Did you know 1 in 4 people in the workplace are neurodivergent? Or that Barclays reckons every £1 spent on inclusive design at their new Glasgow campus saved them £100 in retrofitting?
In this episode of Design Lives Here, I sit down with Martha Andrews, interior designer at Keppie, to dig into what neurodiversity really means for workplace design — and why it's so much more than a box-ticking exercise. Martha's background in healthcare design gives her a fascinating perspective on how offices can (unintentionally) make people feel exactly like those big, daunting hospital buildings we all dread.
We talk acoustics, lighting, colour (why red is a no-no!), pattern, wayfinding, biophilia — and the great fake plant debate. Plus why choice and flexibility are the golden rules, what SMEs can do without a Barclays budget, and why Gen Z are turning down jobs because of the office environment.
This conversation follows on from my episode with Morag Dearsley of Form Design on perimenopause and menopause — where "perimenopause made me neurodivergent" was the line that stuck with me and inspired this one.
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