EP 023323 January 2025 · 40 min
Reimagining Workplaces: Exploring the Future of Office Design with Hollie Welch at dMFK
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Office design has changed sharply since the pandemic, but the real question is not whether offices still matter. It is what kind of workplace is worth travelling for.
About this conversation
Stephen Drew speaks with Hollie Welch, Associate Director at dMFK, about commercial office design, changing workplace expectations, sustainability, team culture and how practices can make offices work harder for the people using them.
The conversation covers:
How commercial office design has changed since the pandemic
Why user experience and staff attraction now matter more in workplace projects
How sustainability is shaping office design decisions
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dMFK projects
The work behind the conversation.
Chancery Lane, London, United Kingdom
Chancery House
A deep retrofit that reconnects a fragmented office as a flexible, hospitality-led workplace in central London.
View project →Fitzrovia, London, United Kingdom · 2022
76 Charlotte Street
dMFK's own Fitzrovia studio, combining a human-centred workplace with a material library and event space.
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