‘International Hub Center, a connective student village in Maastricht.’ Can a university city like Maastricht do better in getting international students involved in the local community and making them prolong their stay to the benefit of the city? From his own experience as a foreign student the designer …

Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of secondary services and facilities provided by Human Facility Management (HFM) on the Work-Life-Balance (WLB) of employees working in office environments in the Netherlands and Germany. The study aims to explore the contribution …

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, organisations have drastically started to reformulate the functionalities of their offices. The trend hybrid working has caused office buildings to have considerable low occupancy rates, as employees rather perform certain tasks at home and do not feel like the …

"Over two-thirds (67%) of global office workers feel like they are constantly repeating the same tasks over and over again, according to a recent survey performed by a leading enterprise automation software company. The employees (specifically the starters and interns) of Cushman & Wakefield in Prague …

Due to Covid-19 the way of working changed rapidly. Also the change of the work environment accelerated. A ‘new normal’ emerges because organisations and employees have discovered the advantages of working from home. This influences the use of the offices and thereby the corresponding facilities. Dutch …

This research is focusing on the sedentary behaviour in the work environment, which is linked to a higher risk on chronic diseases, especially for long periods of sitting of 30 minutes or more. Of all European countries, the sedentary behaviour of Dutch people is on average the highest, which highlights …

In March 2020 life as we know it changed abruptly and indefinitely as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. From one day to the next people were expected to work from home, while not everyone was equally equipped to do so in a safe and healthy manner. During a period of four months research was conducted …

The research investigates the hybrid working trend during COVID-19. Moreover, investigates the affect of a type of hybrid working (working from home) on employee productivity, employee happiness and work-life balance. Furthermore, it is investigated what the affect is of the current office environment …

Designers of the Anthropocene era have to work with and for nature in order to reintroduce its beauty and functionality into our everyday life. As humans, we are colonising every single spot on earth. According to the United Nations, 55% of the human population is currently living in cities and by 2050 …

The purpose of this research is to provide a framework which focuses on solving the problem of concentrated work in open-office plans. The results have identified multiple solutions for concentrated work and coupled this with important aspects to take into account to stay in touch with the identity of …