are being upgraded for … Read More

Marketing for architects presents a unique challenge. On the one hand, it is an essential ingredient for success. On the other hand, most firms are small to medium sized and do not have the resources for dedicated staff to create and publicize their brand. The good news is, being smart and strategic about spreading the message does not require a … Read More

A cross between a luxury tent and quaint cottage, Ecocapsule® is about the ultimate glamping experience. This completely portable, self-sustainable, smart house boasts about 68 square feet of usable space and can be your home away from home anytime, anywhere for just under 100,000 American dollars. That’s roughly 79,000 British pounds. But don’t let that throw you. Its manufacturers promise … Read More

You chose architecture because you are a creative, three-dimensional thinker who wants to make a lasting, artistic impact on the culture and the landscape. Or you just love buildings and want to design them. No matter what motivates you, at the end of the day, architecture is a unique pursuit in that it is equal parts art and business. Unfortunately, … Read More

When it comes to architecture, there is technology and there is technology. On the grander scale, technology has essentially revolutionized building design. From Building Information Modeling (BIM), to virtual reality, Computer Aided Design (CAD) is no longer a futuristic fantasy. It is an integral part of the architectural process and firms are being forced to update and upgrade in order … Read More

LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is a green building rating system designed to provide a framework to create healthy, highly efficient, cost effective green buildings. As the most widely used green accreditation in the world, LEED certification is a globally recognized symbol of achievement in sustainable design. The certification is credit based, allowing projects to earn points … Read More

Collaboration. Transparency. Problem Solving. Change. If your office space is not set up to foster and facilitate all of the above, it may be holding you back. The more sophisticated our understanding of office dynamics becomes, the more it is clear a work space is so much more than a place to plop a computer. As an integral, defining, piece … Read More