Hybrid working puts future of corporate HQs in the balance

摘要

The return to the office is suddenly very real. After several stops and starts, we are seeing a sustained and hopefully irreversible move back to the workplace. Employers and employees are finding their place on a new flexible working spectrum, with a mix that works for each business. For designers, this is an opportunity to use the tools of our trade to help bring about a rebirth of the office, even as many occupiers look to reduce their workplace footprint. It's about quality over quantity. The old working model is gone, and almost every company will be exploring some form of hybrid-working future. We're all grappling with the question of where this leaves the corporate headquarters. The central-hub workplace is now competing with the ease of working from home and a new middle ground of local shared workspace. But this competition is leading to a welcome evolution. One that's helping to focus our minds on what we want and need from an office. It might be smaller, but it'll be better: a genuinely collaborative space that is bespokely designed for the needs of a business, and that holds the human experience as the top priority.