How can the outside world — such as the corporate environment — benefit from the tenets of healthcare design?
There is more discussion lately about workplace and how to provide alternative work areas to break up the tremendous pressure most people are under in a traditional corporate environment today. Workers are totally accessible through modern technology, and as a result, it is important to try to create a sense of restoration in the workplace. We always look to create an underlying sense of sustainability and user comfort. We build combined notions of work and restoration into the office environment. When we have looked into people’s perception of their work space, we have found that workers appreciate some connection to the outside. We can create this feeling via window accessibility, daylight, views or through a water feature in the environment. People want to be able to control the amount of light and the temperature in their work space. If we can’t accommodate daylight and views for all employees, then perhaps we can make the space brighter as you move into the environment, or integra
