Space Alignment — 3 May 2026 — 6 min
Designing a workplace that holds
How offices are read, and what changes when a team's space matches its work.
Workplaces amplify whatever they already encourage. Seating, sightlines and entry sequence quietly decide who speaks and how often.
Aligning a floor plate against the charts of its founders is not decoration. It is an operational adjustment.
Teams tend to feel the change before they are told a change was made.
“Workplaces amplify whatever they already encourage. Seating and sightlines quietly decide behaviour.”
What she suggests
- 01Offices amplify existing behaviour rather than creating new behaviour.
- 02Entry sequence and sightlines decide who speaks and how often.
- 03Aligning a floor plate to founders' charts is an operational adjustment.
- 04Changes are usually felt by teams before they are announced.
- 05Aesthetics and alignment are not in conflict.
Questions answered
Does this apply to small offices?
Yes. Studios of four people benefit as clearly as floors of four hundred.
Will my team need to know?
No. Most engagements are completed discreetly with leadership.
Can this be done during a fit-out?
That is the ideal moment — alignment costs nothing when the plan is still on paper.
What is assessed?
Orientation, entry, seating, storage weight, light and the charts of the principals.
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