The post-pandemic office space is still in the making as many employers toy around with ideas like permanent remote work or more flexible, hybrid options that will allow individuals to have a better work-life balance. London studio Sella was asked to imagine one such post-pandemic office scenario for tech company Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners from Dumbo, New York City. The onus fell on "flexible and collaborative space to entice employees back to the workplace."
With tastefully exposed brick walls, contemporary furniture, and lush hints of greenery, the light-filled office space certainly caries a style and comfort with it. It has been described as "more akin to a members club than a traditional office" and it is considered to be " the first-generation post-pandemic office space."
Post-Pandemic Office Designs
Sella Arranges a Flexible Office for Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners
Trend Themes
1. Flexible Office Spaces - The post-pandemic era offers an opportunity for employers to revolutionize their offices as hybrid options that will allow individuals to have a better work-life balance continue to grow in popularity.
2. Collaborative Spaces - As companies navigate into a hybrid work structure, collaborative spaces within the office could be ideal for more productive and efficient work.
3. Smart Office Design - Post-pandemic era offers opportunities to embrace innovative technologies that can improve the work environment such as contactless technologies and intelligent systems.
Industry Implications
1. Real Estate Industry - Flexible office spaces opportunities could offer a challenge to the traditional real estate industry with the possibility of workspace-as-a-service (WaaS) models and flexible lease terms.
2. Design Industry - Companies like Sella are pioneers in providing a solution for the post-pandemic office space where office spaces should be designed to focus on wellbeing, flexibility, and efficiency.
3. Technology Industry - Innovative companies in technology can take advantage of the new focus on smart office design, with opportunities to create new intelligent systems that improve the work process and environment for workers.