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Employee Retention Through Office Design: The Hidden Benefits

Picture this: Two equally qualified candidates receive identical job offers from competing firms. One chooses the company with the sterile white cubicles and fluorescent lighting. The other selects the workplace with natural timber features, living green walls, and spaces that actually make them feel energised rather than drained. Which business do you think struggles more with staff turnover? The answer might surprise many Australian business owners who still view office design as a ‘nice-to-have’ rather than a strategic retention tool. But here’s the reality: your office interior is silently influencing every hiring decision, performance review, and resignation letter that crosses […]

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Why Your Office Walls Are Secretly Sabotaging Your Success (And How to Fix It)

Walk into most offices and you’ll encounter the same soul-crushing sight: bland white walls, generic carpet tiles, and all the visual excitement of a hospital corridor. But here’s what those businesses don’t realise: their uninspiring surfaces are quietly undermining everything they’re trying to achieve. The difference between a workspace that inspires breakthrough thinking and one that sends people into a productivity coma? It all comes down to texture and materials. Smart businesses are discovering that strategic material choices don’t just make offices look better but measurably improve employee performance, reduce stress levels, and create environments where innovation actually happens. Let’s […]

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A quiet place: Managing acoustics in an open plan office

In recent years, open plan spaces have soared in popularity. Open plan offices give us more opportunities to collaborate, communicate and get creative. Less reduction of physical barriers give us a greater sense of belonging and contribute to improved employee management. But there is one big downside – noise pollution. To help you manage the acoustics of your open plan office, our team of interior designers and builders have created a list of design elements to block out sound and reduce distractions. Sound friendly furniture Nowadays there is a huge range of office furniture designed to manipulate office acoustics and block […]

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Look up! The importance of ceiling space in office fitouts

When considering an office fitout most people think about colour schemes, layout, amenities, furniture, and flooring – but rarely about the ceiling. To be fair, it’s not something you think about much when you walk into an office (unless there’s something particularly unique or different about it). But we’re here to tell you, ceiling space is important! Whether you’re looking for something industrial, natural, open spaced, or closed and cosy, your ceiling space will completely transform the atmosphere of your office fitout. If you’re looking for some ceiling styling inspiration for your office design or renovation, here are some of […]

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How to Plan and Save during Office Fitouts

  Having an excellent office fitout has a number of benefits for your business and employees. It can be a stressful project, however, given the amount of time and budget you will need to allocate to it. The first step for successful office fitouts is to plan carefully. Here are some tips on how you can plan and save for this project: Planning and Saving for your Office Fitout Project Set your project goals You need to determine what exactly you want to achieve with the project. Is it for reinforcing your businesses branding? Is it for your employees’ increased […]

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Benefits of Commercial Fit Outs and Some Tips on Office Moving

  Moving office at some stage may be inevitable. Your team’s size has grown too large for the current space; the location is no longer suitable for your business; or your lease cannot be renewed. For whatever the reason, the move will involve a great deal of stress especially for those who are in-charge in making sure that the move is perfect. Below are some tips in making sure that stress levels are reduced on your next commercial relocation project: Know the person in-charge Having to move an office is a huge task and no one person can really be […]

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What You Need to Know About Fitouts in Brisbane

  Take a look around at your office. Is it still conducive for a productive workday? If not, it might need an upgrade. An office fitout in Brisbane is one way of transforming a workspace from being dull to lively. Apart from making your office look a lot better, it can also meet the operational demand and requirements of your day to day activities. Apart from this, there are other advantages that it can bring. Benefits of a Great Fitout Organisation: The design and overall planning of a workspace are contributing factors to the organisation and better communication with the […]

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Do Brisbane Office Fitouts Comply with the Access and Mobility Code?

Why ‘equitable access’ matters for today’s building designs Recent changes to Australia’s Access and Mobility Code (AS1428,2010) demand rigorous design and construction standards for all new public access buildings. In full compliance with Australia’s disability Discrimination Act (1992) and the Building Code of Australia, the Access and Mobility Code (A&M) endeavours to provide ‘safe, equitable and dignified access to buildings, services and facilities within a building’, and safeguard occupants from illness or injury during emergency evacuation’. The A&M guides architects and builders in delivering minimum design requirements for new building work, enabling unimpeded access for all occupants and visitors regardless […]

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Office Fitout Trends in Brisbane for 2015

  Although it’s already half way through 2015, it is still worth discussing the latest trends in office fit out in Brisbane. Whether you are a company expanding your business, a promising start up, or just redesigning your commercial site, you need to find the perfect solution for the changing business environment in your market. Many businesses have found ways to fit out their offices to allow increase in productivity, maximised use of floor space and have a comfortable place of work. There are many designs that have come and gone over the years, but these design choices for office […]

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A Guide to Planning an Office Fit Out in Brisbane

  Ask any office manager or business owner you know and he or she will tell you that doing an office fit out is one of the most stressful projects they have undertaken. However, just because it’s difficult, it doesn’t necessarily mean that it can’t be done. To make your office fit out in Brisbane less stressful and less problematic, proper planning is a must. Considering the Preliminaries When doing an office fit out, the first and most important step you should take is to decide the size of office needed. According to our experts at Urban Group, the office […]

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