siliconindia | | Jan - March 20209The focus of Decade 2020 will be a healthy and happy workforce, which will lead to economic prosperitycarpet area) is a matter of increasing debate will not cease in the Decade of 2020, primarily because there is no right or wrong answer. Real estate price will be the determining factor as companies will try to hit that optimum balance between financial viability and employee comfort. The challenge for the workplace designer is to make the workplace comfortable, flexible and personal and still achieve desired density.Aesthetics, Colour and Materials: Comparatively, the office look & feel has been less susceptible to prevailing fashion and local influences than residential aesthetics. That is why, with the home invasion into office territory, we will see a more democratic and locally rooted aesthetics emerging. Companies will encourage thematic personalisation as per the taste of majority users to `feel at home'. Lines between residential and commercial design vocabulary will merge further. The sofas and the lounge setting in offices are already looking more like a living room. Beanbags have entered the office along with garden swings. Indians love colours and we will see a shift to innovative use of it moving away from the dreary greys or blues that represented the anonymous global corporate of last millennium. IT, Services, Facilities, Operations and Maintenance: Sustainability and energy efficiency will continue to be of highest priority. Selection of materials or systems will move from capex to "Life-Cycle Cost" with more vendor support. Remote maintenance and non-invasive (to an operational office) maintenance will become more a norm than exception.And The Future Goes ToThe Technology Convergence: The key aspect of the Decade 2020 office will be that all the above trends will be coordinated with each other through technology application. The convergence dream of the past will be affordable, robust and simple to make every system, furniture; equipment and user interact with each other seamlessly.Co-working and Co-living: Co-working is here to stay and will grow stronger in the next decade leading to further democratisation of office ecosystem. Companies of every scale will get access to facilities (for eg a creche in your premises) that only the large corporations could afford. There will be players who will eventually mergeCo-living and Co-working facilities to remove Commuting entirely.Anywhere Working: In our effort to eliminate Commute, we will see more of "Anywhere Working". Small offices are already being designed in mini-vans, SUVs or even tents pegged wherever the city authorities allow you. The office along with plug-and-play technology will reach the user before the user can reach the office.Nature, Sustainability, Health & Happiness: Last but not the least; nature will come indoors, bringing with it the smell, sight, touch, health and happiness. The focus of Decade 2020 will be a healthy and happy workforce, which will lead to economic prosperity. To quote Nobel laureate Amartya Sen, "An educated and healthy workforce brings economic growth and for that we need a fundamental change". We will see that change happening to our workplaces in Decade 2020. PIC 01PIC 02PIC 04PIC 03
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