Everyone deserves a safe place to call home, but sadly this is still far from reality.
We’re delighted to see that Boden’s transformed new home has been featured in Drapers, the leading news outlet for all fashion business. The article takes readers on a tour of the space, ...
Meet Laurie, January’s ‘Most Valuable Player’ (MVP)!
There’s no denying that we have some truly amazing people here in The Lab (even if we do say so ourselves...). To celebrate this every month we all nominate one person from the team that has ...
Whilst Christmas, for most of us, is a magical time of year - a time for celebrating, for feasting and for sharing times with loved ones - sadly for far too many, this experience is far from ...
After a successful (and fun!) 12 months here in The Lab, last week we reached that time of year again where we all put down our ...
Meet Katie, November’s ‘Most Valuable Player’ (MVP)!
Christmas has officially landed at thelab_, and our #MiracleOnWenlockRoad campaign is in full swing!
We’re so excited to have been named ‘Interior Design Practice of the Year’ in the FX Awards!
Virtual reality (VR) has been around in our sector for a while now. For some, it remains a fad and a distraction which will pass. For others, it’s a panacea which will cure all ills. So, ...
The very first film in our series #PuttingPeopleFirst is now live! Titled ‘Cordelia’s Story’, the film follows Cordelia Masters, Buyer at Boden, gaining a unique and personal insight into the ...
As part of our #MiracleOnWenlockRoad campaign we’re hosting a ...
Christmas, for most of us, is a magical time of year. A time for celebrating, for feasting and for sharing good times with loved ones. And whatever stresses we face, once a ...
1 in 5 of the UK population live below the poverty line, a fact that doesn’t show signs of improving quickly.
Meet Sophie, October’s ‘Most Valuable Player’ (MVP)!
Meet Kim, September’s ‘Most Valuable Player’!
Everyone should have a space to live, a place to call home, somewhere you are safe. Sadly in Great Britain this is far from reality, with over 236,000 experiencing ...
How can spatial design help improve collaboration, motivation and productivity within workspaces of universities? University Business magazine spoke to our founding ...
Last week we were joined by some of our good friends and partners for our annual charity golf day. With the sun shining down on ...
Meet Joe, August’s ‘Most Valuable Player’ (MVP)!
We believe that when people come together great things can happen.
Here in The Lab we have some pretty talented people, who not only thrive at work but also accomplish some spectacular achievements outside of work too. And this ...
At Spacelab we have always put people first. Not only evident in our approach to designing spaces for the people using them, ...
Meet Gemma, July’s ‘Most Valuable Player’ (MVP)!
This week saw Qatar Goodwood Festival, popularly referred to as ‘Glorious Goodwood’, get underway.
Our development into the world of virtual technology has provided our designers with tools to create and experience spaces like never before. It’s also enabled us ...
Meet Siobhan, June's 'Most Valuable Player' (MVP) and the person responsible for looking after all of us Labbers!
We are very excited to announce that Spacelab have been nominated for 'Interior Design Practice of the year' in this years' FX awards!
We are thrilled to announce that our new design for Boden's head office has been shortlisted for this years' AJ Retrofit Awards!
Every year we head off on our annual surprise summer party for a well-deserved break. This year the party was a little different... With the festival season just ...
We are all unique and ever-evolving, and the way we learn needs to compliment that. Learning is a lifelong adventure, an ever-changing ...
Virgin Care Private have opened their first pay-as-you-go Health and Wellbeing Clinic in Birmingham city centre, ...
Spacelab are incredibly proud to announce that our Sanel Durmus has made Mix Interiors' annual ‘30 under 30’ list, which recognises the top rising stars within the ...
We’re delighted that our new contact centre for ASOS has just won a regional ...
We’ve always been driven by our purpose to make the world an even better place through whatever means we can, and as such our team of passionate Labbers are ...
Here at Spacelab people have always been, and always will be, at the heart of everything we do. Our people first approach isn’t just limited to our clients, ...
Spacelab’s Rosie Haslem recently joined other industry experts at a round table discussion run by Bene, on what the future of ...
Having previously designed the new Press Box for Goodwood Racecourse Spacelab were approached to redesign the March Grandstand ...
We’re excited to announce that our commitment to empowering people has been recognised by the HR Distinction Awards. We’ve been shortlisted for the category, ‘Supplier-Led HR Innovation and ...
The Bartlett School of Architecture MSc student, Lorena Espaillat Bencosme, is the winner of this year's Spacelab-sponsored Space Syntax Turner Prize for outstanding student research.
We're celebrating design with a #throwback post to September. It didn't just mark the start of autumn, it was a month where we visited Open House London, London Design Festival, ...
The Thriving at Work report, commissioned by the UK government, was launched today (26th October 2017) with some significant findings on mental health in the workplace. The report shows that ...
On Wednesday 25th October, for one night only, we put our food-design skills to the ultimate test – competing against five architecture practices for the prestigious 'Archichef London 2017' ...
On Friday 6th October, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) published the quarterly Labour Productivity bulletin for the UK labour market. Productivity, as measured by output per hour, is ...
Last week, from 2nd to 8th October, was the second annual Spacelab ‘Sports Week’. Over the course of the ...
Architecture Today features Squire & Partners’ new workplace, The Department Store. We conducted an in-depth piece of workplace consultancy on the architectural practice to advise the firm on ...
October isn't just a time for all of the leaves to fall off of the trees and to dress up in costumes to trick our neighbours into giving us sweets. For Spacelab, it's a time for us to get sporty ...
On Friday 15th September we gathered at Sundridge Park Golf Course for our annual golf day. But ...
We're working with the University of London to help re-envisage the function of their home in the Grade II* Listed Senate House.
We’re working with ASOS to wrap space around their business strategy by supporting them to remain in their current workplace – a 1920s tobacco factory in north London.
Mix Interiors magazine asks our Rosie Haslem if we're approaching the 'death of the desk'. Here's what she had to say.
University Business magazine were investigating why it's important for universities to invest in the design of their non-teaching spaces and they turned to our founding partner, Nathan Lonsdale, ...
In the first part of this three-blog series, we exposed the misconception that people need to have their own desk at work. In the second part, we unveiled the real reasons why people think they ...
In the first part of this three-blog series, we exposed the misconception that people need to have their own desk at work. In this part, we’ve used the same data – having surveyed over 14,000 ...
How people think they use their workspace rarely aligns with how they actually use it. In many businesses, shared facilities lie vacant for days while people complain that there isn’t enough ...
On 10th June, exactly 15 years ago, Nathan Lonsdale and Andrew Budgen started a company that would go on to revolutionise the way people understand and use space. That company is ...
One of the key annual events in the Spacelab calendar, Clerkenwell Design Week, took place between the 22nd and 25th May 2017. Here are some of our highlights in pictures.
Space plays a bigger role in the delivery of your business strategy and culture than you might think.
It's the 15th of the month and as part of our 15th birthday celebrations we've asked everyone in the team for their favourite memories from their time at Spacelab.
Mix Interiors magazine have released this year's hotlist of 30 designers under 30 and our Michael Beach is featured on it!
This month Spacelab have taken over the April edition of Mix Interiors magazine with the design of the logo for the front cover and a six-page feature on our 15th anniversary.
Milan Design Week took place last week (4th-9th April). The city was transformed into a canvas of colour and creativity – premiering the latest trends in design. Our interior designers, ...
Over the last 11 years at Spacelab, our focus has gone beyond the aesthetics of buildings and spaces to understanding their deeper structure and impact on the way they’re used in daily life. We ...
We all interact with the buildings and spaces each and every day but these are only on the fringes of government policy. The ‘People and places: design of the built environment and behaviour’ ...
It's the 15th of the month and as part of our 15th birthday celebrations we've asked 15 people in our interiors team to share their top design predictions for the next 15 ...
With women making up 69% of our total team (up from 62% in December 2015), international women’s day is the perfect opportunity for us to celebrate all of the women shaping Spacelab, our clients’ ...
Some of our team, Andrew Budgen, Kara Wood, Nathan Lonsdale, Robin Lonsdale and Rosie Haslem will be at MIPIM 2017.
On Thursday 16th February we ‘kicked off’ our 15th anniversary celebrations with some of our key partners from over the years.
There’s no ‘January blues’ at Spacelab this year, as 2017 is the year we celebrate turning 15!
Our Director of Workplace Consultancy has been listed as one of the most influential people within the industry by OnOffice Magazine.
It's that time of year again when we get "social". Every weekday from 1st December until Christmas Eve we will be sharing stories from members of the team (click on the images for secret ...
Staff wellbeing is increasingly on the radar of the HR function in businesses. However, the impact that the design of the space can have upon it, is often missed.
On Thursday 9th June, we hosted a workplace wellbeing breakfast event with Urbano Network and University of London. The guests that attended were from a wide variety of industries with common ...
On Friday 18th and Monday 21st March, we ‘walked to space and back’, within the confines of our workplace.
Spacelab’s latest office design for Virgin Money’s credit card team in Chester has been featured in The Chester Chronicle.
Virgin Money's new lounge at Haymarket, London is featured in FX Magazine.
"Spacelab’s aim for designing the firm’s own new workplace was to realise a creative hub that can showcase its unique evidence-based approach."
"Integrating the softer, more relaxed setting and aesthetic of cafés, bars, restaurants and hotel lobbies creates environments that support and encourage interaction, and provide a comfortable, ...
The end of another year presents us with an opportunity to look back and take in all of our achievements and changes over the year, and to look to the future for more exciting times ahead for our ...
Spacelab attended the CoreNet Global Summit in London on 17 and 18 September 2015. The theme of the conference ...
On Saturday 19th September 2015, we opened up our office, ‘The Lab’, to the general public for Open House London. The space was buzzing from the moment we opened our doors until closing time, with ...
On 11 September 2015, Spacelab's first golf day got off to a flying start as staff, clients and suppliers tee-med up for a day of healthy competition and networking.
After acquiring 8,000sq.ft in the iconic Grade II listed Heal's building on Tottenham Court Road, advertising agency mcgarrybowen turned to us to design and implement their interior scheme in just ...
Spacelab were tasked to design a new Press Box for Goodwood Racecourse. The new space needed to house up to 130 journalists on key race days and be used flexibly as workspace and events throughout ...
Most of us spend the majority of our waking hours in buildings: schools, universities, offices, research labs, libraries, hospitals, shopping malls etc. Most of them were designed to be ...
Spacelab were delighted to sponsor this week’s Space Syntax Symposium, the tenth biennial coming together of scholars, practitioners ...
As you are reading this, you are probably sitting. So am I, writing this blog at the moment. Sitting is what most people do most of the time during their day, either at work, at home, or in ...
Mergermarket’s relocation of their 350 staff from Pearson PLC was an opportunity for them to create an office to reflect their five brands and suit the ambitions of the growing financial ...
Spacelab are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for Design Practice of the Year in the Mix Interiors magazine Mixology awards. The award celebrates the highest levels of quality, ...
Spacelab Director Kara Wood has been named one of Mix Interiors Magazine’s ‘Bright Young Things’ for 2015.
Today, Rosie Haslem, Spacelab’s Associate Director of Workplace Consultancy, is presenting at Digital Shoreditch Festival in front of ...
During the upcoming RIBA London Open Studios, part of the
In January, RIBA president elect Jane Duncan started the inspiring Twitter campaign #seemejoinme, aimed ...
If you are interested in workplaces and how spatial design can influence business performance, you will quickly come across various opinions and buzzwords relating to the way people meet each ...
"Workplace layouts can support business goals such as creativity and collaboration", says Kerstin Sailer, our evidence-based design expert, in an interview with British Airways Business ...
We’re already feeling festive here at Spacelab and getting into the Christmas spirit with an advent blog, where we’ll be sharing our days leading up to Christmas with you. Every day you’ll find ...
We’re already feeling festive here at Spacelab and getting into the Christmas spirit with an advent blog, where we’ll be sharing our days leading up to Christmas with you. Every day you’ll find ...
This week sees the annual WORKTECH 14 conference return to London with a packed two day programme ...
In addition to day-to-day consultancy projects and working with clients to realise their ideal office, we also engage in original research. This allows us to generate new insights, systematically ...
The first day at a new job used to mean getting the answer to that all important question: “so which is my office?” In today’s mostly open plan environments, the same ...
Spacelab are proud to have been shortlisted for the refurbishment of the RIBA's new home.
On the 15th September 2013, our three-story extension of Highgate House was featured in the Sunday Times weekend property supplement's focus on home renovations.
Spacelab appeared on ITV's This Morning this week, alongside Diarmuid Gavin to explain the story behind our Friend's Garden on the rooftop of Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Spacelab submitted our scheme at Queen's Road in Peckham for planning this week.
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