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Rethinking your offices: the essentials for 2022
The last few years have completely revolutionized the way we work, and a return to normal no longer seems to be an option. The return to the office, some dream of it, because they lack human contact; others dread it, since it rhymes with the inevitable traffic and the reduction of time spent at home to reconcile work and personal life. The hybrid model of professional organization is therefore gradually imposing itself in our societies, but it cannot be established in the long term without questioning traditional office spaces and their reorganization to meet the expectations of today's employees. today.
Adapt to a new reality
Even if telework is still king two years after the arrival of the pandemic, it has shown its limits. People have this vital need to socialize and meet each other, which is much more complicated through a computer screen! We also note that an employee who only knows remote work is less inclined to commit to the company and that the feeling of belonging to a team and a professional family is sometimes non-existent. Finally, technology is all well and good, but it does not stimulate creativity and the development of new ideas, which mostly arise from spontaneous exchanges and brainstorming sessions in person!
Faced with this new reality, the hybrid model, reconciling the best of both worlds, is an interesting option. Companies, helped by office furniture designers, will have to be creative to reinvent themselves and motivate their employees to come to the office from time to time. How are companies going to rethink their spaces when they are no longer used to their maximum capacity, when social distancing must be respected and when conviviality and the spirit of belonging must be recreated?
The appearance of unassigned offices
A hybrid model rhymes with fewer people at the same time in the offices and, consequently, workspaces used part-time. This implies that, to make the most of space, more and more offices are going to be flying and unassigned. Thus, an employee who chooses to go to the office twice a week, for example, will no longer necessarily have his assigned office as before. This concept of unassigned places, which had already started before the pandemic, is now imposing itself – but is not without challenges!
The new unassigned spaces that will be available to the employees present must be attractive and easily adapt to everyone: comfort, ergonomics and aesthetics are the key words to attract employees to leave their homes.
The installation of sit-stand desks can be a very interesting option to explore because of their ability to adjust to each person. In addition to being ergonomic, they are beneficial to health! The installation of relay computer station and articulated arms to place and adjust the screen according to the taste and the posture of each is also relevant to meet the work habits of the greatest number!
Celebrate the face-to-face and unite the teams
An expression that comes up often at the moment among designers is that of “celebrating the face-to-face” – and it also resonates with OBURO.
Getting around the office has now become a party, an opportunity to socialize, get a change of scenery, break the routine! Celebrating face-to-face means making our meetings a party, a convivial moment in a warm, modern, pleasant, joyful, soothing, festive, comfortable setting and more!
New year new resolution: why not set up a lounge area in the old conference room, or repaint the cafeteria and write inspirational quotes there? Creativity and ideas are born just as well in a comfortable armchair, a coffee in hand, as sitting upright on an office chair identical to that of your neighbour!
Provide small intimate spaces
Even if open spaces will predominate in 2022, it is important to provide small closed spaces for confidential telephone conversations, or even for small committee meetings, so as not to disturb workers in the common space.
At home, everyone is used to calm and privacy. It is therefore essential not to neglect these aspects if you are rearranging your space. Small glass boxes or cabins can easily be installed on either side of an open area.
Finally, lockers are making a comeback in offices! Employees who no longer have a specific station need a private space to leave their belongings safe. We are therefore seeing more and more lockers reappear at work.
These new 2022 trends aim to establish a balance between residential and commercial, all with the ultimate objective of creating the “resimertial” style. Today, office designers must combine the useful with the pleasant more than ever, combine the functional and the comfortable and make distancing and conviviality rhyme – quite a challenge!
The OBURO team loves this kind of challenge and will know how to revitalize your space. Call us!
info@oburo.com 514 332-2328
Even if telework is still king two years after the arrival of the pandemic, it has shown its limits. People have this vital need to socialize and meet each other, which is much more complicated through a computer screen! We also note that an employee who only knows remote work is less inclined to commit to the company and that the feeling of belonging to a team and a professional family is sometimes non-existent. Finally, technology is all well and good, but it does not stimulate creativity and the development of new ideas, which mostly arise from spontaneous exchanges and brainstorming sessions in person!
Faced with this new reality, the hybrid model, reconciling the best of both worlds, is an interesting option. Companies, helped by office furniture designers, will have to be creative to reinvent themselves and motivate their employees to come to the office from time to time. How are companies going to rethink their spaces when they are no longer used to their maximum capacity, when social distancing must be respected and when conviviality and the spirit of belonging must be recreated?
The appearance of unassigned offices
A hybrid model rhymes with fewer people at the same time in the offices and, consequently, workspaces used part-time. This implies that, to make the most of space, more and more offices are going to be flying and unassigned. Thus, an employee who chooses to go to the office twice a week, for example, will no longer necessarily have his assigned office as before. This concept of unassigned places, which had already started before the pandemic, is now imposing itself – but is not without challenges!
The new unassigned spaces that will be available to the employees present must be attractive and easily adapt to everyone: comfort, ergonomics and aesthetics are the key words to attract employees to leave their homes.
The installation of sit-stand desks can be a very interesting option to explore because of their ability to adjust to each person. In addition to being ergonomic, they are beneficial to health! The installation of relay computer station and articulated arms to place and adjust the screen according to the taste and the posture of each is also relevant to meet the work habits of the greatest number!
Celebrate the face-to-face and unite the teams
An expression that comes up often at the moment among designers is that of “celebrating the face-to-face” – and it also resonates with OBURO.
Getting around the office has now become a party, an opportunity to socialize, get a change of scenery, break the routine! Celebrating face-to-face means making our meetings a party, a convivial moment in a warm, modern, pleasant, joyful, soothing, festive, comfortable setting and more!
New year new resolution: why not set up a lounge area in the old conference room, or repaint the cafeteria and write inspirational quotes there? Creativity and ideas are born just as well in a comfortable armchair, a coffee in hand, as sitting upright on an office chair identical to that of your neighbour!
Provide small intimate spaces
Even if open spaces will predominate in 2022, it is important to provide small closed spaces for confidential telephone conversations, or even for small committee meetings, so as not to disturb workers in the common space.
At home, everyone is used to calm and privacy. It is therefore essential not to neglect these aspects if you are rearranging your space. Small glass boxes or cabins can easily be installed on either side of an open area.
Finally, lockers are making a comeback in offices! Employees who no longer have a specific station need a private space to leave their belongings safe. We are therefore seeing more and more lockers reappear at work.
These new 2022 trends aim to establish a balance between residential and commercial, all with the ultimate objective of creating the “resimertial” style. Today, office designers must combine the useful with the pleasant more than ever, combine the functional and the comfortable and make distancing and conviviality rhyme – quite a challenge!
The OBURO team loves this kind of challenge and will know how to revitalize your space. Call us!
info@oburo.com 514 332-2328
To receive advice on redesigning your office and the ergonomics of your workspaces, contact our experts. They will be able to guide you towards the best choices according to your current and future needs. Tell us about your project, we love to take on challenges!
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