The document discusses different ways to arrange office environments and key considerations for office design. It covers how office layouts can impact employee productivity, effectiveness and motivation. Flexible space, employee comfort, technology efficiency and lighting quality are some of the main principles discussed for optimizing office design. The document also provides examples of different office layout types and perspectives from team members on their preferences and past experiences working in offices.
1. DIFFERENT WAYS OF ARRANGING
OFFICE ENVIRONMENT.
Paveeta
Akharapon Thanyagaset
Chan Phuong Chu
Laman Huseynzade
Maria Mashauri
Barron Kikwata
Md Hossain
Jaydeep Vyas
April, 2021
INNOVATION MANAGEMENT
2. Offices are completely personal
depending on the nature, size
and identity of the business.
Each workplace has different
needs to suit the employees and
operations.
Whether the space, design and
layout may be various, but the
main principles of office design
remain the same.
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“ Productivity,
Effectiveness and
Motivation ”
There’s a clear connection between the
office design, workplace environment and
the bottom-line results. Beside of the
functionality of the workspace, the
workforce will need to be remaining the
motivation as well.
In order to reach success, the key design
drivers will be playing the big role which
could destine the company’s robust in the
future.
Space Management.
Colour Consistency.
Technology Efficiency.
Lighting Quality.
3. SPACE MANAGEMENT.
The different arrangement ways yield different interaction among
employees
☞ Flexibility
Space that is ample and well utilised.
☞ Easy of provision
This may be affected to the supervisor and the concentration
or the dispersion of the employees
☞ Favourable impression layout
Employee comfort and satisfaction may be strongly
influenced by layout
☞ Balanced capacity of equipment & personnel
Employees and departments that work with each other
regularly needs located in close proximity. Equipment should
be arranged to suit the needs of each department
ABC Detergent Office - Istanbul
Designed by EscapeFromSofa
Type of the Of
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Traditional Low-partition
Cubicle
Team-based
Open-Plan
Hybrid
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4. GoWork Millennium Centennial
Coworking Of
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Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
Year: 2020
Architect: Metaphor Interior
Location: Warsaw, Poland
Year: 2017
Architect:
Location: Seattle, USA
Year: 2016
Architect: Rapt Studio
HBO OFFICE
Hybrid Layout
6. Post-Pandemic: Space Setting Proposals.
De-densify your space.
“…our spaces can adjust to fit as few or as many people
as needed…”
Hub for Collaboration.
“…As more teams work remote, it’s crucial to make
the most of your in-person time together…”
Temporary
‘Near-Home’ Of
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“…Give employees the option to
work from a private office close to
home, or access workspace when and
where they need it…”
11. TECHNOLOGY FOR EFFICIENCY.
Supporting Materials.
Employees need to be provided the right resources,
equipment, and technology to do their job properly.
Updated Technology.
The old systems or technologies can waste the team’s
time, such as the slow devices, the ineffective features,
etc.
Staff Trainings.
Company may need to provide the workshops and trainings
for the staff to learn new technology as it is the worthy long
term investment.
“The use of new and mobility enabling technologies
should be encouraged wherever practical and achievable”
Different department, different needs.
In different workspace, staff will need the different
technology to help them work effectively.
Smart Facilities Management.
Way-finding, Heating, lighting, noise reduction and
water systems help the comfortability of the
employees.
12. OLX Of
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Location: Poznan, Poland
Year: 2017
Architect: Trzop Architekci
Nordia Horrizon Of
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Location: Warsaw, Poland
Year: 2019
Architect: Workplace Architects.
13. LIGHTING QUALITY.
“Light is a critical principle of office design and
layout. Working in a dark and dingy workplace
does nothing for productivity or motivation”
Maximising Natural
Being exposed to daylight rather than harsh
artificial light will help to reduce eye strain and
headaches. Help expanding the perception of
space.
Visual Phenomenon.
Natural lighting can help making the space be more calm and
relaxed, pairing with cool colour, or with the warm colour could
help exciting the creative workspace.
Energy Cost Savings.
Maximising the natural light can help
reduce the energy consumption and the
business cost. In case of artificial light, LED
Positioning.
Sunlight could cause the technology
equipment over-heated and position
of the desk should be suitable and
comfortable for employees to work.
14. ING Tech Of
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Location: Warsaw, Poland
Year: 2019
Architect: mode:lina architekci
One Mount Group Of
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Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Year: 2020
Architect: Vacons Architects
Boa Mistura’s Headquarters
Location: Madrid, Spain
Year: 2020
Architect: ETSUYO STUDIO
15. Md Hossain, Bangladesh
“…I prefer to work at office rather than work from
home, because I enjoy working collaboratively with
the team members, make close relation with
managers, seniors and teams. Also spending break
time with colleagues at the leisure area…”
TEAM’S OPINION.
Experiences and expectations toward the office
arrangement, environment and trends.
Paveeta, India
“…When I was working with the previous employer, I
was provided with good equipments to work, some
of department was helpful if needed any assistance.
We used to have refreshment session and trainings,
which was helping us to be relaxed and motivated…”
Jaydeep Vyas, India
“….I was working within the open plan office, which was
encouraging the team to communicate in person and
everything we worked was clearly visible to everyone,
which home office couldn’t provide this kind of
atmosphere…”
Popularity Vote for the Of
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& Environment Trends 2021.
*Results among 8 members
100%
Resimercial Style
44.4%
Work From Home
55.6%
Hygienic Of
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55.6%
Hot Desk
Shared workspace
88.9%
Collaborative
Space
77.8%
Sustainable
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