Research and insights to inform thinking and inspire design

Anyone involved with design and the built environment knows there’s always more to learn. New thinking and research are constantly changing and enriching our approach to design – especially the ways we can support the well-being of those who use the spaces, and the steps we can take to make them more sustainable.

We regularly commission studies into the key issues affecting architects, designers and the organisations that benefit from or influence their work. The insights we gain help us improve our products and services, and sometimes change our business – and even other businesses too. We hope you’ll find them useful.

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Report: Designing Restorative Spaces
Report: Designing Restorative Spaces
Publication date: June 2022
Much has already been said about the post-pandemic return to work – how soon, how often, and how to encourage it. But there seems to be a gap in recognising the emotional impact of returning to work after the unprecedented changes we have all experienced.
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Report: Designing for Cognitive & Sensory Wellbeing
Report: Designing for Cognitive & Sensory Wellbeing
Creating +Positive spaces by Designing for Cognitive & Sensory Wellbeing
Publication date: April 2021
Perhaps now more than ever, with digitalisation and the many challenges brought to our workplace settings by COVID-19, our ability to focus has been exacerbated by the requirement to focus ‘all day’ alongside a decrease in opportunity to do so. We are surrounded by distraction and unnatural, urban environments, with little time or space to recuperate.
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Report: Measuring the Impact of your Design
Report: Measuring the Impact of your Design
Creating +Positive spaces by Measuring the Impact of your Design via Pre- and Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE)
Publication date: September 2019
As a way to assess the performance of building or refurbishment projects POE can be an extremely valuable tool, but is often viewed as difficult to do. Our guide demystifies the language, process and different approaches, to make POE more accessible.
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Report: Designing for Community
Report: What’s that Sound? Workplace Acoustics
Publication Date: April 2019
Understanding how noise in the workplace affects employee productivity and well-being.
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Report: Designing for Community
Report: Designing for Community
Creating +Positive spaces by Designing for Community
Publication date: March 2019
Creating +Positive spaces™ where we work, rest and play involves design that incorporates visual appeal, purpose, sustainable elements, and an understanding of human behaviour.
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Report: Biophilic Design
Report: Biophilic Design Guide
Creating +Positive spaces using biophilic design
Publication date: August 2018
Strengthening our connection with nature to improve well-being and productivity is much more than a design trend.
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Report: WELL Building Standard
Report: WELL Building Design Guide
Creating +Positive spaces using the WELL Building Standard
Publication date: January 2018
Making people happier, healthier and more productive is increasingly important in workplace design – and the new WELL Building Standard™ Certification aims to measure and regulate this.
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Report: Biophilic Design in Hospitality
Report: Biophilic Design in Hospitality
Human spaces 2.0: biophilic design in hospitality
Publication date: 2017
Hotels can gain a great deal from design that recognises our connection with nature.
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Report: Global Human Spaces
Report: Global Human Spaces
Human spaces: the global impact of biophilic design in the workplace
Publication date: 2015
How can we build on our innate affinity with nature to create workplaces that inspire, relax and revitalise the people using them?
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