Good Office Design

Foreword

By Richard KauntzeChief Executive, British Council for Offices

The BCO Awards justify their premier status in part because of the quality of entries but equally due to a judging process that looks beyond the architectural merit to function and fitness for purpose.

Judges look for excellence in architecture, clarity of purpose from those commissioning the building, ingenuity of the product, clever design solutions, delivery on time and budget and that special aspect of a project that makes it a delightful and productive place of work. Quite rightly, a lot of emphasis is placed on the ability of the workplace to support occupiers’ business needs and, of course, an attention to sustainability that occupiers increasingly expect as standard. ...