It is easy to overlook our mental health in these challenging times. This is not only because we might be too busy or because it seems like there are more urgent things going on in the world right now, but also since the activities that previously helped us recharge might either not be possible at the moment, or they might have to take a different form.
Do you remember what it felt like to work surrounded by colleagues? Things like hearing the sound of a printer or having a chat with a co-worker during a coffee break used to give our days a completely different feeling.
With Christmas and New Year’s Eve right around the corner, some of us might still be contemplating how to find the right gifts for our friends and families. If you happen to find yourself in this category, then it might be helpful to consider giving a book as a present.
While a simple look at the many decorations outside can make us feel the Christmas spirit, it is certain that holidays will be a bit different this year. As a result, the process of organising a Christmas dinner will also need to be adapted to the current situation, by keeping in mind the current government guidelines in your local area.
So you made up your mind: you’re going to upgrade your house. Before you embark on the journey of renovating it, it’s good to have an overview of all the aspects that this entails.
While it is a promising situation to find yourself in, finding the house of your dreams can be quite a nerve-wracking experience. This is especially true when the ideal home you have in mind does not exactly line up with the reality of the offers available on the market.
Creativity is never static, and it is experienced differently by different people. For the ones among us who have finally cracked the secret of how to be creative at work, this may not always be as easily translated.
There is evidence that supports that the effects of remote work on productivity have shown less structured and less formal environment makes us more likely to perform better on tasks that require our creativity.
The past months have shown that the challenge of adapting our working dynamics to our home environment is not a one-off event, but rather a process that is constantly being redefined by changing conditions.
Light is proven to be a key factor of a workspace that facilitates both, our well-being and good performance. According to a report on performance at work released by Philips, the most useful way to think of productivity is in relation to our wellbeing.
This week, we share the highly stimulating conversation our CEO Stephanie Akkaoui Hughes had with Martin Grønberg Myrold, Campus Manager and User Experience at the HQ of L’Oreal Deutschland GmbH in Düsseldorf.
How do you revitalise employee engagement in times of social distancing and increased remote working?
It has been six months since Covid-19 hit central Europe and things got shut down. Now lockdowns are easing up, things are re-opening again and our lives seem to slowly be regaining various degrees of normality.
This week listen to our CEO Stephanie Akkaoui Hughes answering you questions during the Q&A session at the Recovery Summit event.
This week join our CEO Stephanie Akkaoui Hughes in her conversation with Nikki Greenberg, Martijn Roordink and Herman Knevel at the Transform Couch Conference.
This week join our CEO Stephanie Akkaoui Hughes in the conversation regarding the new era for the workplace with Mark Catchlove, Director of Herman Miller.
Architecture’s purpose is not to create beautiful sculptures, but rather to create an invigorating context for people to interact on a daily basis.
Are you asking yourself ‘How do we go back to normal?” or are you wondering ‘What new ‘normal’, better ‘normal’ can we create from here on?” There is a major difference between those two questions.
Explore
AKKA Architects
Architecture is a service, not a product.
Architecture is a service, not a whim or a fancy.
Architecture starts from the users, not from the Architect. This means, listening to clients and users is indispensable and the service needs to be created from them, with them, and not imposed on them.
– Stephanie Akkaoui Hughes
Let’s talk
We are looking forward to connect with you. Reach out to us!