Buildings can look right at first glance. And even equal in price. Yet there are differences that make one building less efficient and more expensive to set up for the intended work processes than another building. The purchase price is the same, but the value for the organisation using it is different. Comparing two buildings…
The world has come a long way since the first World Happiness Report launched in 2012. Increasingly happiness is considered a proper measure of social progress and the goal of public policy. A rapidly increasing number of national and local governments are using happiness data and research in their search for policies that could enable…
91 years young Prof. Dr Paul de Blot (still active as Professor at Business University Nyenrode, The Netherlands) shares his rich and inspiring experience about the truth about business in a real sense. He has brought the concept of spirituality into business. Dr Namita Aggarwal, Director at ATELIER V & IIMRS interviewing Prof. Dr Paul…
Following on from its Office Styles research of a decade ago, Atelier V, together with SpringCo and SAMR, is initiating a nationally representative multi-client study into the work experience of office users. The NEVAP supports the implementation of this research. We see the work experience as a result of the employee’s work style, the corporate…
REN Norm makes real estate REAL easy On 01-04-2015 ARCADIS Netherlands B.V. and DTZ Zadelhoff v.o.f. stepped back as board members of REN Netherlands Foundation. The new board consists of Stevens The Company B.V. (Chairman) and ATELIER V real estate B.V. (Secretary/Treasurer). The Real Estate Norm (REN) is a method that, already since 1991, enables…
Vibrations have an impact on matter The source of all creation is sound and resonance, everything spins and vibrates. Sound and resonance manifest in physical form. Every frequency has its own specific 3-dimensional shape. When sound is the source of all creation it can also be influenced or manipulated by sound, more specific with its…
People used to believe that you didn’t have to be happy at work to succeed. And you didn’t need to like the people you work with or even share their values. ‘Work is not personal’, the thinking went. This is bunk. To be fully engaged, people need vision, meaning, purpose, and resonant relationships. It’s on…
Accommodation a decisive factor Production tool for the user, profit maker for the developer, continuity for the investor, security for the financier. Accommodation is a decisive factor in the profitability of organisations. But to what extent? Changing economy, market mechanisms, legislation and user wishes influence value. We know the price of currencies and shares every…
What spices are in a dish is location and building for the value creation of an organisation. A relatively small amount of spices can make or break a dish. Occupancy costs represent on average ‘only’ about 8-12% of the annual budget. Personnel costs represent on average approximately 70-80% of the annual budget. Accommodation is a…
During the opening of ‘De Glasbak’, the new floating clubhouse of De Bouwer & Partners, on September 3, 2014, René Stevens gave a Pecha Kucha on Accommodation & Positioning. A theme that has fascinated him as an architect and business administrator for years. The core of his argument is that ‘The emotional tail wags the…