Comments on: 10 Easy Steps to Healthy Office Design

By: Maria Lorena Lehman

Maria Lorena Lehman — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:20:08 +0000

Yes David — I would agree that an inspiring office can really help employees to be more creative, and it is also likely to help a bit with office morale. And since employees spend so much time there, they are also likely to engage in healthier habits throughout the day as well.

By: David

David — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 14:16:05 +0000

I think it’s vital an office is not only fully functional but also highly inspiring and allows the employees to be as expressive and creative as possible, as it’s where you spend most of your working life, so it’s imperative it’s fully functional and inspires the workforce to be as creative as possible.

By: Workplace by Design : Sensing Architecture by Maria Lorena Lehman

Workplace by Design : Sensing Architecture by Maria Lorena Lehman — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 10:00:25 +0000

[...] environments that promote everything from spaces for focus to spaces for social interaction. Work environments need to meet a multitude of needs at once, and that is why workplace “by design” is so [...]

By: The Secret of Great Workplace Design : Sensing Architecture by Maria Lorena Lehman

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 11:31:55 +0000

[...] Changing Workplace” does a good job of describing some of the most popular qualities in the more successful work environments that we experience today. The following is a list of a few of these qualities as described in this [...]

By: Anastasia

Anastasia — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:01:17 +0000

Great tips. I think #7 is really important. It's especially important to have working technology in the office. When things don't work properly it's immensely frustrating and an incredible waste of time. I wish our office was a little more open to nature and the sun. I basically sit in a dark cave all day long!

By: MattA

MattA — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:17:37 +0000

Great little article here. Think you hit the nail with #8, to "provide place(s) for human interaction". Think nowadays this aspect is too often forgotten or overlooked in office designs.

By: Eric McNeal

Eric McNeal — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 04:07:44 +0000

Great list of things that can help immensely for a better office. I really go out of my way to accomplish rule #1 (a place for eyes to rest). When possible I’ll align my monitor with a window so that I don’t have to turn my head to relieve my eyes. When you’re working hard on the computer you can easily forget how long you’ve been staring at your monitor.

And rule #3 (place for quiet breaks and meditation) doesn’t necessarily has to mean doing something away from work. Being an architect there are times when I feel like sitting at the computer is the least inspiring place to be working so I like to sit somewhere devoid of electronics and sketch on paper with a Sharpie marker. At least for me that can be considered meditation.