What Hybrid Did to the Floor Plate
Design implications of an office used three days a week.
Hybrid work did not just cut how much space tenants lease; it changed what they want inside it. The floor plate designed for assigned desks five days a week is now a poor fit for how people actually work.
From Desks to Settings
Co-founder of Hearth Residential, a vertically integrated multifamily operator with 6,000 units across the Mountain West.
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