As we come close to the end of the year, you may be wondering what next year holds for office refurbishments. We here at Wessex Interiors will explore in this blog the kind of thing you ought to keep in mind if you want to update your office space in the new year.
Thinking for the future
Your office should be an inviting place for both your clients and your employees. The formal, clean interiors that are typical of offices don’t seem particularly friendly to people who are just stopping by your location. Customers are crucial to the success of your business, therefore it’s imperative that you attempt to design your office in a way that will satisfy them as well. First impressions are always an important factor to take into account when closing a commercial deal. Even if it might not be the most important location in the business, your lobby or welcome area should always be planned to leave a positive first impression.
This can be accomplished by enhancing your dated office space with simple additions like plants, artwork, or flowers. You don’t want customers hanging around without any visual interest or inspiration, especially when attempting to leave a positive impression. Appropriate coffee table reading material is another suggestion. All of these modest adjustments significantly contribute to the comfort of your staff members in the office setting.
Sustainable solutions
More than ever, workplace sustainability is crucial. Refurbishment projects are increasingly taking into account the potential environmental effects of their decisions, and efforts are being made to include some level of sustainability into every aspect of workplace architecture. This can guarantee that your remodelling decisions are still applicable to your company’s future while maintaining the corporate responsibility that everyone aspires to in the contemporary world. This may also provide you an advantage over rivals who can close business with clients!
While working on your project, you could use reconditioned materials or install new, energy-efficient lights. While indirect factors like travel emissions can be decreased by modifying the workspace to accommodate agile working alternatives, direct considerations like heating options can be controlled with careful planning of room sizing and open plan layouts.
Elevated communication efforts
In any business setting, effective communication is essential. While the internet’s growth and other technical developments continue, renovation initiatives are making deliberate choices that enable the successful application of many technologies.
This reveals that many remodelling businesses are approaching workplace design in a unique way. Employees can retain the physical degree of communication necessary to develop a link with others by having locations they can access at any time, preventing them from becoming overly separated from the physical aspects of the job. A trend that focuses on addressing this requirement is open hours collaborative areas, combined with open plan office layouts that allow employees to walk around and talk freely with whoever they need to speak to. It’s crucial to always keep in mind that, despite the amazing possibilities that email and other electronic forms of communication have opened up, people may perform at their peak when they have flexible access to the workplace’s physical environment.
Contact Us
If you would like to explore some of the services we offer in more detail, please reach out to us here at Wessex Interiors Limited. We have decades of industry experience between us, so we will definitely be able to help you achieve something that is right for your space. We offer everything from office refurbishment, office partitioning, and much more. Please call us on 02380 663 100 or fill out our simple online contact form to find out more.
