Insights

The biggest savings in a workplace project are usually made before the design is fixed. Good cost planning starts with the scope, not with cutting products from a finished scheme.

You do not need to predict exactly how your organisation will work in five years. You do need to know which fit-out decisions are expensive to reverse and where flexibility is worth paying for.

LEKO Group used its new headquarters to support specialist work, strengthen the employee experience and present a more accurate picture of the company to prospective recruits.

European workplace strategies are putting more emphasis on utilisation, flexibility and the quality of the office experience. What should Finnish organisations take from that shift?

Art can do more than decorate an office. Used well, it can support identity, wayfinding, cognitive recovery and the overall quality of the workplace.

Forestis, Enigma and Ett Hem show three very different ways to use materials, light, detail and atmosphere to make the interior part of the guest experience.

In hospitality, the interior is part of the product. Materials, lighting, acoustics and operational planning all shape how guests experience a hotel or restaurant.

A workplace affects far more than how an office looks. Air quality, light, acoustics, materials and layout all influence concentration, wellbeing and the way people work together.