Learn about the newest office cubicle trends, including collaboration, technology and streamlined design.

1. OFFICE CUBICLE DESIGN TRENDS
Collaborative Design Trends of 2013

2. ATrend Towards Collaboration
• Companies are choosing a more open
workspace
• Individual work space has decreased
over the past few decades
(International Facility ManagementAssociation)
90 ft²  75 ft²

3. • Office cubicles have had to adapt to a
more collaborative workplace culture
"Do you care about your company culture? If you do, then
the office matters." -Jason Freedman, founder of 42Floors

4. What makes a collaborative work environment?
• Team members often work together and share ideas
• Meeting rooms are equipped with collaboration
technology (like Workware)
• Small “breakout areas” are incorporated into the
office cubicle layout
• Employees have social spaces to build relationships
and camaraderie
• Layout and furniture is flexible and able to adapt to
change

5. • Projection boards are moveable and can be wheeled
into different spaces
• Workstations are facing one another

6. • Interactive virtual workspaces, like Haworth's Bluescape,
allow employees to easily collaborate and share
information

7. The Office Cubicle of the Past
• Layout neglected space for meeting areas throughout
• High paneled walls
• Stock/factory desks and
chairs
• Desking designed for
computer tower and bulky
monitor
• Standard low-back seating
with little attention to
ergonomics

8. The New and Improved Office Cubicle
Low panel walls
or
Glass walls
creates a more open environment

9. Designer fabrics...
...FELT is in

10. Ergonomic task chairs
• Lumbar support
• Casters for mobility
• Ability to recline
• Side-to-side torsional
flex
Featured: Very Task chair

11. Clean studio desking
Ample space for a laptop, tablet and phone

12. Adaptable furniture
• File cabinets on casters
• Moveable walls
• Portable white boards

13. Eco-friendly furniture and accessories
• Recycled wood and metal components
• LED lighting
• RaisedAccess Flooring

14. Touch down stations for mobile workers

15. Multi-purpose, LED task lighting
Featured: LIM

16. Adjustable desks for standing breaks

17. Curved furniture and layout
Curves, rather than sharp edges, are linked to
positive emotions and enhanced creativity (source)
Featured: V Series/Unigroup Too by Haworth

18. • Lots of windows
for natural light
• High ceilings
• Glass office walls
Allow for plenty of light and open space

19. Beyond the Cubicle
Breakout areas for team brainstorming and
informal meetings
Featured: Workware/ToDo by Haworth

20. Helps establish
good relationships
between team mem-
bers
Provides "distraction"
times in
between times
of focus
Social spaces with lounge chairs

21. Featured: Haworth Windowseat
Private areas
• Phone booths for personal calls, with sound-
proofing material
• Hooded chairs
for quiet, personal
time

22. Collaboration Technology
• Integrated technology like Haworth's Workware

23. For more office design ideas, visit
www.facilitec-inc.com
And to learn how you can design a collaborative office
environment, download our free white paper.