Theme: Office building design
More working-from-home days and online meetings have become the new normal. The corona pandemic and the need for better access to digital forms of collaboration mean new requirements for the design of the physical office. It has, for example, resulted in a need for more small meeting rooms and break-out zones than in the past.
In this feature, you can read about the new trends in office design identified by experts and architects. See how several of the trends are reflected in a number of successful corporate headquarters. And read how Troldtekt acoustic solutions contributes to good acoustics with a sustainable indoor climate and distinctive design when designing offices to satisfy the new requirements.
Better office environments with 'neuroarchitecture'
How do buildings affect the people who use them? A number of architects have started to investigate how we can use brain research to design better schools and office environments, for example. We talked to architect Klaudio Muca from CEBRA Architecture about the perspectives.
New Danish Crown headquarters can function for at least a hundred years
Danish Crown’s new headquarters in Randers is a unique interpretation of the Danish three-winged farmstead – on a large scale. The brick building has been awarded both DGNB Gold and a DGNB Heart for its particularly healthy indoor climate. Here, Mikkel Frost, architect and founding partner at CEBRA Architecture, shares the design considerations behind the grand office building.
Acoustics experts: Open-plan offices can be too quiet
It doesn’t take much noise before your concentration starts to wane in open-plan offices – and often it’s chatting colleagues who are to blame.
More articles in the theme about office building design
Experts: What office work will be like after COVID-19
Small rooms and flexible office environments see the light of day
Goodbye to the desk? How office design will change
The office of the future must be flexible
Office design: Choose an acoustics solution with several benefits
