WATERCOOLER CHAT: Defining Your Comfort Zone With Color
Finding your comfort zone is what office design and color will be all about in 2021. As we transition between the home office and the workplace, comfort will take center stage with resimercial design. There are many ideas and concepts for what the post COVID-19 workplace might look like with protection protocols in place, especially in shared spaces.
But what remains the constant with this transition is the impact of great design, furniture selection, and the flexibility to work when and where you choose.
Color is more important than ever to drive consistency and freshen up the workplace. We are seeing this in fabrics on chairs, patterns on wall coverings, bolder furniture design selections, and bright, cleanable surfaces.
There is speculation that a traditional personal workstation for every employee may transition out. With some organizations opting for floating stations to accommodate flex office workers. Design will be an important part of this reorganization process.
Similar to the flexibility people have when working from home, designing for this type of mobility allows people to shift easily between spaces depending on what they are working on.
Open plan design disrupted the comfort zone. Developing a new footprint that more closely resembles the comforts of home will become a key player in the lure back to work. Features include:
- More huddles, fewer rigid-feeling conference rooms
- Collaboration lounge areas with integrated technology
- Coffee bar breakout spaces with high tables for flex work
- Small private spaces with lots of color
- Creatively altering traffic flow with flexible furniture options
- Flexibility and integrative work from home options
Modern office design loves color, often set against wood and concrete elements for contrast. Antimicrobial fabrics are available for your sofas and seating. We hope you let the transition become a transformation and embrace the colors of change. Take a look at what’s coming!
