Office Space Design Trends
How Good Office Design can Influence your Business
The stereotypical cubical-driven office space with dim lighting and clunky office furniture has long past. Today's modern offices are minimalist, light and airy, designed around mobility, sustainability and productivity. Offices are no longer simply about where people work. They have a direct impact on your company's workflow, processes, staff retention and even brand perception.
Many companies understand the link between workspace design and staff productivity, and are now paying a lot more attention to design and space layout issues when they move office and build out a new space.
Tech companies, such as a Google and Facebook, have reinvented the workplace by introducing more unconventional designs and layouts, leading many companies to hop on board this trend and reconsider how best to configure their business space. To help you plan your new office space, consider these common office design trends, and find out how they can influence their business:
Open Plan
Modern businesses want to encourage communication as much as possible, and open plan layouts lend themselves to greater collaboration and help to foster teamwork in a far more efficient way.
Hot Desking
Today's workforce is more mobile than ever before; with technological advances that allow workers to be out in the field, working from home, or networking - whilst still having access to email and the internet, it's no longer a necessity for staff to be "tied" to their own desks. Hot Desking saves on valuable office space and means your employees can work from almost anywhere.
Break Out Areas
Informal common areas where staff can have their lunch, relax or hold informal meetings have been proven to vastly improve productivity. It means staff no longer have to eat lunch at their desks, or scramble for a meeting room. Break out areas can also give your office a modern, relaxed and welcoming feel.
Sustainability
Corporate Social Responsibility is high up on the agenda for many companies. Those looking for new office space want sustainable, environmentally sensitive offices, that incorporate energy-saving lighting and use office furniture from recycled content. If you are moving office and building out a new space, always seek help from a professional Office Design Company. They will review your company's working practices and advise on the best office configuration and design that works best for your staff and your business as a whole.
Find an Office Design Company in your area here to help you design and configure the best space for your company. For more practical tips and considerations about designing your office space, download the free guide to Office Design here.
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