Bureau published a new EEG study asking 26 people to complete office tasks in open-plan and enclosed spaces, finding that open-plan offices require harder brain work to maintain focus.
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“A new EEG study asked 26 people to complete the same office tasks in an open-plan office and an enclosed space.”
— Bureau team
Company
Bureau
Focus is a workplace design problem. We solved it.
- Industry
- Design Services
- Location
- Vancouver, CA
- Company size
- 73 employees
Bureau is a workspace performance company. We build acoustic environments that help people focus, collaborate, and do their best work — without construction, without wasted space, and without compromise. Most offices are designed for the company. We design for the people inside them. Our Elastic Spaces are used by teams across 15 cities globally (from independent studios to enterprise organisations) everywhere people need privacy in a world that stopped providing it. We believe: — The office should earn the commute — Focus is a scarce resource worth designing for — Every square metre should create measurable value — Great design removes friction instead of adding complexity Follow for workplace research, honest insight, and the occasional unpopular opinion about why most offices fail the people inside them. withbureau.com
Founded 2020