Impact of Office Design on Employees’ Productivity

Aesthetics aligned with

functionality

Ergonomics - "the study of work"

Creative offices all over the world

• Makes good impression on potential clients
• Pleasant atmosphere for workers
• Emphasizes the success of the company
• Possibility to express the uniqueness of the company

Human factors and Ergonomics are employed to fulfill goals of occupational health, safety and productivity. Saves the economic cost of work - related injuries and illness.

• Co - working space in Brooklyn
• Google NYC, LA
• Bahnhof, Stockholm
• ThinkGarden, Milan
• Yudo, Yokohama

"Designing the job to fit the worker, not forcing the worker to fit the job."

• Furniture and equipment
• Finishing materials used in office space
• Spatial arrangements + functional zones
• Lighting design
• Noise
• Temperature
• Neatness and hygiene etc.

Good Office Interior design:

Fun facts

• Employees´psychological comfort
• Health conditions considered
• Aesthetics at a good level
• Furnishing and equipment are aligned with functionality

• "Green" workplace increases productivity up to 15%. Tell the boss to invest in aloe :)
• A short rest (about 20-30 minutes) helps to restore emotional strength, increasing the productivity by 30%. A sleepy employee loses an average 2 hours in a state "hey, don’t sleep..."
• Low ceilings encourage analytical thinking, while high ones stimulate the abstract (it explains why creative people are crazy about the loft!)
• Limited exposure to natural light can negatively impact mood and productivity

Ergonomics

Finishing materials

Equipment

Color

Spatial

arrangements

Noise

Productivity

Color psychology

• Studies showed that bigger companies use colors as a tool for reducing stress, which in turns makes an office space more comfortable and increases efficiency. Employees surrounded by their favorite colors achieve better results.

Impact of Office Design on Employees’ Productivity

• Green - calm, relaxing. Good for those who work long hours. No eye fatigue, productive color.
• Blue - stable and calming. Excellent for efficiency. Great for finance or IT - workers :)
• Yellow (+ orange) - creativity and imagination booster.

“Productivity is that which people can produce with the least

effort”.

• Red - increases emotions and
• expressiveness