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OFFICE DESIGN FOR INTROVERTS AND EXTROVERTS: THE RESULTS

Heneghan Peng developed a space for Airbnb that provided areas for collaboration, private meetings, and flexibility to support the various tasks of diverse employees. A couple of weeks ago we blogged about office design for introverts and extroverts and how as commercial interior designers, we can develop spaces that can suit the needs of both personality types. In that blog post we discussed ways that we can improve productivity and well-being for all employees, but we also asked you to take part in our survey regarding your experiences in your workplace. Today we're following up on that survey to show…

Read more on OFFICE DESIGN FOR INTROVERTS AND EXTROVERTS
OFFICE DESIGN FOR INTROVERTS AND EXTROVERTS

Breakout spaces like the one above designed by za bor Architects are necessary for private phone calls or more focused work in open office designs. The discussion on introversion and extroversion is a hot topic right now. If you've seen Susan Cain's enlightening TED talk The Power of Introverts (read on if you want to watch it), then you might agree that we need to reconsider how we can support the spatial and functional requirements of introverted individuals. But it's also true that the majority of our society consists of extroverts, so it seems to us we should be designing…