A parallel trend in office design is the casual office pioneered by Silicon Valley software firms in the eighties, which encourages highly personalised workspaces suited to long hours spent programming. The ‘dress code’ of such an office became much more relaxed than a conventional office. As this approach becomes more widespread, especially in creative industries in fashionable central city locations, many have started to become open 24 hours to enable more flexible working patterns. Clearly these offices are the environments where design and creative thinking are developing new ideas that can make the office a more inspiring place.

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