Planning + Design
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Planning for the Hybrid Office
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If you build it, they will come…it may seem like a cliché, but as we have seen over the last several months, companies are developing return to work office spaces to meet the demands of a hybrid work environment. Whether you are in a position to make large changes, or just small tweaks to your…
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The task at hand: Your company is building a new research facility, and you need to create a plan and budget to design and build a laboratory that finishes on time, under budget, and meets a specific biosafety level (BSL) requirement. Sound daunting? Don’t worry; we’ve got you covered. Like any major undertaking, your upcoming project starts with proper planning.…
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By Steven Gorup Relocating your business is definitely a big deal. There is a lot of planning to be done, a whole lot of people involved, and specific details that need to be coordinated. From vendors to service providers to your own team, which must be guided through the transition, moving your business into a
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Tech companies have influenced our lives tremendously in the last decade. Think Google. Uber. Facebook. Apple. They’ve also had an enormous influence in the past 10 years or so on office design. They’ve also had an enormous influence in the past 10 years or so on office design. (Beginning with a love for bare brick walls and exposed duct ceilings.)
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Whether your company is poised to triple its staff within two years or it is already bursting the seams of your current office space, sometimes you have no choice but to expand. In a perfect world, you’d just pack up and move right into a brand new space that is designed exactly the way you want it. However, for most…
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The tech industry has done amazing things for humanity and its contributions are ubiquitous in virtually everything we do. It comes as no surprise that the tech industry also forced the old-school commercial office space world to re-evaluate its boring, vanilla, box-like past. With the help of creative architects and planners, office space is striking a balance between work and…
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You may have seen them at Fashion Valley Mall, or at popular San Diego restaurants like Bankers Hill and Underbelly. Walls of beautiful, colorful plants, known as living walls are nothing if not eye-catching. For this reason and others, living walls have begun appearing with greater frequency in commercial office spaces as well.
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I love office space. I love how a space can be transformed from a cold shell to a company’s hub and place to innovate. A key part of my role as a commercial real estate broker who exclusively represents tenants and buyers – the true consumers of office space – is touring our clients through different office spaces and helping…
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Open ceilings are all the rage in office design today. Also referred to as “exposed structure” or “open plenum” ceilings, this architectural trend lends a hip, industrial look to any space, and increases the height of the room to make it feel more spacious. It’s no surprise that more and more tenants are going after the open ceiling look as…
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Are you suffering from growing pains? That seems to be the ongoing buzz these days. Companies are raising money, increasing revenues, and hiring additional people. This presents the million-dollar question: How much space should a growing company lease?
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If your office is near the beach and you’re looking to capture a breezy, coastal feel in your workspace, there are some easy ways to bring the outdoors in. Here are a few tips to incorporate a beachy vibe into your office space so it can reflect its incredible location.