Office Design Archives - H.W. Holmes Inc. https://hwholmesinc.com/office-design/ Our commitment to excellence is not a goal but an expectation Sat, 04 May 2024 00:47:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://hwholmesinc.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/cropped-HW-Holmes-Default-Image-52x50.png Office Design Archives - H.W. Holmes Inc. https://hwholmesinc.com/office-design/ 32 32 Things to Expect in Post Pandemic Los Angeles Office Leasing https://hwholmesinc.com/things-to-expect-in-post-pandemic-los-angeles-office-leasing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=things-to-expect-in-post-pandemic-los-angeles-office-leasing Tue, 30 Jun 2020 19:59:25 +0000 http://www.hwholmesinc.com/?p=12293 At the beginning of 2020, Los Angeles office space was dominated by tech and entertainment/media companies paying record high rents. But exactly how much will the metro's office market change through this pandemic. In this blog post, Los Angeles area office tenant improvement contractors H.W. Holmes, Inc. look at a few things we're hearing from [...]

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]]> Office Space Reconfiguration in Response to COVID-19 https://hwholmesinc.com/office-space-reconfiguration-covid-19/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=office-space-reconfiguration-covid-19 Wed, 17 Jun 2020 00:53:31 +0000 http://www.hwholmesinc.com/?p=12176 Needless to say, the COVID-19 pandemic has completely upended our work lives. Businesses who had invested so much into their office lease and design not too long ago are now left trying to figure out if their office layout makes sense in this "new normal." While offices have been attempting to accommodate an increasingly flexible [...]

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]]> Could COVID-19 Be the End of the Collaborative Open Office? https://hwholmesinc.com/office-tenant-improvements-covid-19/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=office-tenant-improvements-covid-19 Wed, 06 May 2020 08:26:17 +0000 http://www.hwholmesinc.com/?p=11897 The traditional office will probably look very different in a post COVID-19 world. With so many people working remote, many companies are reevaluating their office space needs. While some business owners may want immediate tenant improvements to better optimize square footage; for example, to accommodate social distancing requirements to give employees more personal space, others [...]

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]]> Office Tenant Improvement Trends: Community in a Remote World https://hwholmesinc.com/office-tenant-improvement-trends-community-in-a-remote-world/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=office-tenant-improvement-trends-community-in-a-remote-world Sun, 05 Jan 2020 07:43:13 +0000 http://www.hwholmesinc.com/?p=11516 We've watched as the world has gone increasingly digital. Many offices have remote teams these days. Employees who seldom, if ever, work in a company's physical office space. 70% of white-collar professionals work remotely at least once a week. Another 53% work remotely at least half the week. When they do go into the office, [...]

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]]> Why Is Los Angeles Area Office Construction Booming? https://hwholmesinc.com/los-angeles-office-construction-booming/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=los-angeles-office-construction-booming Thu, 28 Nov 2019 07:42:49 +0000 http://www.hwholmesinc.com/?p=11176 Despite some mid-year projections that office construction would slow in 2019 due to increasing construction costs, current real estate cycle uncertainty and zoning issues, Los Angeles area office construction projects continue to rise as part of a commercial construction boom not seen in LA since the roaring twenties. In this blog post, we'll take a [...]

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]]> Law Firm Office Spaces Are Becoming Smaller & More Collaborative https://hwholmesinc.com/law-firm-office-spaces-are-becoming-smaller-more-collaborative/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=law-firm-office-spaces-are-becoming-smaller-more-collaborative Wed, 23 Oct 2019 09:01:16 +0000 http://www.hwholmesinc.com/?p=11212 The size of the average law firm office has shrunk in overall square footage over the course of the last five years. While many associate this with the emergence of younger smaller firms, there are other factors playing into this. In this blog post, Los Angeles office construction contractors H.W. Holmes, Inc. look at a [...]

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]]> The Right Office Tenant Improvements Differentiate You from Competitors https://hwholmesinc.com/design-trends-tenant-improvements/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=design-trends-tenant-improvements Thu, 05 Sep 2019 18:16:28 +0000 http://www.hwholmesinc.com/?p=9859 The companies succeeding today aren't the ones still saying "that's how we've always done it." They take chances. Branding to them isn't just a cool logo or amazing website. They know that strategic branding extends to the workplace and office environment. Office design is the foundation your company's culture is built on. It's where workers [...]

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]]> Tips for Managing an Office Buildout on a Budget https://hwholmesinc.com/managing-office-buildout-los-angeles/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=managing-office-buildout-los-angeles Tue, 03 Sep 2019 21:02:17 +0000 http://www.hwholmesinc.com/?p=10443 The Los Angeles area is currently a magnetic hub for thriving companies. Most companies, whether they're a startup or a well-established entity, want much of the same thing from an office space. They want a space that reflects their brand and company culture. They want to impress clients. They want to keep their workers upbeat, [...]

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]]> 4 Office Remodel Scheduling Killers https://hwholmesinc.com/4-office-remodel-scheduling-killers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=4-office-remodel-scheduling-killers Fri, 16 Aug 2019 05:03:35 +0000 http://www.hwholmesinc.com/?p=10610 If you're thinking it's time to remodel your office, you need those renovations to be as non-disruptive to your day-to-day business operations as possible. Delays hurt your bottom line and add costs to your budget. While some problems can never be anticipated or predicted, being prepared for a few common causes for project delays will [...]

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]]> Several Factors that Influence the Cost of Office Renovations https://hwholmesinc.com/what-impacts-the-cost-of-office-renovations/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-impacts-the-cost-of-office-renovations Tue, 06 Aug 2019 01:34:01 +0000 http://www.hwholmesinc.com/?p=10601 Office renovations are a sound business move. Updating a workspace can have a profound influence on how both employees and clients perceive your business. But how much does such an undertaking cost? In this blog post, H.W. Holmes, Inc. - a Los Angeles area commercial construction contractor specializing in office remodels - looks at several [...]

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