By Indhira Desangles
Special for El Inmobiliario
We are already finishing this year 2022 and the year 2023 is coming in full force, and corporate design will be no exception.
Architectural design experts say that 2023 will complete the reinvention of the world of office space design, both interior and exterior.
The new concepts of workspaces will be based on prioritizing the health and well-being of work teams and, therefore, creating environments where both priorities coexist. To achieve this, companies are focusing their efforts on renovating outdated workspaces and creating lightweight environments where people feel comfortable.
Here are the main trends:
Open Spaces:
- Greater collaboration among colleagues by fostering knowledge and collaboration.
- A feeling of spaciousness and warmth.
- Stimulating, sociable environments with a focus on creativity.
- It fosters more horizontal and communicative organizations between leaders and collaborators.
Ergonomics:
- More productive and efficient workers.
- Prevention of occupational risks.
- Introduce new technologies.
- Reduction of absenteeism from work.
- Promote health and comfort.
- Increase motivation.
Flexible spaces:
- Optimization of spaces and openness to future readjustment of spaces.
- Motivation for workers, so that they find themselves in a friendly environment.
- Opportunities and possibilities multiply when it comes to creating dynamics, workspaces and activities.
- They facilitate the implementation of hybrid work arrangements, which combine teleworking and in-person work.
Sustainable furniture:
- Sustainable or redesigned furniture, made with due care and standards, is more economical and can cost up to 70% less compared to others.
- Eco-friendly furniture upholds the philosophy of giving a second life to items, based on the principle of "making the most of what has already been manufactured," rejecting the old "use and discard" philosophy typical of the 2000s…
Energy saving:
- Choosing the most suitable electricity rates for the company.
- Use of low-energy light bulbs, or as they are known in some places: LED light bulbs.
- Relevance in the optimal maintenance of office equipment and all appliances that exist in the company.
- Use of low-consumption equipment.
- Inclusion of temperature control systems that keep the office climate-controlled but without waste.
- Conscious use of water.
- Investment in thermal insulation, especially in spaces that use floor-to-ceiling windows.
- Double glazing is used, as it has the ability to retain the temperature for much longer.
- Use of automatic curtains that open or close depending on the outside temperature and sunlight.
Tell me, what other actions do you know that will be leading the way in 2023?
