29 September 2020 | 7 min read | White paper
What are the key considerations for workplace design after COVID-19?
Tim Spies
Managing Director – NSW & ACT, Australia
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Since the onset of COVID-19, the world as we know it changed and what once felt certain has now become open to opportunity. Nowhere more is this evident than in the workplace – whether that be a commercial office building, an education facility, a medical centre, a technology hub or any other place where ‘workers’ gather.
As employees around the globe reverted to remote working, and discovered both the pros and cons of merging home life and work life, questions were being asked about how workplaces need to change to accommodate this new way of operating.
"To be truly radical is to make hope possible rather than make despair convincing."
Raymond Williams
So, COVID-19 has created a new normal of uncertainty, constant change, complexity, and contradiction. And what we thought the future held for workplaces has been turned upside down, leaving us asking if things will ever be the same again.
With so much uncertainty, how can organisations and employees prepare for what may or may not come next, and how can they grasp the opportunity for change and innovation?
Watch this video and explore our insights below to find out more.
This video was produced by Unsigned Studio. The 3D render of the building depicted in this video is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to an existing building is purely coincidental.
Using data to inform decision-making for both owners and operators, as well as employees.
To provide a comfortable working environment that is flexible to changing needs, and combats the impacts of climate change.
Creating an environment where staff feel safe has always been a priority, but now that has become even more of a focus and technology will be a key enabler.
To offer a good return on investment for owners and developers, be cost effective for employers and attractive to the current, new and emerging workforce, workplaces need to meet fundamental human needs, values and expectations as well as commercial imperatives.
In this thought leadership series, Aurecon explores the considerations workplace owners, developers and operators need to take into account when either adjusting an existing workplace to accommodate this new way of working, or developing an entirely new place of employment.
Managing Director – NSW & ACT, Australia
Principal – QLD, Australia
As we move towards an ‘ecosystem of places’, we need to understand how to redesign our current assets, as well as consider what we will need to design for a future workforce that will decide how, when and where they will work according to the activity that needs to be undertaken each day.
As advisors and engineers, Aurecon understands the complexity of decision-making at the highest levels, as well as the practicality of technical design and delivery.
Interested in learning more? Get in touch with one of our experts below.
Managing Director – NSW & ACT, Australia
Buildings & Infrastructure Advisory Leader – New Zealand
Market Director, Built Environment – Southeast Asia
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