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Bye bye, sterile, cold offices. Hello, warmth and welcoming spaces. In 2024, offices trends are all about managing the happiness and productivity of employees by creating environments that favor comfort, flexibility, sustainability, and focus. Businesses that want to succeed in what has become a highly hybrid work environment should take stock and reevaluate how they utilize office space in terms of layout, furniture, facilities, and environmental impact. That, in turn, affects choices in terms of products and services.
The offices of the future prioritize people by creating spaces that facilitate connection and are designed with teams in mind. With that in mind, here are some suggestions of products and services that cater to these factors and will help make 2024 your business’s best year yet!
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Rather than sleek, sterile environments, offices are now moving towards creating spaces that focus on comfort and collaboration and socialization. Armchairs, plants, soothing artwork, cozy lounges. No more cookie-cutter spaces. Personalize and warm up your office space to make people feel more at ease and at home. You’re asking them to leave the comfort of their own home to come into the office. Make it as welcoming and beneficial to their time as possible.
Which leads us to spaces dedicated to recharging, such as breakrooms.
When considering recharging spaces, think of this – what do people need in order to stay centered and focused when they are in high stress, high-performance environment? It’s not just the coffee and snacks that matter. It’s having a comfortable, warm, relaxing place to step away from the crowd to get some breathing space. That is where breakrooms come into play. Think of them as little pockets of calm, a kind of chill coffee bar with snacks and a vibe that automatically puts someone at ease.
Organizations looking to the future will prioritize space flexibility in their workspace plans, making innovative design choices to create a bustling, vibrant office environment that accommodates each employee’s unique needs.
Rather than confining employees to fixed workstations, companies are investing in modular, mobile furniture that supports activity-based working. Focus is shifting from job titles to workstyles, as organizations analyze patterns of focus work, collaboration, and learning across departments. Companies are beginning to tailor floorplans, desks, and amenities to optimize productivity for each mode of work.
This also translates to cost savings, as companies can reduce the overall number of desks and enable desk sharing. Plus, since so much is cloud-based these days, there isn’t as much need for storage shelving at desks themselves, which further opens up the space and invites more fluidity and teamwork.
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Ergonomic chairs, standing desks
More standing desks to combat the health risks of sitting for long periods of time.
A green footprint is top of mind these days. When making purchases for your space, look for products that are recycled/recyclable, biodegradable, and compostable. Rather than buy a million plastic water bottles, invest in a water filtration system. Purchase biodegradable cleaning products. There are SO many eco-friendly alternatives these days. Whenever and wherever you can, choose green.
A green footprint is top of mind these days. When making purchases for your space, look for products that are recycled/recyclable, biodegradable, and compostable. Rather than buy a million plastic water bottles, invest in a water filtration system. Purchase biodegradable cleaning products. There are SO many eco-friendly alternatives these days. Whenever and wherever you can, choose green.
Contact our design specialists to help you create the perfect office floor plan to maximize flow and space.
