Research

A key part of The Great Indoors is primary research. We've undertaken extensive studies into global workplace trends, and continue to explore the preferences in different territories. The resulting insights aim to support the architecture and design community in better understanding the sector we all proudly serve. Here you'll find all of our research reports available to download for free.

There is disparity between what office employees in Belgium want and their current situation. Download the full report to read more.

Office workers in the Czech Republic are sceptical about how successful their current working environments are. Download the report for more.

Office employees in Denmark are fairly happy with their workplace set-up, but changes could improve this. Download the full report.

Employees in France are happy with many aspects of their work lives, but, as our report shows, the opportunity to build on this is vast.

German office workers are advocates of the 'dedicated workspace'. Download the report to discover more.

Italian office workers crave flexibility, but are currently restricted by a lack of it. Download our full report to find out more.

Netherlands Report

Office employees in the Netherlands are some of the happiest in Europe. Download the full report to discover more.

Office employees in Poland value their free time outside of the workplace. Download the full report to find out more.

Romanian employee are most productive in the office, but crave flexibility. Find out more in the full report.

Employees in Serbia thrive in an office environment but are concerned with noise and indoor air quality issues. Download the full report here.

Swedish office workers are amongst the happiest – albeit overworked – in Europe. Discover more insight in the full report.

UK office employees are amongst the most frustrated in Europe. Download the full report to find out more.

Australia Snapshot - Rethinking Workplace

Employees in Australia reported the highest 'worklife' overlap, and want and need a place of work. Learn more about Australian office workers preferences here.

Rethinking Workplace - Part I

What are the main concerns, needs and desires of office workers in five European countries? Download our report to find it out.

Rethinking Workplace - European overview

In our new report, we discuss the needs, desires and wants of workers in 11 European countries. Download it here to know more.

Rethinking Workplace - USA Overview

What US workers want more is greater flexibility. Discover more in the full report.

Rethinking The ‘Dynamic’ Workplace

What exactly is a dynamic workplace and how can it be realised for a post-pandemic environment?

Rethinking The 'Inclusive' Workplace

A research report exploring the extent to which diversity and inclusion (D&I) is currently impacting commercial design.

Rethinking the Sustainable Workplace

New research from the U.S. reveals a ‘knowing-doing’ gap between what businesses believe about sustainability and the actions actually being undertaken.