Workplace

RSP INSIGHTS is a collection of our perspectives and thoughts on current trends impacting the markets and clients we serve.

Designing Retail Banking Portfolios at Scale: How a Programmatic Mindset Can Reshape the Sector

RSP’s Stephanie Shepard and Rachel Grothe explore how retail banking portfolios can evolve at scale, balancing speed, cost, and brand clarity while navigating the everyday realities of complex, multi-state real estate. Retail banking is changing fast. Branches are no longer transactional outposts defined by teller lines and queues. They are becoming relationship-driven environments that support […]

Signals for 2026: Insights from Six Conferences Shaping the Future of the Corporate Workplace

RSP’s workplace strategists and designers attended six major conferences over the last few months. Their shared takeaways reveal clear shifts in leadership, communication, generational expectations, sustainability, and the role of empathy in workplace design. Every autumn brings a wave of industry events, but this year the conversations felt different. Teams from across RSP spent the […]

Hybrid Work: Balancing Flexibility and Connection Across Offices

Megan Petraszak, Senior Project Interior Designer at RSP, shares her unique perspective on hybrid work and how it helps her understand client challenges more deeply. Pictured Above: Confidential Utility Client Work Café, Phoenix, AZ | Photography: Jason Roehner When we think about the hybrid work model, it’s clear that what started as a necessity has become […]

Elevating the Office Experience: Culinary Delights and Collaboration Hubs

RSP’s Alissa Franconi NCIDQ, IIDA shares her observations and expertise on incorporating food perks and collaboration hubs in some of the most successful organizations. This article was originally published in Work Design Magazine, September 2024. Across the country and across industries, companies are turning their offices into dynamic culinary and collaborative hubs. By blending […]

The Account Team Model: A Fresh Way of Looking at National Real Estate Strategy

RSP’s Anne Nelson, Katie Petersen and Kathleen Linderkamp share how the account team model and the right workplace strategy helps their clients boost efficiency and face the future. Dynamic, multi-faceted organizations have unique challenges when it comes to national real estate strategy and design. With robust property portfolios, every design, strategy or change management decision […]

The Rise of the Office Hub Model as Data-Driven Employee Engagement Strategy

RSP’s Jenna Sitte and Abby Paul share insights on how the office hub model is transforming the office ecosystem for enhanced collaboration and productivity, all backed by data-driven employee engagement strategy Fostering collaboration, flexibility and employee well-being is not an office trend—it has become a seismic shift in the world of workplace design. One exceptional example of […]