Director, Creative + Strategy, Lauren Gardner, shares insights with Work Design Magazine on how companies are redefining productivity—making their offices strategic, adaptive, and human-centered.
At our firm, we're reimagining office design to move beyond traditional assumptions. We begin by asking: What strategic role should the office play? That means treating it not just as a place to work, but as a thoughtful tool for performance and connection. Using staff surveys, interviews, and workshops, we tailor design strategies to the organization’s goals—whether that’s deep focus, spontaneous collaboration, or cross-functional synergy.
We take a “macro-to-micro” approach: aligning with big-picture business objectives, then zooming into the needs of each department—recognizing that finance teams and creative teams often require vastly different environments. This lets us create workplaces that feel purposeful, inclusive, and genuinely supportive of diverse work styles.
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