Is this what the office of 2025 will look like?

In the past decade, offices have already begun to evolve from the dreary cubicles of workplaces past. But it’s only just begun, and the next ten years will see even more dramatic changes, says David Thame

The last thing the office of the future will look like is an office. A hotel, maybe. Perhaps an art gallery or a nice restaurant with gardens. But not like an office. Definitely not.

This is the conclusion some readers have drawn from the blue-sky thinking by MoreySmith, one of Europe’s leading design and architectural firms. The consultancy has unveiled a Workplace Futures Report(1) in partnership with The Future Laboratory, revealing what offices could look like by 2025....

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RSK: Very well written....who knows what the future office will look like.... it`s all just a snapshot in time as it keeps evolving and morphing.

Ken Notes: Why do we think there will be "The Office". The Office should and will be about corporate culture and workflow. Companies should know their employees and how they work most efficiently and then design spaces for this. Some will be open with ping pong tables others will be 8x8 sound proof cubes and mine will be a home on the Sugar River with a big deck...