Henri Cleinge adapts grand Montreal bank for Crew Offices and Cafe
A former bank in the historic centre of Montreal has been transformed into an office for a tech start-up and a cafe for freelance workers by local architect Henri Cleinge. More
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Open-plan offices make workers more unfriendly and less productive
Workers in open-plan offices are more distracted, unfriendly and uncollaborative than those in traditional workplaces, according to the latest industry survey. More
Fritz Hansen kits out UN president's office with mid-century Danish furniture
The president of the United Nations General Assembly's office has received a makeover with furniture by Danish designers Arne Jacobsen and Poul Kjærholm (+ slideshow). More
Woods Bagot designs its own Melbourne architecture office to encourage staff to socialise
A cookbook by El Bulli chef Ferran Adrià played a key role in determining architecture firm Woods Bagot's design for its new Melbourne studio. More
IFUB transforms former chocolate factory into office with secret storage
Munich architecture firm IFUB has converted the ground floor of a Berlin factory into an open-plan office with a wall of hidden cupboards and rooms (+ slideshow). More
Dropbox opens industrial-style cafeteria by AvroKO at California headquarters
American studio AvroKO has completed a cafeteria and coffee bar in the new San Francisco headquarters for tech company Dropbox, providing a "place of comfort" that aims to keep employees from leaving the office (+ slideshow). More
MFRMGR creates semi-transparent cubicles for sound production office in Warsaw
Warsaw studio MFRMGR has renovated the offices of Polish sound production company Ztudio, using wooden frames and polycarbonate sheets to create semi-transparent workspaces (+ slideshow). More
Airbnb models Tokyo office on local neighbourhoods
Home rentals website Airbnb has created a multipurpose office space based on traditional Japanese interiors and neighbourhoods for its Tokyo employees (+ slideshow). More
SODA designs adaptable space for east London liqueur workshop
Multidisciplinary studio SODA has transformed an old print works in east London into a space for a distillery, making everything adaptable to suit the needs of the company (+ slideshow). More
Ergonomics not evolving quickly enough for the modern workplace, says Haworth
Haworth white papers: working styles are changing, but ergonomic design is stuck in the days of the "cubicle farm" and not evolving quickly enough to support more mobile employees, according to US furniture giant Haworth. More
Old textile factory renovated into food research studio for Ferran Adrià's El Bulli Lab
Spanish architecture practice Francesc Rifé Studio used polycarbonate sheets to divide an old textile factory into offices for the chef and staff behind the world-famous El Bulli restaurant (+ slideshow). More
Open-plan office design is preventing workers from concentrating, studies find
Lack of private space in office interiors is constraining the creativity and productivity of workers, according to data from two new UK workplace surveys (+ slideshow). More
Pernilla Ohrstedt designs collaborative newsroom for Dezeen's canalside office
London architect Pernilla Ohrstedt has designed a light-filled, collaborative work environment for Dezeen's new canalside office in east London (+ slideshow). More
MVRDV creates home-inspired rooms for its new Rotterdam office
MVRDV has moved into a new studio in central Rotterdam, featuring multicoloured meeting rooms, a plant-covered chandelier, an oversized dining table and a staircase that doubles as a seating area (+ slideshow). More
AIM Architecture creates new home for Soho China in Shanghai
Chinese firm AIM Architecture sought to strike a balance between modern and Jazz Age Shanghai with this office and showroom for property developer Soho China (+ slideshow). More
Studio Seilern hides secret library at the heart of converted English barn
A book-lined room is concealed behind secret doors in this 17th-century barn conversion carried out by Studio Seilern Architects at an estate in Oxfordshire, England (+ slideshow). More
Sensor technology can improve office design and create happier employees, says Haworth
Haworth white papers: sophisticated sensors could contribute to a healthier and happier workforce by tracking the way offices are used and adjusting them automatically, according to new research by US furniture giant Haworth. More
Geneto Architects creates sight lines through square frames in Tokyo office
Japanese studio Geneto Architects has used a medley of mirrors, windows and framed prints to divide the spaces in this Tokyo office (+ slideshow). More
Tom Chung transforms factory floor in Toronto into flexible workspace
Local firm Tom Chung Studio has converted an industrial space in downtown Toronto into a multi-purpose venue with rooms and furniture that can be easily reconfigured. More
Carlo Ratti's Office 3.0 uses Internet of Things to create personalised environments
Italian architect Carlo Ratti has designed a system for an office in Turin that instructs heating, lighting and cooling systems to follow occupants around the building like an "individually-tailored environmental bubble". More