Office design & space

Intentional design can inspire, foster community and drive productivity.


The role of new sensors in managing indoor air quality

With miniaturized, low-cost sensors, it is possible to visualize indoor air quality at unprecedented scale

How to build a flexible real estate portfolio of the future

More companies are turning to flexible real estate to solve long-held challenges exacerbated by the pandemic

Three workspace attributes that improve employee productivity

Learn how your office environment directly affects productivity, and how to optimize it to get the best result

Understanding commercial subleases and flexible leases

A commercial sublease is one option for finding flexible space for your business. Here’s how they work

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The science of space

A workspace can be designed to elicit focus and engagement.

WeWork Embassy Tech Village in India. Photography by VRX Studios
The real science behind innovative offices

An innovative and thoughtfully designed workspace can increase employee engagement, productivity, and overall company performance

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How researchers use virtual reality to capture a ‘vibe’

Technology helps WeWork design spaces more attuned to people’s needs

WeWork Ciyunsi in Beijing, China. Photograph by The We Company
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There’s a science behind creating the ideal ‘vibe’ in a workspace—and design plays a big role

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Eight flexible workspace trends from real estate leaders

Colliers, WeWork, Microsoft, and EY share the strategies and technologies that will impact flexible space

The benefits of daily office space rental

Forget working in coffee shops. For the ultimate in last-minute flexibility, rent office space by the day

Is your workspace going to deliver maximum value?

Ask yourself these six questions before signing on the dotted line

Spaces to study and extend the university experience

For those who can’t get to campus this semester, being in a WeWork space sustains the educational momentum

The costs of commercial construction build-outs

Stay within your office space budget by learning about commercial build-out costs

How to find commercial office space for rent

By keeping a few basic tips in mind, you can identify and secure the ideal commercial space for your company

Five types of commercial real estate leases

For a business to thrive, it’s not enough to choose the right property—you also need to pick the right lease

What you need to know about leasing commercial real estate

To find the perfect office space for your business, you need to brush up on commercial real estate basics

A building operations team rallies to respond to COVID-19

They oversaw the largest shipment of protective equipment ever made to WeWork buildings

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Those who don’t want to spend every day at home now have the flexibility to choose their office for the day

How WeWork updated our global spaces amid COVID-19

The design team considered much more than just furniture placement when it revamped over 800 offices

Effective social distancing office layouts

As employees return to the office, they’re discovering things aren’t quite as they remember

The hub-and-spoke model, as demonstrated by WeWork

Having a smaller, central headquarters with satellite offices helps to prioritize everyone’s safety

How WeWork helps universities tackle reopening in the fall

By expanding their spaces and setting up satellite campuses, universities are adapting to large-scale change

Ten outdoor spaces designed for productivity in fresh air

Studies show being outdoors lowers the risk of disease transmission. These spaces allow you to take work outside

Signs that reinforce social distancing in the office

Here’s how WeWork uses creative signage to remind us of practices that help keep everyone safe

New workplace strategies for increasing flexibility

CBRE and WeWork share what companies are concerned with and how they’re adjusting to the new workplace

Three ways to use office space in the new world of work

New workplace strategies need to consider office density, health and safety, and employee happiness