When designing a coworking space, there are many things to consider. The types of office furniture you include is certainly one important factor. But, what about the decor?
As far as furniture goes, you’re certainly going to need desks, office chairs, booths, office sofas, perhaps office screens, breakout furniture, and boardroom furniture for meeting spaces. But when it comes to the decor, you need to think a little outside of the box.
Productivity isn’t just down to the individual person and how they’re feeling on any given day. Productivity can be pushed via a mindset thanks to the situation around a person. That also includes the decor.
Have you heard of biophilic design?
This basically means allowing Mother Nature to work her magic. You implement natural elements int your space, such as office plants, water features, natural colours, plenty of natural light, and fresh air. This isn’t just because it looks good, although that’s one part of it, but it’s also because it’s quite healthy and productive too.
Check out this video which explores why biophilic options are a good choice for office design
A shared workspace is likely to be a pretty busy place. For that reason, you need calmness. That’s something that biophilic elements will give you automatically. This type of design reduces stress levels, helps everyone to feel chilled out and less likely to end up in conflict towards the end of the day. Coworking spaces don’t always include people who regularly work together; they’re often spaces full of people from different companies, freelancers, and digital nomads. For that reason, it’s important to create a space that’s as calm and enjoyable as possible.
Biophilic office design looks great, it’s easy to keep clean, and it has many benefits for health and wellbeing. Every office needs to be productive and again, that’s what biophilic design can help you with.
Anyone can add elements of nature into their space. It doesn’t have to be a coworking space to grab the benefits. Even home offices can be much calmer spots with a few office plants here and there.
So, the next time you want to change your office design, coworking or not, consider Mother Nature’s help.