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How to Organize a Commercial Space? Distribution and Circulation Strategies in the Design of Stores and Premises

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Taking into consideration that various cultural variables, social tensions, and economic interests are involved, the construction of these spaces directly involves the interaction between users, brands, and their products, participating in the experience on-site from colors and materials to lighting, climate control, sounds, aromas, and more.

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7 Office Design Strategies To Support Neurodiversity In A Post-Pandemic World

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Office environments can be tailored to better support neurodiverse individuals by incorporating thoughtful design strategies that cater to sensory, visual, auditory, and spatial preferences, thus creating inclusive workspaces that enhance productivity and comfort for all employees. Example of phone rooms. Image courtesy of Elsy Studios.

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How Healthy Is Your Building?

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The WELL standard is an excellent way for designers and building owners to prioritize the human impact of their buildings, but it also poses a unique challenge — WELL certification relies on certain operational strategies to be successful. This article was originally written by Allison McKenzie for Work Design Magazine.

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Biophilic design principles applied in retail design

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Facts such as using biodegradable and natural materials, facilitating better air circulation or replicating elements of nature in indoor and / or commercial spaces will be the daily bread. It is about achieving direct and indirect experiences through design strategies, generating mystery, perspective, a sense of refuge, etc.

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Past, present and future of hospital design

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The fact that hospital architecture can literally improve the lives of its patients, and that aspects such as spaces, color or luminosity influence the mood and the perception of the body itself, hospital architecture seems to be one of the most relevant paradigms of the future of societies. © Copyright. © Copyright.

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5 Whole-Brain Design Strategies To Make Your Workplace More Innovative And Efficient

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Unique Challenges Since a standard program document consists of a list of rooms, we typically use a multiplier to calculate the amount of circulation space needed. If we’re able to conduct a post-occupancy evaluation to understand the impact of our design decisions, we gain insights to inform how best to approach whole-brain design.

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From Cobblestones to Cyberspace: VMSD Celebrates Its 125th Year of Service to the Retail Industry

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In one of the first editions of The Show Window , billed as a monthly “Journal of Practical Window Trimming,” Baum enthusiastically wrote, “Suggest possibilities of color and sumptuous display that would delight the heart. Within a few short months of its debut, circulation grew into the tens of thousands. At Federated Dept.