Essential Office Amenities in a Post-Pandemic World

It’s no secret that the past couple of years changed us. It shifted our priorities making us more aware of our health, and our working environments. While the economy is slowly recovering from the past couple of years under the global pandemic, more and more businesses are returning to the on-site work set-up. 

To welcome employees back into the on-site set up, businesses have placed health and well-being at the forefront by redesigning work spaces with essential office amenities. With the looming variants of Covid-19, it has become the priority of many businesses to reassure their employees by seeking out spaces with essential office amenities in a post-pandemic world. 

Security Protocols

An employee’s sense of safety has been redefined to include the need to be in a clean, safe and sanitized environment. Along with building security, office access now requires temperature checks and sanitation upon entrance to prevent the further spread of the virus. Developments like Rockwell’s 1 Proscenium, designed for the finest professionals have even taken it a step further by integrating their façade of sophistication with the safety protocols. 

Apart from creating a modern aesthetic, an open floor plan design also makes it easier for areas to be regularly cleaned and sanitized. This also allows people to practice social distancing even within the office. The Podium Offices, within the Proscenium community, designed with spacious floor layouts.. To ensure everyone’s safety, greeting you at the entrance are sleek temperature scanners with facial recognition and daily UV disinfection in the common areas to adapt to a more safe and secure post-pandemic world.

Environment Innovation

During the global lockdown, we experienced the influence of our environment on our productivity and overall well-being. To ease the transition out of a work from home environment, safe outdoor workspaces have also become an essential office amenity in a post-pandemic world. Not only will it be easier to practice social distancing, the unconventional workspace option also allows employees to explore their most ideal and productive work set-up.

Over the last few years, people fell accustomed to their comfortable working atmosphere, down to their highly personal preferred thermostat. With today’s technology available, that personal touch can be replicated in innovative workspaces. High-rise developments, with a combination of operational windows to allow a cool breeze to enter the workspace, partnered with the use of a variable refrigerant system, can replicate the comfortable work environment for a happy and productive work atmosphere. 

The integration of natural light in a workspace not only elevates the sophisticated aesthetic of a workspace, but creates a lighter environment in a post-pandemic world.

Tucked in the Proscenium community, 1 Proscenium utilized these essential workspace amenities along with their spacious workspace to provide their tenants the optimum workstyle environment. This LEED Silver- certified building also uses energy-efficient LED lights and low consumption water fixtures with sustainability in mind. 

The future-centric design of the 1 Proscenium is the first Rockwell Center to have an e-vehicle charging station. The establishment is also equipped with a Smart Building Management System as well as 24-hour technical and engineering support. 

Truly, a welcome signal to the end of our years in lockdown is once again having ease of access to establishments for quick coffee runs, business lunches with prospective clients and evenings out after work. Within the exclusive Proscenium community, the Podium Offices stands as a premium workspace within Rockwell Center and its signature luxury establishments.

As the workforce readies itself to fully transition back into the office, these essential office amenities will not only create a happy and more productive environment, it will also ease the shift out of their work from home set-up.

For more information on the available offices for lease at 1 Proscenium, please visit our website.

Bringing sustainability to the fore of Philippine workspaces

The LEED Silver-Certified 1 Proscenium is Rockwell Workspaces’ latest office tower.

Sustainability has transcended trends and has become somewhat of an art form in itself. In business, it has now been refined to qualify as a point of sophistication, with good reason. Implementing sustainable practices into an operation requires both technological innovation and their creative application.

Much more than that, sustainability is also an embodiment of modern values, where short-term gains are foresworn for the benefit of the future generations. The significance is further heightened in the wake of current global crises.

In the words of the United Nations (UN) Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs Liu Zhenmin in their 2022 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) report, “The world is facing a confluence of crises that threaten the very survival of humanity. All of these crises — and ways to prevent and navigate them — are addressed holistically in the SDGs.”

Sustainable Development Goal 11 focuses on building sustainable cities and communities, as more than half the world’s population live in cities today. By 2050, it is predicted that seven out of 10 people will likely live in urban areas.

Well-appointed spaces allow for the finest workstyle.

“Cities are drivers of economic growth and contribute more than 80% of global GDP. However, they also account for more than 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions. If well-planned and managed, urban development can be sustainable and can generate inclusive prosperity,” the UN report writes.

In property development, the development and refinement of sustainable or green buildings have been the foundation of rating and performance measurement systems like the US Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) rating system.

Ultimately, the goal is to create the best buildings possible, with consideration to all the necessary elements in the grander context of the modern era. LEED provides a framework for healthy, efficient, carbon and cost-saving green buildings, and LEED-certified buildings are globally recognized as symbols of sustainability achievement and leadership.

LEED-certified buildings save money, improve efficiency, lower carbon emissions and create healthier places for people. They are a critical part of addressing climate change and meeting ESG goals, enhancing resilience, and supporting more equitable communities.

Rockwell Land, as a leading premium property developer in the Philippines, strives to embody such qualities in its portfolio. In fact, the company is raising the bar of sophistication in Rockwell Center with the launch of the Proscenium at Rockwell.

1 Proscenium proves to be energy efficient with floor to ceiling and operable windows that allow natural light and airflow.

The Proscenium at Rockwell stands as a symbol of modern values in property developer, a holistic community in Makati consisting of five residential towers with a sprawling amenity deck designed by world-renowned Uruguayan architect, Carlos Ott. In this enclave where all needs are within reach is Rockwell Workspaces’ newest office tower, 1 Proscenium.

As a LEED Silver-Certified building, 1 Proscenium builds on the luxury experience created by the mixed-use complex, offering 214 square meters (sq. m.) to 640 sq. m. of office spaces, equipped with the latest Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) air-conditioning system and is built with operable windows for greater air circulation. With 21 floors and floor-to-ceiling windows, the office spaces feature plentiful natural sunlight to its tenants while providing a distinct exclusive view of the Rockwell community within Makati.

Aiming to provide the best office spaces for the finest professionals and discerning executives, 1 Proscenium is an integral part of the Proscenium masterplan. The balance of conduciveness, thoughtful office functionalities, and the unique touch of Rockwell’s distinct lifestyle is what makes it the ultimate workstyle experience.

1 Proscenium proves to be energy efficient with floor to ceiling and operable windows that allow natural light and airflow.

Rockwell Workspaces first ventured into creating premium office spaces through its pioneer project, Rockwell Business Center Ortigas in Pasig. This was followed by its first LEED Gold-Certified building, 8 Rockwell, located in Makati City. Rockwell Business Center Sheridan in Mandaluyong and Santolan Town Plaza in San Juan were soon launched afterwards. Through the addition of 1 Proscenium to its portfolio, the brand continues to provide and preserve the signature workstyle they create.

To learn more about the office spaces for lease in 1 Proscenium, please visit rockwellworkspaces.com.

Article taken from: https://www.bworldonline.com/spotlight/2022/08/10/467001/bringing-sustainability-to-the-fore-of-philippine-workspaces/