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Work Place Strategies for Office Space Design: Why Business Goals Should Guide Workplace Design
A workplace strategy is an organization’s plan for how the physical space, facilities, and infrastructure can be optimized for employees across all departments and roles to help achieve business goals.

Feasibility Studies for Design Build Projects
A critical stage in construction project management is the planning phase, which involves a feasibility study. Feasibility studies involve a thorough analysis of all the important aspects of a proposed project in order to determine its overall viability and identify potential pitfalls.

What is a Hybrid Office Model?
A hybrid office model balances in-person work at a physical office with the ability for staff to work remotely in certain circumstances. Hybrid offices allow for greater flexibility and work / life balance for workers, without losing the benefits of in-person communication and collaboration.

What Do Offices in 2023 Look Like?
Offices in 2023 are dramatically different from what we saw just a few years ago. With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic and rise of remote working, many businesses have had to adapt their operations and find technology-driven solutions.

What is a Tenant Improvement Allowance?
If you are looking for a new office space, adapting an existing space to your current and future needs will entail significant costs. Although these expenses may be intimidating, as a tenant you do have options at your disposal to help you alleviate some of the costs of leasehold improvements in commercial real estate spaces.

What is Biophilia and Why is it Important?
Biophilia, derived from the Greek terms for “love” and “life” to create the meaning ‘love of life’ meaning love of nature, is a hypothesis about the connection between humans and nature.

Office Reinvention
Office spaces are in constant evolution. What was once considered a good office space – plenty of cubicles, a few meeting rooms, and a break room – is now widely considered to be outdated and inefficient. The modern office space is about much more than just four walls and a roof; it’s an extension of your brand.

How to Furnish an Office
Office furnishing is probably not the first thing on your mind when you move into a new open space, but it’s something that can have a huge impact on your team’s productivity. A well-decorated office with lots of natural light can help create an energetic yet calm environment.

How To Design a Corporate Office
Not too long ago, office space was synonymous with cubicles and dull beige tones, but modern office design trends have made a huge departure from its drab legacy.

How to Design a Small Office Space
Creating an effective office space can be a challenge, especially when you’re working with limited floor space. t’s important to strike a balance between providing enough room for your team to work comfortably and ensuring that office spaces and work zones are properly delineated.

How Much Does it Cost to Furnish an Office?
Office furnishings are a necessary part of any workspace, but they can also be a significant expense. When you are furnishing an office on a budget, it is important to make careful choices that will get the most value for your money.

How Does Office Design Affect Productivity?
Office design can affect productivity and employee health. Naturally, a business wants to create a suitable office environment where employees can accomplish work efficiently and safely.

What Is Design Build?
More and more, contractors are using the term “design build” and you’ve probably heard it several times in your quest to find the perfect company to carry out your office construction or remodeling project.

What is Office Design?
Office design is a simple term to describe a wide-ranging concept, one that can help improve your working environment in surprising ways. Read on to learn more!

How to design an office interior
The office is where many of us go to work, but it should also be a place that allows us to relieve stress, foster our creativity, and enjoy our interactions with colleagues.

Why Interior Design is Important for Office Environments
Learn why interior design is important for offices all over the world, not just for your employees, but for your customers and your growing brand.

How Much Do Interior Designers Charge for Office Design in Toronto?
When you’re starting your office design, office construction, or office furnishing project, one of the first questions that come up is, “How much will this cost?” And even though it’s a simple question, it can be tough to answer.

Office Design Ideas
Looking for some new office design inspiration? Here are some design ideas that could help your team be happier and more productive at the office.

2022 Office Design Trends
Office design needs to evolve to accommodate the new world of work. WDI can help build or retrofit your commercial office space and handle all the details.

Why you seriously need an office pod in the workplace
As hybrid work models continue to grow in popularity, office pods have become an essential office piece in today’s modern workplace. Read on to find out how an office pod can bring benefits to your business.

Bringing Home Comforts to the Office
Missing the comforts of home now that you’ve returned back to the office? Learn how to incorporate some home elements into the workplace.

Test, Test, Test: Which Hybrid Work Model Works Best for Your Business?
Now that your company has embraced the hybrid work concept, what’s next? Learn a few tips on how to get started and where your teams can begin.

Sustainable office design trends that our team love!
Learn about what our team recommends for sustainable office designs in the workplace.

Office Design Trends for 2022
Check out the latest office design trends we’ve procured for 2022.

Designing for the Human Experience
Human experience will be an important element to interior design. As we pivot to a new way of working, we can capture the huge potential that the power of experience-centered places can generate.

Office redesigns that optimize on health and wellbeing
If we’ve learned anything from post-pandemic, the need to support health and well being for the workplace is more essential than ever. Learn how some companies are making these changes in the workplace today.

A Q & A with Claude Restoule at Artopex
Learning from our customers to understand how they work and function will be some of the key details to focus on in 2022. Listening more to our client’s requirements will help to mold the future of the office.

Office Space Recalibration: Assigned vs. Unassigned Seating
Make no mistake – the office is here to stay. It will continue to be a big part of how work gets done but it will be different – in the way it is being used and physical configuration.

Making Room for a Better Way of Work
Looking at office space density requires consideration for new insights into not only the physical office space but the people who help run the organization on a day-to-day basis.

How Artificial Intelligence (AI) Can Transform the Workplace
Achieving the level of personalization, and operational efficiency required to compete in an increasingly digital environment is the top priority of almost every business leader these days. Many recognize AI (Artificial Intelligence) as a key enabler for these pursuits.