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We just wanted to update you on our position following the ongoing developments with COVID-19. Ensuring the safety of our team, clients and partners is, as always, our top priority. We are also committed to continuing to deliver our services to the highest of standards. As the global situation has developed, we have been carefully adhering to government guidelines. We have been monitoring these daily …
spacelab_ director Rosie Haslem joins Dan Moscrop on this episode of ‘Spacecraft — The Workplace Design Podcast’, where they discuss our unique approach, including how we engage with clients and how we iterate our designs using virtual reality. They also talk about how we transformed British fashion brand Boden’s home, and the ‘life-changing’ effects that the new space has had on them and how they …
Last summer Greg, a spatial data researcher, was selected for the Rogelio Salmona Fellowship. The annual programme, initiated by the British Council, gives UK-based designers and researchers the chance to travel to Colombia and explore the work of Rogelio Salmona, one of Latin America’s most influential architects. We asked Greg about his experience, his expectations, and some of his key takeaways. “My journey with Salmona …
Last week Sanel, an interior architect, headed to the annual Stockholm Furniture Fair to check out all the latest furniture trends, inspiration and innovative products from the industry (not that we necessarily follow or stick to trends, but it’s always good to be in the know). One trend that really stood out to Sanel was the return of bold colours: “Over the past couple of …
We have some truly amazing, talented and lovely people here in the lab_, and to celebrate this we all nominate one person each month that, we believe, has really gone that extra mile and deserves a special treat. And, due to a slight change in the voting system (and as all things festive took over), we combined November and December to crown Greg, our research …
Any friends of ours reading this who have known us for a while, know that we don’t do Christmas parties by half. They’re far from ‘normal’ – as is probably our way with most things, now we think about it! Of course, this Christmas was no different. As we locked up the lab_ on the chilly morning of the 12th of December, no one knew …
Imagine a world where everybody is kind. Not just nice – that’s easy. Real kindness where, with genuine consideration and understanding, differences are celebrated, bitterness is eradicated, and people choose to give more than they take. Together with the lab_ collective, this year we’re using the power of Christmas magic to launch our campaign: ‘Find your kind’. We believe that true kindness really can change …
Congratulations to our Rosie Haslem for having a photo ‘highly commended’ in the Blueprint Architecture Photography Awards – judged by the likes of Daniel Libeskind. Her photo captures Superkilen Park in Norrebro, Copenhagen – one of the most ethnically diverse neighbourhoods in the city. The park incorporates miscellaneous street furniture and global urban design elements from the 60 different nationalities of the people inhabiting the …
A big well done to last month’s MVP, Felicity!
If you’ve been following us for a while then you’ll know by now that we hold a suitably unique (some might say bonkers!) event every year, all with the aim to raise as much money as we can for a great cause. 2019 was no different, and last week we hosted our very first lab_ wipeout charity challenge!
A big well done to last month’s MVP, Charlotte!
Iris’ new London home featured in Mix Interiors!
A big congratulations to our very own Joe Bosson, who has been awarded a prize for excellence from the Royal Institute of British Architects for his project titled ‘wHoo Cares’, as part of his Part 2 at Kent University.
Just one week to go until the very first lab_ Wipeout Charity Challenge!
Every year we head off on our surprise summer party for a well-deserved break, and following on from the success of last year’s Lab Fest, it was back by popular demand for round two. This time we were told it had an added ‘theme’ of “Lab Camp!”, fuelled by nostalgia for days gone by, for fireside stories, arms filled with friendship bracelets and bike rides …
We spend over a third of our waking hours at work. So it’s important that our workspaces are tailored to work for us, both in terms of aiding productivity and supporting our mental and physical wellbeing. So when designing a space, it goes without saying that the end users should be able to test the space throughout the design process to ensure it truly works …
This week the BBC Business Daily chatted to Spacelab’s Felicity Tregonning to get her take on our unlimited paid holiday initiative and the benefits it’s had, including how it has helped improve communication within the team and decrease sick leave by 20%. Click here to listen to the full interview (Felicity comes in at 10:25)!
We’re thrilled that the very first film in our series #PuttingPeopleFirst has been shortlisted for an Archiboo Award in the ‘Best use of video’ category!