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New Office Spaces For Post-Covid World

The post-Covid reality has gotten the New Delhi-based firm 42mm Architecture to think differently about the idea of an office space.

The fight against COVID-19 extends to the washroom

How smart washrooms are addressing safety amid the coronavirus pandemic

Projecting positivity

Happiness is an inside job – here are the upcoming interior design projects that we’re excited about, as told by designers themselves…

Post Pandemic: The future of contemporary design

Design consultant Esra Lemmens on how “ the most unsettling and far-reaching” COVID-19 pandemic is reshaping work culture and how different industries work.

When modernity takes cues from its traditional roots

Replete with natural light, prolific volumes, and an elegant color palette, elements that define the Auric Hall designed by IMK Architects; its design is unlike any other typical administrative building.

Re-evaluating workspace design and safety norms in the aftermath of Covid

The panel speaker at the fourth edition of the webinar series aimed to share their own knowledge and experience working with respective multi-national companies and help the audience understand how organisations are coping with the return to business.

Returning to the Office: A Global Perspective

As restrictions begin to lift, what will a return to the office look like? What must employers do to ensure safe environments while preserving organizational culture and continued innovation? How will employees embrace the workplace; what will be their expectations? What role will remote work play going forward, and how successful was it during the lock-down?

Office workers' biggest concern? – Commuting

Distributed office models could help relieve employee anxiety

Redefining FM in Educational Facilities

By Surajit Biswas, Head of Project & Building Consultancy Division of Land Sterling

Parametrically Designed Façade with Sustainable Approach

The digitization has led way to the development of increasingly sophisticated tools that have direct impact on the contemporary practice of architecture and urbanism. Parametric Design is one such tool and it has provided great possibilities for innovation in terms of design, optimization of resources and processes, and improvement in performance for facades.

Understanding The Skin Of A Building

Rohit Suraj, founder of Hyderabadbased firm Urban Zen, shares his insights regarding the core challenges in facade installation and how climatic conditions effect the design; he further throws light on the concept of green facades

Adapting To The Next Normal & New Dynamics Of Work

The workplace industry is undergoing a complete transformation with new approaches, evolved strategies and leaner budgets. Given this, the third edition of the webinar series delved into the strategies and methodologies adopted by organisations in its effort to adapt to the new normal.

The Age of Responsive Workplace

The rise of flexible office spaces and modern, experience-driven workplace environments has seen a huge shift from the traditional real estate model. But it also foreshadows more of what’s to come.

Sustainability within FM

With the way we work changing and the focus on sustainability still prevalent, Facilities Management need to continue to explore ways to ensure a sustainable working environment

Scandi neutral

Styled Habitat Design collaborates with Royal Haskoning DHV and Live Loud Girl on the interior for Jotun’s new regional headquarters

The decentralisation of corporate office buildings

Companies would be wise to not view workplaces in a binary capacity. They should provide employees with a portfolio of technology-enabled solutions and locations to work where and how they choose.

Recalibrating workplaces for resilience

While several new protocols have been introduced, the most critical element would be the physical workplace itself. How can facility managers shape the future of work in the post-COVID-19 era?

Cyber-securing facilities

How do new technologies increase the physical and digital security of real estate?

Bank on this

Banking and financial institutions have a wide array of facilities management requirements and particular industry challenges

A new VIEW

What the future holds for office spaces

Reopening a safe workplace

Pandemic-proofing offices could involve short-term fixes, new working patterns and long-term design upgrades that put hygiene at the heart of workplace planning

Space Matrix and IA Interior Architects form global consortium

Space Matrix, a multinational workplace design consultancy firm headquartered in Singapore with a specialisation in workplace design and build has announced a strategic partnership with US-based IA Interior Architects. Two of the largest global design firms focused on interiors for workplaces have joined forces to provide unparalleled design services and capabilities to serve its clients.

Building resilient cities

The healthcare design THAT WILL BECOME THE NEW NORMAL

Lean into it

Govind Shepley, owner of Twentyone06, explores how leaner is meaner when coping with the COVID-19 downturn

The Vanguards Corporate of Architecture

In conversation with the trio at DSP Design Associates – Yatin Patel, Bimal Desai and Mehul Shah – the founders of the firm discuss how architecture and design can navigate to engage with the evolving demands and challenges at hand and how the practice is addressing core concerns of workplace design in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak

Designing a characteristic facility for WorkFlo by Oyo

What’s characteristic about the co-working space, in Hyderabad, is how Beyond Design Architects have subtly combined different decor styles into a holistic working environment

A changing INDUSTRY

Things are going to look very different, very soon

A breath of fresh air

Indoor air quality has never been a more pertinent subject during such times, especially now with most of us being indoors

The corona conundrum

FM operators and suppliers weigh in on tackling the COVID-19 pandemic

Vikram Solar awarded 300MW solar project by NTPC

Vikram Solar, one of India’s leading module manufacturers and a comprehensive EPC solutions and rooftop solar provider, has bagged a 300 MW solar plant project forINR 1,750 crore from National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) under CPSU-II scheme.