BOX white paper – Happiness by Design
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Happiness by Design: Multi-sensory Wellness Spaces was written by Valerie Jardon, Director of Workplace Strategy at the Chicago-based architectural and interior design firm, Box Studios. Using a curated collection of scientific data and research from a multitude of sources including cognitive science, attention restoration theory, color therapy, and NASA nap research, Jardon outlines design criteria that can easily be implemented to create wellness rooms in corporate environments. These wellness spaces can be used to improve employees’ overall happiness and well-being by appealing to all of the human senses.
Ideas are presented in the form of 3 different conceptual room models: The Light & Sound Room; The Immersion, Distraction & Reflection Room (IDR); and the Social & Creative Space. The model concepts provide companies with a clear outline of items to consider when implementing each room type. With the idea of wellness and well-being becoming increasingly more important in corporate settings, companies will find that providing employees with stress-reducing amenities will not only reduce a myriad of health and performance issues but will also help to create a competitive edge in their respective markets.
FBRK – Impact House
FBRK/fab-rik/
A network of creative environments designed to support the people building a better world.
Kintsugi/kin-su-gee/
A Japanese art work of mending broken pottery with gold filigree to celebrate the history and flaws of an object.
Together this metaphorical inspiration supports the idea of mending the fragmented non-for-profit community by joining multiple philanthropic groups under one roof.
For more information on how to join FBRK Impact House, click here.
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Chicago Crain’s Business
Interior Design Magazine
BOX Studios is one of this country’s “Best of Office Architecture and Design” – three projects by BOX Studiosfeatured in the new important book by Interior Design magazine! Best of Office Architecture and Design [Hardcover] Cindy Allen, celebrated editor of Interior Design magazine and influential advocate for the interior design industry, describes Best in Office Architecture & Design as “must-havefor both the design community and those looking for a valuable resource on the best in workplace design today.” Cindy Allen, a celebrated editor in chief of Interior Design magazine and one of the most influential advocates for the interior design industry.
Click here to purchase “Best of Office Architecture and Design.”
Interior Design Magazine
Counter Revolution. Ever since Gordon Gekko declared, in the original Wall Street, that lunch is for wimps, most office employees have eschewed corporate dining for a sandwich at their desk.
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Design Bureau
Office Tour | Box Studios Farm-To-Office Design.
The design concept is a modern interpretation of agrarian elements which pay homage to the client’s rural beginnings.
Interior Design Magazine
Top of the Heap: Project Management.
UGL Equis for Crop Production Services in Loveland, Colorado. Nominated by BOX Studios
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5 People Designing for Interaction . . . A crowd of 100 attendees at Work Design Magazine’s AIA CES-approvedevent, “Designing for Employee Interaction” in Chicago
Click here to be taken to the article and read Ferdinand Dimailig’s input on designing interiors for brand.