6 Reasons to Redesign Your Office

Moving office is a big deal. The expense and logistics can be unfeasible, leading some companies to abandon the dream of an optimised office that suits their current and future needs.  

Did you know? There is actually an easy and cost-effective alternative – redesigning your existing office. 

Office redesign is a chance to rethink and reinvigorate the space you already have. We are always here to listen to your aspirations and what drives your need to change your office. 

Everything from morale, productivity and mood, all the way to employee retention and efficiency is affected by workspace design. So, redesigning is a smart solution to bypass these problems without uprooting the whole workforce to a new office. 

Here are six reasons why you should consider it. 

Optimise the space 

Many people think they have to move offices to get what they need when they can optimise the space they already have. 

This means innovative space planning, getting creative with furniture and partitioning, and incorporating areas for both open collaboration and solo concentration. 

It might also mean re-examining the layout of your office, making decisions about the current relevance of areas, and transforming them into something more useful to cater to a modern workforce. For example, that old unused filing room could become a gym. 

Our office designers will be able to bring this professional eye, working with you to create a unique workspace that aligns with your goals. 

 

Flexible working, flexible design 

Flexibility and hybrid working are now part of virtually every UK business. And because COVID-19 pulled the rug out from under us, plenty of offices were not designed for this new working trend.

Most employees now expect flexible working, so to retain and attract talent, it’s something you should work/look to align with. This might mean multi-functional furniture to enable different types of usage. It might mean more space for hot-desking. It could even mean completely reworking the layout of your office to cater for a workforce that comes and goes.  

Technology supports flexible working, too. Video conferencing spaces or rooms for private calls are more important than ever, and should be an integral part of a redesign.

Retain and attract staff 

Health, wellness, morale – they’ve all moved up your employees’ priority lists. And we all know that the working environment has a huge effect on supporting a healthy, happy workforce. 

Step one will be to find out what matters to your employees, and to tailor the redesign plan to encompass this feedback. By nurturing staff wellbeing, you can help meet productivity goals and maximise output. 

Looking after health and wellbeing will also give your staff a reason to stay and for new talent to apply. Temperature, light, air quality, aesthetics, healthy food, comfort – they all play a part in building the perfect working environment. Office design can enhance every single one of these qualities, you can speak to our team to find out how. 

Look to the future 

Is minimising environmental impact part of your company ethics? You don’t need to move offices to realise this vision. Sustainability can be easily incorporated into a refresh of your current space. 

Whether it’s switching out furniture for recyclable/recycled versions, signing up with a green energy supplier, or using carbon-neutral materials – there are many ways to encourage an eco-conscious culture into your office.  

You don’t have to change the world. You just have to take a few small steps to start the journey. And with future laws more likely to support and encourage sustainable design, there’s never been a better time to get ahead of the curve. 

Control the volume 

Focus influences productivity. And a noisy office can throw a spanner in the works. There’s not much you can do about the day-to-day chatter of a workplace. But you can incorporate tailored acoustic design into your office to optimise volume levels. 

Our designers understand that different areas of the office will have different volume requirements. We work alongside you to create bespoke acoustic design solutions – this can include ceiling rafts and baffles, partitioning, acoustic lighting and acoustic panels. 

We can even introduce white and pink noise into very quiet spaces to aid concentration and muffle other noises.  

Cost-effectiveness first 

Office redesigns can prove cheaper than office relocations, with the added benefit of bringing you great return on investment and excellent opportunity to future-proof. 

Everything from the layout of the furniture to the space planning can be streamlined to enhance and increase your business operations and output – also reducing costs further down the line, thanks to increased productivity and capacity. 

Chat to our experts on how and why an office redesign is a cost-effective choice for your workplace. 

Save time, money and hassle on your office redesign, thanks to turnkey services from the team here at Arc Business Interiors. As a leading workplace design and fit-out company for the UK, we’ve optimised hundreds of offices with space planning, acoustic design, bespoke furniture, decoration, sustainable features and much more. Get in touch with us to begin your journey.