New working environments: flexibility, collaboration, identity

Support remote work

The 1:1 exchange with business partners or colleagues working from home then takes place, for example, in functional microarchitectures such as telephone boxes, which we use at our partner, for example New network integrated into the open multispace. Collaboration, on the other hand, requires free, interactive space that offers space for creative workshops, for example in the new working environments of BYK Chemie. Especially with an increasing proportion of working from home, a division of focus work within one's own four walls and teamwork in the office is likely — and that is when open, multifunctional working environments are the best prerequisite for networked cooperation.

Unternehmenskultur im Fokus

Um die perfekte Arbeitsumgebung für jedes einzelne Unternehmen zu schaffen, sind vor der Raumplanung und -gestaltung eine Reihe von Gesprächen und Workshops unerlässlich: Dort werden die individuellen Wünsche, Herausforderungen und Möglichkeiten eruiert, die Führungskräfte sowie Mitarbeitende für die neue Arbeitsumgebung sehen. Denn mit dem Umzug in die neuen Arbeitswelten verändert sich auch das Miteinander im Büro. Deshalb wird zu Beginn auch die Unternehmenskultur herausgearbeitet und steht bei der gesamten Neugestaltung im Fokus.

Good acoustics in open space

In addition to individual requirements, there are various aspects that apply when switching to the open Multispace always play a role. This includes room acoustics, for example. It must be right so that efficient work is possible. For this purpose, various acoustically effective surfaces are integrated. For example, a perforated metal ceiling at BYK Chemie. Or even curtains and mobile partitions, from which the employees of Gothaer benefit in Cologne. They not only have a sound-absorbing function, but also help to zone rooms and flexibly adjust the area in just a few simple steps.

Flexible spaces for flexible work

The option of spatial modification and multiple use will be even more important for companies in the future, as working methods and requirements are changing ever more rapidly. The desk sharing model is also being increasingly used for this purpose: Modern working environments such as those of the software company CID or from renault are already completely designed for desk sharing. Employees always sit where they have the best environment for their current tasks — a model that enables reasonable use of office space in times of home office and remote work.

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Interior design promotes a sense of togetherness

To avoid creating a feeling of an anonymized workplace, places for spontaneous exchange and identity-creating elements in the office are so important. For the Gothaer In Cologne, this is a coffee point in the typical “Veedel” Büdchen look. At the teapot In Düsseldorf at the newly created company headquarters, people meet in between at the Tea Point, whose wall graphics on the inside are made of historic tea tins.

Make company history visible

In other places, too, the teapot shows how to make company history spatially tangible: quotes from the founders adorn the walls, large-format images on glass tell the history of the family business, you sit at a table in the form of the founding year 1882. It is precisely these elements that make the office an attractive place to work, retain employees and offer them an additional reason to like coming by.