Workplaces
Travel Centre charts unmapped territory
Travel Centre is taking its guests into uncharted territory with a new destination that brings together a rare mix of event, retail and work space.
Service design sprints deliver speedy solutions
Service design sprints are a way for workplace teams to create better workplaces by improving or creating new services for them.
Focus on workplace wellness elevates ergonomics
There is a natural role for ergonomics to play in workplace interventions as organizations increasingly look to improve employee well-being, says Lucy Hart.
Region of Peel pilots active design strategies
The Region of Peel plans to incorporate active design strategies at other facilities within its portfolio after a successful pilot.
Workplaces send subconscious signals: research
Recent research from fields including psychology can be applied to interiors to improve workplace design.
An upscale co-working space in Old Montreal
A sensitive design intervention transformed a space once occupied by a bank into headquarters for a tech start-up, complete with co-working space.
Eyestrain on the rise in modern workplaces
Complaints about visual discomfort including eyestrain have increased as workplaces have prioritized efficient lighting and outdoor views.
Design casts Stereo D’s new facility in low light
At a time when organizations are pushing meeting rooms and private offices into the middles of floor plates, Stereo D Canada has done just the
Don’t forget the outliers in office ergonomics
In many workplaces, multiple workers share the same desk or standing work counter. However, not all people are of equal size.
Scotiabank shifts gears with new Digital Factory
The half-pixelated gear that hangs above the entryway symbolizes the output of Scotiabank’s new Digital Factory in Toronto.
Getting cozy with high-density occupancies
Accessibility, ventilation, noise mitigation and privacy have become key design concerns as office floor plans are configured, or reconfigured, to accommodate more people than past workspace norms.
Ergonomic considerations for the design stage
When designing a workplace, it’s important to consider all aspects of ergonomics, productivity and accessibility.
KPMG looks to clients in locating Vaughan office
When KPMG selected its new location, proximity to clients factored prominently, leading the growing professional services firm to set up shop in Vaughan.
B.C.-based credit union makes a bold move
Coast Capital Savings recently relocated to new headquarters with freshly fit out interiors that reflect its quirky culture.
Better employee experiences in meeting rooms
Meeting rooms play a key part in rounding out a better employee experience for those that struggle with reduced privacy at workstations in an open layout.
Top 14 stories to watch in 2017
Last year, the commercial real estate industry faced a number of diverse challenges and successes that are expected to develop throughout 2017. Here, REMI’s award-winning
Good acoustics, design no longer mutually exclusive
the building community is becoming more aware of the importance of acoustics at the same time that the industry is giving designers more options.


