There are many different types of workplace arrangement. A cellular office, a zonal office, an open space or an office based on the Activity Based Working concept with the use of desk sharing – which type should you choose? How should you apportion communication, concentration, administration and relaxation zones? Many questions arise at the design stage, and the arrangement possibilities are unlimited. Good decisions made at this stage lead to benefits for your company.

Representatives of different generations work together in one office and they all should feel comfortable. The older usually prefer closed rooms where they can feel safe, while the younger prefer to work in a team and have access to the Internet and all the necessary office devices. It is also essential to take into account the work styles of different departments and the interactions between them. How can you meet all these needs? How can you design a functional office arrangement? How can you make sure all employees will follow the office rules?

Building a new office block, changing its location or rearranging its interiors is a strategic investment. It can provide a company with many benefits. For example, it can help facilitate the work being done, attract new talent and keep valuable employees in the organisation. A visually attractive office makes a good first impression, but that’s not all. To achieve the desired effect, the project should be based on hard data.

The division of an office space into particular zones and the right arrangement of office equipment should be decided at the very first stage, when it is still possible to make some changes in the project – it may be necessary to build additional partition walls or implement solutions concerning air conditioning or acoustics.

To ensure an office project meets the real needs of a particular organisation, it is worth carrying out a work environment analysis that will give precise answers to key questions. In this process, our experts rely on their own proven research methodology.

The research can involve:

• analysis of space efficiency (e.g. the occupancy of workstations and meeting rooms),
• description of work styles, activity profiles in particular departments and the network of interactions between them,
• analysis of employees’ needs, expectations and satisfaction with the current office,
• description of advantages and disadvantages of the current workplace,
• determination of a development buffer.

Arranging a workplace tailored to the real needs of a particular organisation requires interdisciplinary competences. That’s why our expert team consists of people with different qualifications: psychologists, sociologists, culture experts, project managers, coaches and architects.