Writer: Kem Zorba
MD at Orange Berry Design
When looking at an Office Design many companies tend to look
firstly at the cost factor which suits their budget. They then look at space,
when allocating the staff in areas they feel is suitable. What we do experience
however is that most people have no real idea about the everyday office
psychology when creating an office.
There are many factors to look at when a company decides to
change the office environment such as the ease of access around an office.
Improving the office environment which caters for staff motivation and
productivity for their employee’s I mean you just have to look at the designers
who created the Google office what they had in mind for employees’ that’s
technology for you, a young vibrant technologist who likes to create ease of
comfort and a sense of style yet all maintaining the homely feel.
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My opinion on this is one most people would disagree while
many believe this would be suitable for its environment I tend to believe it
will make staff very uncomfortable perhaps even creating problems with stiff
necks, lower back pain and an eye for sore eyes. But hey Google have the money
to do whatever they like right? Give it
a couple of years and watch the staff become complacent and problematic they
will try and create change but will become sick with fatigue.
We as humans are not designed to sit and lounge around what
happens to the best of us when that happens well the proof is in the pudding. We
eat, yes we do! and lounging around after a full stomach tends to place me and
probably the rest of the world to wanting to sleep. So here is what to expect
with Google quite large tired individuals, then they will promote another new
idea perhaps placing gym equipment around so that would promote a healthy
environment.
Guess what folks that is a ridiculous idea too. Whatever
happened to the good old fashioned office’s a desk is a desk, a chair is a
chair, meeting room is a meeting room. I mean come on we are trying to save the
planet here and some Shmuck decides he wants to create another new type chair
that wants to sell to people that becomes a speaker and then has the cheek to
charge extortionately for his creation. Well if you want to become deaf later
on in life then go waste your money.
I mean come on! our
health is important right? Or is it all about the money? Let’s promote good
furniture that is practical let’s supply great ideas that have health benefits
too. Like the saddle chair from Hag or even a well-designed Humanscale ergonomic chair lets promote more desks that are height adjustable which is not
motorized when adjusting the height let’s keep our blood moving that stops us
from sitting all day, lets design offices that make everyone productive
including the fat cat bosses that want to make a profit but let’s do this with
the health benefits too. Not comfort that just promotes laziness.
That’s my opinion lets re think our strategies lets promote
kindness and put love into the designs. Lets save us all cause no one else
is. That’s office design knowing what we
know is our experience just like everyone else we create what others fail to
do.
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