Innovative Office Design to Promote Productivity

by zhoosh_admin | Nov 22, 2021

Productive employees create profitable businesses, which means it’s important for you to make your team as productive as possible. While incentives and time tracking may immediately come to mind, there are other things you can do that don’t actively involve your team doing anything differently.

Innovative office design is an effective way for business owners, CEOs, and managers to capitalise on their employees now and into the future. But what does innovative office design look like? It can be any of the following things:

Living Walls

Living walls, or green walls as they are sometimes known, are ‘walls’ of vegetation inside or outside a building. They improve air quality by absorbing carbon dioxide and are also a natural form of sound pollution.

However, some business owners are also finding that something as simple to install as a living wall contributes to their team’s well-being and productivity. When you decrease noise and pollution in an environment, you’re inadvertently creating a healthier work environment.

Natural Light

We all need natural light, and it’s probably not surprising to learn that staff are more productive when they have as much natural light as possible. Current evidence suggests that lighting, well-being, and performance go hand in hand.

Employees prefer to be near windows or in workplaces with natural lighting, which means they will seek it out to perform some of their best work. If your workplace doesn’t currently prioritise or maximise natural lighting, or you don’t believe your team is proactive or motivated, consult commercial interior fit-out experts.

They can work with your current floorplan and help you develop a new space that will create a workplace that your staff will love and thrive in and will undoubtedly contribute to your team’s productivity levels and engagement.

Office Zones

Open-plan offices have their place, even if their desirability has waned in recent years. Now, to maximise your employees’ productivity, business owners are relying on office designers to create designated office ‘zones’.

These zones are set up for specific tasks, such as fun areas for lunch breaks, private zones for jobs that require total concentration, collaboration zones, and quiet zones. When your employee can choose a space in your workplace that best suits the tasks they’re working on, they may be able to make the best use of their time.

Promote Movement

Everyone hits productivity walls, which is when you’re unable to move forward with a project due to a lack of motivation, drive, or a problem you need to solve first. Sometimes, stepping away from your desk for a mental break can be all it takes to solve that problem and get back to work, but our current office environments rarely allow for this.

Fortunately, with a change in office design, you can promote movement and have your team back to being as productive as possible. Promoting movement can be as easy as installing a communal rubbish bin and taking away bins that would typically sit beside each employees’ desk.

Even placing the printer, stapler, and other shared office products in different locations can provide your employees with the mental breaks they need. When they have to walk to an area to use something, they are returning to their desks with ‘fresh’ minds.

Get Creative With Colours

Some business owners paint their offices or workspaces a particular colour because they like it, or it works in with their branding. However, some owners understand the importance of colour psychology and how particular colours can have different psychological effects.

When you’re a business owner trying to boost productivity in the workplace, exploring your paint colour options may be worthwhile. Blue is often seen as one of the most productive colours, and is also known to promote intellectual thought.

However, red may also be worth incorporating in some parts of your office since it’s understood to increase your mental energy flow. Research also shows that green may encourage growth and creative performance.

Purchase Ergonomic Furniture

While not specifically office design-related, ergonomic furniture in your newly designed office space can undoubtedly impact your team’s productivity levels. When they feel comfortable, they will be more likely to perform better.

Ergonomic desks, chairs, keyboards, and IT equipment, can all be worthwhile additions to your workplace to put your team in the most comfortable and natural position to achieve the best output.

Incorporate Variety We all work differently and achieve productivity with our own techniques. Some people can get their creative juices flowing while sitting at their desk, while others need to walk and talk. Create an environment with the help of interior fit-out specialists that cater to all types of people.

Provide comfortable working environments for those who thrive in their own space, but don’t neglect social areas where some people feel more comfortable getting their motivation and drive from other people. It may surprise you to learn how easy these areas are to incorporate into the average office floorplan.

Start Making Changes

Productivity is the number one thing you need from your employees to benefit your bottom line, but finding out what works can take some time. Now might be the right time to talk to interior fit-out specialists like Zoosh Studio, who can come up with ways to introduce some of these office features above.

Other blogs
Read More

How Does the Design and Build Process Work?

by zhoosh_admin | May 31, 2023

Read More

Where Innovation Meets Functionality in Commercial Design

by zhoosh_admin | August 22, 2023

Read More

Your Guide to Commercial Interior Design in NZ

by zhoosh_admin | Jun 20, 2022

Read More

Transforming Your Office Space: How to Integrate Sustainability into Your Interior Design

by zhoosh_admin | January 22, 2023

Read More

Maximising Space: Tips for Small Retail Store Layouts

by zhoosh_admin | March 24, 2023

Read More

6 Common Store Layout Mistakes Made by Retailers

by Zoosh Studio | December 22, 2022

Read More

What to look for when looking for construction companies in Hamilton.

by zhoosh_admin | May 6, 2020

Read More

How much does it cost to refurbish an aged care interior?

by zhoosh_admin | Apr 13, 2020

Read More

Cost-Effective End of Lease Office Make Good & Strip out Options

by zhoosh_admin | Apr 19, 2020

Read More

The Future of Retail Design: Innovative Trends for 2023

by zhoosh_admin | May 31, 2023

Read More

Auckland Construction Company

by zhoosh_admin | May 6, 2020

Read More

Designing for the Hybrid Workforce & Adapting Office Spaces

by zhoosh_admin | June 30, 2023

Read More

Large Format Retail Store Design Ideas to Impress Your Customers and Clients

by zhoosh_admin | May 23, 2022

Read More

The Post-COVID-19 Office Interior

by zhoosh_admin | Oct 27, 2021

Read More

Things To Consider When Planning A Building Rennovation

by Sam Frost | Nov 27, 2019

Read More

Office Refurbishment & Fit-out Costs.

by zhoosh_admin | Nov 14, 2019

Read More

6 steps to an innovative learning environment at your school

by zhoosh_admin | Apr 30, 2020

Read More

Best Commercial Fit-out Tips to Boost Retail Sales

by zhoosh_admin | Mar 22, 2022

Read More

Cost-effective interior construction

by zhoosh_admin | Sep 21, 2020

Read More

Trying to Reduce Retail Fit-Out Costs in NZ? Here’s How to Do It

by zhoosh_admin | Nov 23, 2022

Read More

What Do Customers Want In a Retail Store?

by zhoosh_admin | Jul 20, 2022

Read More

Office Acoustics: Design Strategies for Noise Reduction and Productivity

by zhoosh_admin | June 30, 2023

Read More

The Evolution of the Retail Store: eCommerce Is Changing Brick-and-Mortar Stores

by zhoosh_admin | Sep 30, 2022

Read More

Corporate Interior Trends of 2022

by zhoosh_admin | Jan 31, 2022

Read More

Integrating Your Brand into Your Commercial and Retail Environments

by zhoosh_admin | February 22, 2023

Read More

Best Shelving Design and Layout for Large Retail Stores

by zhoosh_admin | Sep 5, 2022

Read More

Is design – build office refurbishments a good idea?

by zhoosh_admin | Jul 3, 2020

Read More

Crafting Custom Healthcare Interiors with Expert Fitouts

by zhoosh_admin | August 22, 2023

Read More

6 Important Elements in Retail Store Design

by zhoosh_admin | May 23, 2022

Read More

Signs It’s Time to Refurbish Your Space

by Zoosh_admin | June 20, 2024

Read More

Safety and Comfort: Design Strategies for a Patient-Centered Healthcare Spaces

by Zoosh_admin | April 13, 2024

Auckland

660-670 Great South Road
Building 5, Level 8
Ellerslie, Auckland 1051

0800 753 583
09 553 4552
hello@zooshstudio.co.nz

Christchurch

Unit 8, 19 William Lewis Drive
Harewood
Christchurch 8051

0800 753 583
03 244 0365
hello@zooshstudio.co.nz