What today’s office reveals about the future workspace
To plan for the future, we first need to understand the present.
Just as a budget grounded in data leads to smarter financial decisions, an office plan based on real usage patterns ensures that every space serves a purpose and aligns with actual needs. When planning a new office, reviewing the current setup is essential. Skipping this step can lead to unnecessary costs—not only during the build-out but also in ongoing expenses like rent and maintenance throughout the lease term.
Designing a user-centric workspace
A significant part of our daily lives is spent in the workplace. But office spaces aren’t just places to get tasks done—they’re environments where people connect, collaborate, and find purpose. To make these spaces work well for employees, it’s important to design offices based on real needs - a true understanding of both spaces and the people.
When we look closely at how people interact with their environment, we can start to identify the types of spaces that encourage productivity, satisfaction and a healthy organizational culture.
How many meeting rooms should you have?
When planning a new office or making changes to an existing one, one question always seems to spark debate: How many meeting rooms do we need?
Traditional guidelines suggest a certain number of meeting rooms per 100 employees. But how useful are these recommendations, really?
The number of meeting rooms a company needs can vary widely depending on work patterns, meeting culture and many other factors. Furthermore, these general rules of thumb often lack a solid foundation and fail to consider the unique needs of each organization, making them a poor starting point for effective office planning.
Managing employee expectations in office planning
Workspace design is complex, as it involves not just arranging physical spaces but also balancing the different needs of employees who will use them.
Employees often have strong opinions and emotional investments in their workspaces since these environments directly impact not only their day-to-day work, but their enjoyment and social interactions at work as well.
Successfully navigating these expectations is crucial for success in any workspace development project - let’s take a look at how this can be done.
From Gut-feelings To Facts In Office Planning
Making well-informed decisions can mean the difference between a thriving workspace and an underutilized, inefficient space. But why do we so often rely on guesswork and gut-feelings rather than solid facts and data when designing our workplaces?