HEWN director, Will Kinnear is quoted in the Retail Gazette talking about the need for the high street to be reset and consider how towns and cities were first formed and flexible workspace should be an integral part of this transformation.
Read the article here: Retail Gazette
“Property advisor Will Kinnear said: “The high street needs to be reset by understanding how towns and cities were originally formed; with retail blended with other uses – leisure, workspaces and residential.”
He explained that the challenge now is for councils and property owners to create a cohesive plan to make sure these spaces work for people.
This requires all stakeholders to think about how people use spaces – we know that for sustained amounts of time, office employees are more productive with natural light.
“It’s an exciting opportunity to reimagine our towns and cities – and fundamentally rebuild our communities by utilising the infrastructure that is already in place,” Kinnear added.
“Flexible workspace should be an integral part of this by providing relevant, in demand space that people want to be located in.”