Recently, a 25-foot high “living wall” was installed in our Vancouver office to clean and refresh the air, reminding us of the importance of biophilia in design.
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In a new build project in Vancouver, we built exterior shading structures, operable windows for natural ventilation and a completely green roof. Perkins+Will has implemented this strategy in many of our offices, most recently in the San Francisco office. Other strategies include having operable windows for natural airflow, incorporating outside views into your space, and using natural eco-friendly materials. Incorporating natural light into your space, such as with Suncentral Sunbeamersand skylights, will provide indirect daylight that positively affects occupants. Sustainable climate-specific solutions should inform your decisions if you want occupant behaviors to reflect sustainable attitudes.įor example, when deciding shading strategies for your office, material selection and aesthetic choices can creatively reflect the appropriate historical, cultural, and ecological influences in the region. The study showed that users of a deep green building were more likely to choose the correct disposal bin (recycle, compost, or trash) than users of a similar building that did not focus on sustainable design principles. A study completed in 2013 at the University of British Columbia identified a connection between occupying a high-performance building and pro-environmental behavior related to recycling and waste disposal. In the last decade, more buildings have incorporated sustainable design principles, and studies have shown there are direct behavioral effects from green building design. Know that biophilia matters Another shot of the living wall in Perkins+Will’s Vancouver office. There are many ways to design for innovation, below we walk you through four tested strategies you can implement to design an innovative workspace. It’s one thing to know you need an innovative workspace - it’s another to actually create one. They come from a space in which employees have room to explore, collaborate, and connect.Ĭompanies of all stripes increasingly recognize this. The best ideas don’t come from an employee answering email in a cubicle. Office spaces can also influence an employee’s creativity and innovation, which are critical for a company’s overall success. They sleep longer and better, have more physical activity and a better quality of life compared to office workers with less light exposure in the workplace.īut it’s not just about worker happiness or health. For example, a study by Northwestern University shows that offices designed with more natural light positively affects employees. We spend most of our waking hours at work, and how our office spaces are designed can have a substantial impact on our health, happiness, and work product. Perkins+Will’s Vancouver office features a green wall in its atrium. Peter Busby and Hakee Chang, of Perkins+Will‘s San Francisco office, explore four ways to design an innovative work environment.
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