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Estella Meyers Office Design April 06th, 2018 - 13:54:16
Times are changing and these changes are reflected in the current trends in office design. Designers have to change their thinking away from traditional office designs and towards current trend. Office designers are seeing the following changes in the office environment: 1. Businesses are thinking more consciously about renewable resources and recycled furniture 2. They are becoming more collaborated 3. Offices are being used as a branding tool 4. The creation of offices with employees in mind has become crucial in employee retention rates 5. Hoteling/Moteling is much more popular
2. Collaboration Spaces Say goodbye to your private office (unless youre the boss of course) because open plan offices are becoming increasingly popular. Companies are trying to make the best use of space possible and office designers have found that giving everyone their own private area is just not the way to do this. An open plan office design also makes it possible for more employees to fit into the space allowing for expansion. Partitions are also getting lower as office designers have found that a space will look much bigger if people have a panoramic view. Some designers advise that a panoramic view whilst seated is preferable whilst others maintain that if the office can be viewed panoramic whilst standing that this is fine.
What lies ahead for occupancy ratios? As mobile technology improves as home working becomes more viable with bandwidth increases and as part-time working becomes more widespread so the need for one desk per person diminishes. Increasingly modern office design is moving towards a ratio of 7 or 8 desks for every 10 staff. The next question is then about saving money by reducing the overall office space rental or to perhaps give some of the space over to social and team purposes? One of the leading adopters of modern office design incorporating flexible working and shared desk allocation CISCO Systems works on a ratio of 160 sq ft per person. Clearly they havent used unallocated desks and mobile working as a cost-cutting measure.
Office designers have also seen an increase in the number of companies who are now using their offices as a branding tool. The rising costs of everything have seen the need for businesses to look inwards for cost savings. Designers have seen an increase in businesses portraying themselves through creative professional office designs. They send a message to visitors that reflect their business. Employees are vital to the success of a business and managers and owners know that employee retention is a positive aspect of any business. Designers today are being asked more than ever to incorporate employee friendly designs into their workplace designs.
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