Your office design matters, whether it’s how noise affects mental health or how certain spaces can facilitate office friendships. ROOM takes you deeper into the science and psychology of space. 

This year, we brought you the latest workplace trends and happenings in office real estate, architecture and design. We rounded up six of our favorite posts from 2025—so if you missed them earlier, here’s your chance to catch up.

1. 1. Is Flexible the Future

   This piece from October looks at why flexible office space was in high demand among company leaders— whether it’s modular furniture and pods or flexible layouts. And it’s not going away: 2026 design is primed for flexibility, wellness, tech-integration. Find out why.

2. 2. Designing Work for Friendships

   In a world where we’re always connected by phone and computer, it turns out physical proximity matters most when it comes to making friends. And right now, people are very lonely. Find out why it’s so important for your office to drive friendships and connections—and how to do it.

3. 3. The Science of Color in Productivity

   Science shows that color can significantly impact our psychology and behavior, and employers are increasingly using it to bring calm, boost alertness and drive productivity and socialization in the office. Here’s what the science says and how you, too, can use it in your workplace.

4. 4. Wellness by Design 

   It’s not surprising this piece on wellness at work was a top post, considering 75% of employees are wrestling with a mental health challenge. It’s clear that the office can have a direct impact on your wellbeing—both good and bad. Learn more about how your office design can change how your employees feel.

5. 5. What is the Future of Creativity?

   Design is typically considered a creative task. But more designers are taking a scientific approach to innovation. We talked to Valerie Jardon, a managing director at IA Interior Architects, about how designers can think like a futurist and monitor signals around macro trends to come up with new ideas in design.

6. 6. Your Office As Your Brand Identity

   A lot of leaders understand that branding is important, but the challenge of actually bringing that brand to life inside your office? It’s tricky. Layering it on at the end of the design process doesn’t work. Here’s how to brand your office right. 
   
   Thanks for following along this year. The team at Tomorrow is looking forward to bringing you more in the new year. Meantime, check out this piece that looks at what trends may be ahead in 2026.