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Delivering a workplace for ‘happiness’ can be applied to all stages of building fit-out. From design to construction, architects can influence key features that will facilitate workplace wellbeing, helping to sustain the loyalty of the ultimately occupying workforce and minimise staff turnover.

In fact, innovative design feature save been found to boost creativity, energise productivity levels and promote workplace wellness. A recent survey by recruitment firm Robert Half suggests that a happy worker is 12 percent more productive than a miserable one. Put simply: happiness pays....

Low productivity has been a consistent issue for the British economy since the 2008 financial crisis. Between 2010 and 2015, UK productivity growth was 0.2 percent a year and recent research puts this at costing the UK economy £4bn in lost output.

A recent survey by the universities of Cardiff, Oxford and University College London revealed that British people are working harder and faster than ever. Yet their productivity continues to stagnate.

One often overlooked catalyst of productivity is employee happiness.

Niki Fuchs, Co-founder and Managing Director of...