The effects of colour in educational design
Colour is remarkable! It is an essential sense that provides us with vital information about the world we live in, but it is not simple. It is a powerful communication tool and can be used to signal…
What makes an enriching environment – industry professionals give us their thoughts
This summer we asked people to complete this sentence: “When I think of an enriching environment…” to see what the first topics were that sprung to mind. Enriching can be interpreted in a variety of ways; but…
AW Spaces – the new name of sustainability in workspace design and fitout
Clarity is everything. Action Workspace combined two elements: design and build, and furniture manufacturing. To make it simpler for everyone, we – the fitout, design and build part of the business – have renamed to AW Spaces.…
To move or not to move, that is the question
Oh great, another workspace article. It’s a fair comment as the whole world now has an opinion about the best way to work from home, or the best way to make your office ‘Covid-secure’ if there is…
Mental health in the workplace – how you can make a difference
Mental health isn’t an easy subject to put out there, but an important one… I was out jogging on Friday evening, and I was reflecting on the fact that each of us have varied responsibilities in life…
Sustainable Workplaces – Buildings for the Future: Plus X, Brighton
In the first of our new blog series, Sustainable Workplaces – Buildings for the Future, we choose to highlight an incredible building we had the privilege of touring last week – Plus X in Brighton. A mixed…
Tops tips to get your workspace ready for the new normal
They say you can learn a lot from a person by how they react in a challenging situation. Being caught in a thunderstorm or untangling wires can make our masks slip, revealing our true emotions. During these…
What’s the difference between Grade A and grade B Rent?
Looking to occupy a new space can be daunting when there is so much information and many words being thrown around such as ‘Grade A’ or ‘Grade B’ but was exactly does Grade A/B mean? There are…
New Beginnings for The Communications Store in White City
In April 2019 Lisa McLeod, AW senior design and workplace strategist, started the design and planning phase of The Communications Store’s relocation from a Kensington office spanning 3 floors, to a single floor workspace in the Westworks,…
New city office for JCW
In 2007 JCW founder, Jamie Woods, started a one-man recruitment business from his flat in North London. 13 years later the business has grown to employ over 120 staff from offices in London, New York, Frankfurt, Amsterdam…