Different Types of Workspaces, and What Suits You Best
Just as every individual is different, every company has a space most suited to optimize their daily operations. The traditional office has greatly diversified and evolved to various designs that can bring out the potential of their individual employees. In fact, most modern offices have begun adapting combinations of office layouts to increase productivity.
Here are the types of workspaces available to help you determine which office is best for you:
Traditional Office Space
Among various types of workspaces and office layouts, the traditional office space is likely the first image that comes to mind when you hear “office.” This type of workspace generally includes a combination of assigned areas integrated into one space. It incorporates a combination of private offices, open spaces for semi-private cubicles, and conference spaces.
Traditional office spaces are ideal for companies that need the privacy to handle confidential information, as well as an impressive, yet accommodating space to receive clients. Typically seen with high-profile companies that deal with law or finance, these spaces are either owned or bound by multi-year lease agreements, making it ideal for businesses looking to establish trust and longevity in their fields.
Creative Office Spaces
A variation on the traditional work layout is the creative office space. This type of workspace is ideal for companies that require regular collaboration. Unlike other kinds of workspaces, this formal setting requires fewer private offices to create more open spaces to foster group ventures. This type of office typically have brighter spaces, often utilizing clear panels to promote transparency and openness.
Despite the word “creative” even companies beyond the field of arts have begun to adopt this kind of layout to encourage communication and bring forth innovations. Even multinational companies started to merge the traditional workspaces variety with vast, open spaces built for the creative office layout. This has allowed them to entertain clients in stunningly polished spaces, while simultaneously cultivating a collaborative and professional working environment.
Flex Spaces
Another hybrid type of office is the flex space. Unlike other office spaces, these types of workspaces are a cross between commercial and industrial real estate. These are designed to have a combination of an office area, a retail space, along a warehouse. This style of workspace is ideal for companies that would benefit from having their business operations in close proximity with their manufacturing arm such as companies in the import or export field, or those in the R&D industry.
Co-Working Spaces
An innovation that came to fruition over the last decade is the co-working space. This set-up involves a somewhat open space with sections formally occupied by short-term tenants. This allows companies the flexibility to work from a space as minimal as a desk to be rented by the day or week. Among the types of workspaces, this environment is most suited to small operation start-ups that are looking to maximize their initial capital.
Satellite Workspaces
The satellite workspace can be subdivided into two categories: formal and informal. The formal or more official description of a satellite workspace is a smaller branch of a larger company found in an altogether separate location. This style can be utilized by companies undergoing a prospective relocation or expansion to a separate area. In this manner, companies can establish a temporary workspace in a specific area to survey their potential market or source partners in that locality. Once operations are fully in motion, and a permanent local office has been secured, a company can undergo a less jarring relocation.
Meanwhile, informal satellite workspace is the jargon used to describe people working from remote locations; whether it be in the form of a favored coffee shop or an on-ground setup. This is beneficial for employees working in the field who need to touch base with the rest of their company digitally.
Offices located around commercial establishments are then able to accommodate both the traditional work set-up as well as satellite locations. This is why curated communities embedded in any Rockwell Workspaces project, synergize professional sophistication with the openness of modern establishments. These prime towers rising in key business districts grant flexibility for businesses looking to utilize satellite workspaces to bring in new business while still being at the heart of any city within the Metro.
Home Office
While technically a subgroup of the informal satellite workspace, the home office has taken a new life in light of the recent global pandemic. Traditionally, it was an optional space in the home carved out specifically for work. With the onset of the latest pandemic, the home office set-up became a necessary home inclusion for the individual. This often led to upgrades or relocations to homes that could accommodate an individual’s home office.
As individuals are more open to re-establishing the boundaries between their work and home life in recent years, more companies have been re-investing in the traditional types of workspaces with the flexibility to various work setups. From start-ups to heavyweights of the trade, businesses are emerging with new normal innovations to welcome the workforce back into the business districts.
The right office space can cultivate the potential of a growing business. Ushering in companies to brighter and more versatile offices, Rockwell Workspaces carries the latest advancements that integrate sustainable facilities with modern luxury developments. With its various office spaces for sale and for lease, such as 1 Proscenium and 8 Rockwell in Makati, Rockwell Workspaces curates a safe and exclusive environment suitable to your business needs.
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