Measure What Matters

Forward-thinking architects, designers, and corporate real estate professionals have begun to question office landscape metrics based primarily on cost per person/square foot. To gather meaningful data about effective space use at the leading edge of workplace design, Herman Miller initiated a research program that offers insight into emerging patterns of space allocation. These patterns point to a need for purposeful variety in workplace design. This whitepaper explores six shifts in the way workplaces are being planned for people.