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Cultivating the Happy Workplace

Be. Happy. at the office: Cultivating the mood-boosting workplace.
Creating a workplace that promotes employee mental and emotional wellbeing is key to positive organizational culture, productivity and magic-making teamwork!

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Creating Collaborative Environments that Inspire Teamwork

Setting a team up for success starts with creating the physical environment that naturally induces the kind of collaboration you want to see. After a couple of years on focused, individual workspaces, we're seeing a gradual resurgence of collaborative environments.

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Mission Dolores Academy New Library & Learning Center

The Reading Room’s grand opening at Mission Dolores Academy was a dream to attend and a project we are honored to be a part of!
Our team collaborated with Ratcliff Architects and we were able to complete this project in just 3 weeks, talk about efficiency!

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Does your workplace environment support your goals?

Avoid these common office design mistakes.
Your physical environment is a mirror for the state of your business and a foundation for your success. When it comes to your goals, cultivating the workplace that supports growth, productivity and flow is a critical investment...and you don't even have to be a feng shui expert get it right.

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Preventing Burnout

Burnout is a significant issue in the workplace that is gaining an increasing amount of attention since the pandemic.Collectively we are all becoming more aware of the impact that burnout has had across industries. By integrating the correct design, system and behavioral strategies, we can build strong foundations that work to prevent as well as heal burnout. Below we have outlined a few strategies that can help do just that!

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Make The First Impression Count

The office lobby is one of the most important spaces when it comes to brand and company representation. It is the first impression that an organization can make on a client, employee or potential partner. A lobby informs visitors of brand, values, goals, culture, professionalism and so much more. Lobby design choices, space planning and furniture selection allow you to greatly influence how one feels in the presence of your business. You only have one shot to make a great first impression, so let’s get into a few key elements of creating a great lobby!

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3 Tips For More Focus At The Office

We can influence our capacity for focus and productivity with various design elements and habits. Thoughtfully incorporating small tweaks into your workspace brings more focus into your environment. Here are our Top 3 Tips for increasing focus!

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Creating A Sustainable Workplace: Where To Start

The importance of sustainability at the workplace is commonly talked about, but when it comes to actually implementing the necessary steps to creating an eco-friendly office, it’s easy to get overwhelmed! Our team put together a list of practical tips for creating a greener office, some of which you can start implementing today! Remember, it’s never too late to start and every step counts, no matter how small.

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Is Your Workplace Summer Ready?

Exposure to nature, whether it be in the form of outdoor spaces or creatively bringing nature elements indoors, is critical for the wellbeing of employees. Moving into the second half of 2021, we are all recognizing the importance of taking “a walk in the park”. If you’ve got an outdoor space that needs furniture, modifications or accessories, now’s the time to invest!

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LightHouse for the Blind & Be. Workplace Design:

An Inspiring Collaboration Be. Workplace Design had the pleasure of working with LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired in furnishing their Sirkin Center in Alameda! This inspiring collaboration is very dear to our hearts; we are filled with gratitude to have been entrusted by such an important organization in co-creating a reliable, modern & upbeat space!

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