A few years ago, OnSolve chose to relocate from Ormond Beach, Florida, to take part in Atlanta’s growing technology scene. The firm – which offers crisis management software to clients in the public and private sectors – opened into its 21,141-square-foot office in Avalon in Alpharetta in November.

“If I didn’t have three dogs, two cats, and kids, I would buy one of those Avalon houses behind Oak Steakhouse and Colletta. I’ve be a happy camper,” – CEO Mark Herrington.

Read more with Atlanta Business Chronicle here.

NELSON Worldwide was tapped to design all 50,000 square feet of amenity spaces in new Chicago tower. Read more here.

“Other mixed-use trends center on ‘more’: more food and beverage, more roof decks, and more parking structures whose designs are adaptable if ride sharing leads to reducing personal car use.” 

Teammate Lamar Wakefield explains the latest trends in mixed-use developments and NELSON’s latest work. Read more with Building Design + Construction here.

Corix tasked NELSON Worldwide with renovating their new corporate headquarters in downtown Chicago, Illinois. The company, dedicated to the implementation of sustainable water, wastewater, and energy utility infrastructure solutions, was relocating from their suburban headquarters to the new downtown Chicago location to improve the recruitment and retention of employees.

NELSON transformed their new offices to create an entirely different atmosphere from their previous space. Corix’s original offices were compartmentalized with minimal opportunities for collaboration. In contrast, the new space utilizes fewer private offices creating a more transparent environment, while functional furniture and moveable walls create natural partitions while still offering opportunities for collaboration. Read more here.

“The major trends that we’re seeing is actually that firms are really interested in trying to understand what their attorneys are looking for, what the staff is looking for, what people are interested in, in terms of hybrid. We’re doing a lot of that work right now with every one of our law firms.”

Teammate, Kristin Cerutti shared insight on law firms holding off on relocations or settling on what office space should look like post-pandemic. Read the full article here.

“When it comes to workplace trends for the New Year, we anticipate three major themes. As many of our clients embrace the hybrid model, they have begun to rethink how much office space is needed and add more shared and collaborative areas.”

Teammate, Danijel Pocanic shared his insight on shared space, residential influences, and emerging metaverses in upcoming workplace trends. Read the full article here.

Boston Consulting Group (BCG), a global strategic management advisory, tapped NELSON Worldwide for the expansion of its existing Business Services Center based in Atlanta, dubbed Nexus.

Read more with officeinsight here.

In a recent article with Business Of Furniture, teammate Kristin Cerutti discussed how designers want the capability to self-serve, but what makes reps great in the future remains the same.

“We’ve had some of these struggles for years, but it has significantly increased with everyone going remote. At the moment, we are having to communicate to our clients in completely different ways than we were before. Today, we need Revit files even earlier in the process and install photos to be able to see things like seaming. Remember, we’re trying to sell ideas to a client who might be inherently less visual than most of us are. This helps save all of us from the heartache and shock of walking in and not being what they expected.” Read the full article here.