Color significantly impacts the way we work. Sherwin-Williams has debuted its new Colormix® 2024 Commercial Colors collection. Their team of experts has crafted a forecast of hand-selected key commercial colors, weaving them into each palette. Since resimercial design remains a vital part of office design moving forward, these synopses are a hybrid of commercial and residential color stories with fresh insights to revitalize your office design!
Team-centric design has been the primary focus for the last two years, as businesses of all sizes seek new ways of working. Overcoming downsized workspaces, adapting to hybrid work, and programming flexible scheduling has become an essential design strategy. HermanMiller worked alongside branded environment designer Gensler to reconnect their teams through human-centered design.
Brand storytelling and the experiential nature of brands is driving visionary workspace design today. Spatial branding utilizes interior design to expand visual identity through the use of murals, wall art, and furniture design to portray the depth of the company’s ethos.
Minimalist office design can provide a streamlined workflow to maximize the efficiency of your flexible workplace. If your office was impacted by the downsizing of working from home. A minimalist design approach can make the openness look intentional.
Third Spaces are generally characterized as warm and inviting places where individuals find a comfortable place to work or mingle with others with similar interests. We know these in our everyday life as cafés, coffee houses, boutique hotel lobbies, and art galleries. These are spaces that inspire us to think outside the daily grind and relax into an experience.
Destination workplaces enable discussion and empower employees who strive to make a difference within the company while encouraging them to continue promoting work culture from within. Many of these employees eventually become influencers who help shape the future image of the company itself.
Office neighborhoods are raising the bar on productivity. As offices around the world adopt hybrid work policies, space planning and design are evolving to support the new realities of hybrid work. The flexibility of hybrid work could leave a once bustling office feeling empty and lacking the energy of in-person collaboration. Creating an environment that encourages diversity within the space planning and design is the best way to increase team collaboration in the future of flexible work.
Unassigned team solutions within the hybrid work environment will be important for the future of work. Flexible workspaces are designed to support individual and team collaboration in the variety of activities they perform throughout the workday.
The 2023 office color story will define the physical workspace wrapped in warm earthy hues. Welcoming, inclusive spaces are key for the return to the office, where employees expect productive collaborative experiences they would not have at home. Your team is looking for opportunities to connect in person with colleagues and to take advantage of various amenities and services that allow them to innovate.
Restacking the workplace is one of the best options for companies looking to optimize the return to work. With employee behavior changes, new ways of working, and onboarding Gen Z, hybrid workspaces will continue to dominate the use of space. Restacking can help you prioritize the best plan for growth.
