Modern offices are different in their look and feel from their earlier counterparts. New-age offices are spaces where people ideate and create new things. The article below talks about the different aspects of new-age office spaces and how they are different.

Nowadays, whenever people think of office spaces, they don’t just think of a place where they will be spending a few hours doing a monotonous desk job. Office spaces nowadays are these cool, brightly illuminated, vibrant and attractive places where people work, ideate, and create. Today’s office spaces are extremely vibrant and in sync with the expectations of the millennial who work here. This article elaborates on the different aspects of modern office spaces and the essential elements of modern office interior design.

The spatial arrangement: Modern office spaces have designated spaces for different functions. The shop floor has intelligently planned cubicles and seating arrangements for people from different hierarchies. There is usually an arena for the IT team, a separate enclosure for the HR department, glass cubicles for the business leaders and a skill-based seating arrangement for the workforce. The spatial arrangement is done in a manner that every team member can easily access all the facilities that are there in the office. Also while large office spaces have more than one pantry area on one floor, smaller spaces have one pantry on each floor. There is also a designated space for printers, copiers and shredders which people can quickly access when the need arises.

The Illumination: In modern office interior designs, a lot of emphases is put on the illumination of different areas in the office. While the main workspace has bright lights which help people to carry on with their work efficiently, restrooms, pantry areas and lounges have ambient lighting so people can relax while they are in these areas to take a breather. On the other hand, conference rooms and meeting rooms often have focus lights that can also be moved so people can suitably illuminate particular areas while discussing a drawing or layout. In modern offices, a lot of focus is also placed on natural lighting. Big picture windows are placed all around so that during the daytime, the interiors can be well illuminated by natural light. Interior designers nowadays are also using motion sensor-enabled lighting fixtures to help save on utility bills as well as conserve energy.

Overall Décor: Modern offices need to be vibrant and reflect the work culture of the organization so prospective employees, as well as stakeholders, feel welcomed as soon as they step in. To achieve this, interior designers nowadays use a very different kind of color palette which while being soft, is also energetic and happy. They also make use of quirky wall art, a lot of green indoor plants, recycled or upcycled products as well as ambient lighting to create the desired effect.

All these design elements make modern office spaces vibrant places of work where the millenials ideate and create new solutions and services.