{"id":3571,"date":"2024-04-11T15:53:28","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T13:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stella33.com\/?p=3571"},"modified":"2024-05-10T15:46:33","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T15:46:33","slug":"the-allen-curve-the-future-of-offices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stella33.com\/en\/the-allen-curve-the-future-of-offices\/","title":{"rendered":"The Allen Curve: the Future of Offices"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3571\" class=\"elementor elementor-3571 elementor-3420\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-594071e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"594071e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19a6501\" data-id=\"19a6501\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a40ae9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4a40ae9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5ab89d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5ab89d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff78bb1\" data-id=\"ff78bb1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c0026e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c0026e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>The Allen Curve highlights the importance of physical proximity among individuals in business innovation. 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data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">What is the Allen curve?<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-709418d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"709418d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/ilfuturooggi.it\/curva-allen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Allen Curve<\/a>, a theory coined by Professor <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Thomas J. Allen of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology<\/span> (MIT) in the 1970s, examines <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">the relationship between physical proximity and the frequency of interactions among individuals<\/span> within an organizational environment. The Allen Curve graphically represents <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">the exponential decrease in communication frequency between individuals as the distance between them increases<\/span>. This concept has had significant influence in many areas, such as commercial building design and project management.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff325bc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff325bc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8535968\" data-id=\"8535968\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd6ffd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"bd6ffd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eef9101 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eef9101\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d874857\" data-id=\"d874857\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-396e6a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"396e6a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The Origins of the Allen Curve<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ee1acd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ee1acd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>During the late 1970s, Professor Allen undertook a project t<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">o determine how the distance between engineers&#8217; offices influenced the frequency of technical communications<\/span> among them. The result of this research produced what is now known as Allen&#8217;s Curve. The curve reveals <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">a strong negative correlation between physical distance and the frequency of communication between workstations<\/span>. In other words, the closer engineers are physically, the more frequently they communicate with each other. <u><b>H<\/b><\/u><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Allen_curve\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">owever, when the distance exceeds a critical threshold of 50 meters, the frequency of communication decreases significantly<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cc81251 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cc81251\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-edb8d74\" data-id=\"edb8d74\" 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data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea5588f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ea5588f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">Meaning and Applications of the Allen Curve<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddb58fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddb58fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family: 'Work Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; color: #171818; font-size: 16px;\">With a broad understanding of the importance of communication for innovation, the Allen Curve is frequently taught and cited in management literature on innovation. This principle has had a significant impact <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Allen_curve\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in many fields<\/a>, as the\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">design of commercial architectures<\/span> (for example, the Decker Engineering Building in New York, the Steelcase Corporate Development Center in Michigan, the BMW Research Center in Munich, and the Volkswagen assembly and delivery center in Dresden), as well as the <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">management of projects<\/span>.\u00a0<span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">In summary,<\/span> <span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">the Allen Curve reminds us that physical proximity among people can foster effective communication and innovation<\/span><\/span> <span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">within an organization.<\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'Work Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; color: #171818; font-size: 16px;\">Recently, with the rapid advancement of the Internet and the reduction in telecommunications costs, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">some scholars have recently questioned how to apply the Allen Curve in the business environment and have noted that the effects of communication frequency based on distance remain valid<\/span>: for example, a 1986 study on emails and a 1989 research on the frequency of communication between <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/009365087014005007\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&#8220;geographically dispersed computer manufacturer websites&#8221;<\/a> confirmed the trend towards a decrease in the use of all means of communication with distance. 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The Allen Curve in the offices and <i>workspaces<\/i><\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45145cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45145cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family: 'Work Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; color: #171818; font-size: 16px;\">Surely, the Allen Curve has <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">important implications<\/span> for office work.<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'Work Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; color: #171818; font-size: 16px;\">Here are some key takeaways:<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'Work Sans', sans-serif; font-style: normal; color: #171818; font-size: 16px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: inherit; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">1. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Smart Working &amp; Proximity<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: inherit; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">: although only 6.3% of the respondents work entirely remotely, while the <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: inherit; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">51.2% work remotely for 2-3 days a week,<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: inherit; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: inherit; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">those who practice partial smart working show a significant increase in satisfaction with their work-life balance, performance, and work situation<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: inherit; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\"> overall. <\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ilsecoloxix.it\/tecnologia\/2024\/03\/25\/news\/un_po_in_smart_working_un_po_in_ufficio_come_cambia_il_lavoro_in_italia_dopo_la_pandemia-422369086\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Physical proximity influences the frequency of interactions and the perception of work well-being<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: inherit; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: inherit; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\"><br \/>2<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">. Balance between pros and cons<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: inherit; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">: despite the benefits of remote work, there are<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">sources of stress and dissatisfaction<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: inherit; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\"> related to it. For example, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">47.8% of respondents believe that remote work has a negative impact on their relationship with colleagues<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: inherit; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">, isolating them. Moreover, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">69.7% associate smart working with a worsening of their work situation,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: inherit; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">although it does not influence performance. These disadvantages are particularly significant for those over the age of 45.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: inherit; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\"><br \/>3.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">Time and Stress Management<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: inherit; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">52% of Italians see smart working as a way to eliminate commuting costs between home and work<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: inherit; color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit;\">, thus reducing stress and improving time management. 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">How to apply the Allen Curve to the office of the future?<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d9a1c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d9a1c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family: 'Work Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; color: #171818; font-size: 16px;\">The office of the future will be smarter and shaped by considering various <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">trends<\/span>, including many technological aspects of <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Industry 4.0<\/span>. After the pandemic and the increase in the practice of remote working, employers are reconsidering how much and what type of office space they will maintain, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lindipendenzanuova.com\/il-prof-ricolfi-e-la-curva-di-allen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how to ensure that the new work environment is equally healthy, attractive and stimulating<\/a>.<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'Work Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; color: #171818; font-size: 16px;\">The <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Allen Curve can be applied to the office of the future in multiple ways<\/span>. First and foremost, it can guide <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">the design of workspace<\/span>. For example, it can suggest the creation of more <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">shared areas<\/span> or &#8220;neighborhoods&#8221; where multiple colleagues can work together <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">flexibly<\/span>. This could foster communication and collaboration among team members, in line with the findings of the Allen Curve.<\/p><p style=\"font-family: 'Work Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; color: #171818; font-size: 16px;\">Furthermore, the Allen Curve <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">can influence how organizations manage remote work<\/span>: although digital technologies have made it possible to work from anywhere, <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">the Allen Curve suggests that physical proximity can still play an important role in facilitating communication and collaboration<\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6ce60dd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6ce60dd\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-66bf8ac\" data-id=\"66bf8ac\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d58556 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1d58556\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-12b9daf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"12b9daf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f73af6\" data-id=\"4f73af6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-387ba08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"387ba08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px\">The Allen Curve and <i>performing workspaces<\/i> according to Stella33<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71d47ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71d47ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-family: 'Work Sans', sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; color: #171818; font-size: 16px;\">The Allen Curve provides <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">valuable insights into how physical proximity influences communication and collaboration<\/span>: as organizations design the office of the future, taking these insights into account can help <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">create work environments that foster innovation and productivity<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Designing<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">\u201cperforming&#8221; spaces and offices,<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">Stella33 believes it&#8217;s crucial to<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">focus on their adaptability to the needs of those who use them and must therefore find all the tools to operate at their best<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">, both in group and individual settings, depending on the different needs that animate the workday. An example is the Stella33 branded location in Venice, <\/span><a style=\"font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; background-color: #ffffff;\" href=\"https:\/\/stella33.com\/en\/spaces\/venice-palazzo-isola-nova\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Palazzo Isola Nova<\/a><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">, a<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"> <\/span><i style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">business village<\/i><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\"> <\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">measuring 13,000 square meters and designed to offer<\/span> <span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: bold;\">all the services necessary to the business community of the Laguna<\/span><span style=\"color: inherit; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-weight: inherit;\">. 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