putting 'roundy' humans into 'squarey' boxes

Commercial space is a battleground. It’s a battle between ‘roundy’ humans and ‘squarey’ objects.

Humans are not square in shape, however most pieces of paper, books, desks, cupboards, and computers have a good deal of square edges and tend to end up, well squarish! If our office space only needed objects, ‘squary’ offices would be a great solution. Unfortunately there are normally lots of humans and not only are they ‘roundy’ they tend to move about too.

So we have a battle between contrasting demands of the contents of our office buildings. The lazy solution is to tend towards ‘squary’ and fit humans into it. We say lazy because it’s not really a solution, it generally will cost more, be boring, and not work. But its easy and requires no skill to speak of to produce ‘squarey’ designs. ‘Roundy’ designs do take some effort because they make ‘squarey’ things fit into them, but they are often stylish, they are attractive to humans as they are both ‘roundy’! They can be very cost effective as there are few square corners of offices that cannot be filled, so they can have a high density.

At the heart of ‘roundy’ designs is the basic element of workplace design – the curve.

The best example of a piece of office furniture with a curve is your chair! Generally there are lots of curves in a good chair. To create a good design the curve is used, but not necessarily on objects, but to create the space between objects. 

A small office with a round table could have round walls, the curves create the space.

Maybe you have to be a bit feminine to get that, but any blokes reading this – just think, what can we use the square corners of offices for anyway?

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The 7 Rules of creating special commercial space for your head office

... or how to put ‘roundy’ humans into ‘squarey’ boxes

This ebook has been created to help those thinking about relocation or refurbishment of a Head Office, or where an injection of flair and style is required.

Every project is ultimately judged on whether it stands out and delivers on every level.

This FREE, 12-page ebook is a simple to understand guide, which highlights the 7 Rules to follow to ensure that all salient issues are considered and that you don’t end up with an expensive square box full of desks!