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The work environment, in Singapore, is evolving at many companies these days, resulting in the need for new office design. At some businesses, for example, individual cubicles and offices are being dismantled in favor of a more open environment in which an employee's work station is wherever he happens to plug in his laptop. Whatever the specific design, the emphasis today is clearly on being lean and flexible. As experts we summed up important questions small-business owners

A Historical Overview of Commercial Interior Design The concept of commercial interior design for offices has been used in Singapore since it’s birth, due to its rapid modernisation. The first office design, however, was made by Frederick Taylor, an American Engineer who strictly observed and promoted employee efficiency. He created an office layout which promoted “scientific management”, a theory designed to optimise employee performance. Taylorism was best known for its fac

A lot of information about you as a person and a boss and the kind of business you deal in reflects from the kind of interiors your office has. To create a positive impression on clients and other visitors, as well as a nice environment for the staff, classy and modern furniture should be used. The design of your office can subconsciously affect the mood and productivity of your employees. It is only now that Singapore companies are realising the potential of a great office i

An architecture experiment using data collected from 2 million people has resulted in the creation of Sweden's most "statistically desirable" home. The Hemnet Home, or "the House of Clicks", was designed based upon 200 million clicks on 86,000 properties on Sweden's most popular property site, Hemnet Home. In total, more than 20 percent of the country's population have contributed to the list of requirements for the house's design, which has been interpreted by architects Tha

Many homeowners in Singapore face issues during their home renovation. Though it is bound to happen some way or another, there are a few steps that homeowners may take in order to keep the problems in communication to a minimum. Regardless the experience of the Interior Designer & homework done by the homeowner, there is still a high chance that problems will surface. This is to the fact of the many “unforeseen variables” due to the sheer amount of factors and people involved

SMEs will be most pleased to know that the Singapore government heeded the feedback from the public and have expanded several key schemes. Among the enhancements and extensions to current schemes are the improvements to the Innovation & Capability Voucher (ICV) offered by SPring Singapore. Whether you are starting up a new café or restaurant, planning to renovate your current or moving into a new office. Now business owners may claim up to $10,000 for their commercial design

Some inspiration for new startups in Singapore from the other side of the pacific. The popular social networking site Twitter recently relocated its office headquarters to a space previously occupied by Bebo in San Francisco’s SoMa district. The interior design of the new office was spearheaded by Sara Morishige Williams, whose goal was to “bring the outdoors in, while making the space playful yet useful and sustainable”. The entire office is equipped with wifi connectivity

"The smartest players in corporate America are parlaying their work spaces into a competitive advantage. Here's How." So begins a special report by Design Leveraged, a new collaborative tapped by the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA) to deliver a series of studies on why design may be the single most underutilized business tool. Packaged as case studies, the first report was released this year during NeoCon in Chicago. Is the the title jus