The office landscape has evolved and transformed so frequently over the last 18 months that expectations, predictions and aspirations for what the office should be, have never been more disparate. Although while that isn't necessarily a bad thing, it does mean that where the office was very much 'home of the 9-5', it has now taken on a completely new identity.

Companies are now far better equipped to support their people wherever they are working and the uncertainty of hybrid working and what it means has worn off. But if that's the case, why are companies considering their office designs and making their workplaces resource-rich, engaging environments? Despite workplaces seeing less traffic day-to-day, the office has consolidated its value to businesses during the Pandemic and the evolution it has been through means that it is exciting prospect to redefine the way we work and how we use the office.

Considering our environments either enable or inhibit our ability to work, office design is a critical facilitator in ensuring your people play to their strengths. Designing spaces that offer support for different working needs is making offices more inclusive for workers on the spectrum. This includes quiet working zones, areas with sound and light control, a considered use of colours or fabrics to help create calming spaces. These design details help to make offices more inclusive and help support talent attraction and retention.

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