It is now widely recognized that to have a productive working environment, the atmosphere has to be right. The days of stuffy cubicles with uncomfortable chairs are becoming a thing of the past. Uncomfortable office environments not only cause physical pain, it creates stress, and the result is that people end up taking time off, creating losses in the company. By installing the right office furniture, it is possible to create a home from home, which will keep your staff happy at work, and here's how to do it.
Space
Everyone has something known as personal space; it is roughly a one meter bubble surrounding a person. If anyone enters this it is known as invading someone's personal space. Conversely, we humans need to feel part of a group through a sense of belonging and affiliation. Choosing the right office furniture to give space and yet keep contact is paramount. Wide desks without partitions give a sense of personal territory, and yet it is possible to still see work colleagues in peripheral vision, therefore part of a group.
Comfort
Correct posture can be difficult to maintain, especially when positioned at a desk all day, and as every person has a different shape, weight and gait, it is an impossible task to find the perfect seat that will suit everyone. By investing a in a variety of seating, workers can find the right chair to meet their comfort needs and preferred posture. In fact, to minimise stress caused by assuming the same position continuously, you could invest in a pool of chairs, so people can swap between seats, minimising stress on the lower back and shoulder area.
Style
Without hiring the likes of famed designers to lay down interior design law, it is possible to create a working environment that is both stylish and comfortable. Choose a theme, whether it is colour, material or shape, and take it as a leading theme throughout your office furniture. By sticking to one continuous theme, it is possible to mix and match other themes. For example, if monochrome is your theme, you can invest in any style of office furniture, as long as it is either black or white.
This creates uniformity that is not monotonous. By making the choice of office furniture unfussy, each worker will feel like they can personalise their space, which ultimately means that they can call a little piece of that shared environment theirs; achieving personal space within a group environment.
Author Resource:-
Dom Donaldson is an interiors expert.
Find out more about Office Furniture and how to make the work area a productive haven at Planscape UK.
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