Commercial interiors in Melbourne are important because it affects your employees, their productivity, the overall office environment and also your brand image. So when you get a new commercial interior, you cannot take chances for mistakes or any shortcomings and flaws. To avoid the possible mistakes, you should ask the below discussed questions to yourself.
Who Are You Serving?
Your employees first and then your clients. Your clients may visit once in a while but your employee spends about ⅓ to ⅔ of their day in the office and their productivity is what your business stands upon. Your client needs to be impressed but simultaneously your employees must be comforted well.
How Much Space Do I Really Need?
Considering the Covid-19 pandemic and its consequences such as Work from home arrangements for several or all employees in most companies, you might not need way too much space. However, you should consider the personal space and privacy of each individual employee working in your office and make sure they all get enough space. You should also integrate some common areas and group gathering spaces.
What Purpose Are You Trying To Fulfil?
If your company is B2B type then you should focus on the comfort of your employees first, however if your business is B2C type then you should focus on the comfort of your customers or clients. Always keep in mind your priority.
How Do I Provide Privacy?
You can create spaces where one on one interaction can take place. An enclosed space for employees to take personal calls. Movable partition between work desks or spaces of every employee.
What Sort of Finishing Do I Want To Use?
You can use glass partitions for interactions that involve clients so that they can feel the ‘openness’ in the office. You can use wooden and greenery themes in the office to make your office space feel more natural and less mechanical.
What Kind of Hours Will My Staff Be Working?
Even if you have absolutely flexible working hours where employees can come and go anytime, many employees will be in office during daytime and peak hours when the general activities and traffic act up the most. Your office should have the kind of structure where unnecessary noise etc. can be blocked out.
What Kind of Spaces Do I Want To Include For My Employees To Rest And Recover?
There should be a restroom with a couch or small bed perhaps, maybe your employees can take a nap there. For women, you can provide room for personal needs. You can also create a space that is absolutely technology free, making it not only calming but also healthy. You can also go for yoga/meditation rooms. For a limited and informal and personal interactions of multiple employees, you can also create common lunch areas and break out rooms.
What Kind of Health Issues Might My Employees Face Now And In The Future?
Sitting more than 7 hours a day in one constant position can cause various issues such as pains and muscle soreness etc. in joints, neck, back and lower back. Constant staring at the screen can also affect the vision capacities. In addition, your employees like any other human being might have stress, depression, anxiety, muscular strains etc. As an employer, it is important for you to provide them all with comfortable and enabling environments and space and make sure there is no discrimination against them within your company. When creating a Commercial Interiors Melbourne, keep in mind all these factors for maximum comfort of your employees which will eventually result in productivity.
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