Contact Our Design Concierge Team At 833-428-0228
Contact Our Design Concierge Team At 833-428-0228
Space planning is the most basic building block of planning and designing any new space, and the designers at Applied Ergonomics are especially good at it. As we enter a new world that has been changed entirely by the Covid-19 pandemic, thoughtful space planning is more important than ever. Our ergonomic orientation encourages us to design from the individual employee out, so we ask different and better questions than most design firms, and that yields a better result for your project. We want to know what individual roles need to do their jobs, what each department needs as shared resources, which groups needs to be near each other, where we need to provide permanent workstations vs shared stations, and what types of collaborative spaces will best support the types of teamwork and inter-department mingling that your organization encourages.
Based in Chicago, Applied Ergonomics offers among the best space planning and office layout plans. We pick up where your architect left off, analyzing the uses of your space, your industry, and your goals. We then create an office floor plan that will achieve all your goals. If you are interested in our space planning services, schedule a consultation today!
• Understanding of the uses of your office space
• Gathering headcounts by department
• Taking headcount growth into consideration
• Analysis of hybrid home/office work projections
• Analysis of private office vs open area workspace needs
• Analysis of training, meeting and informal touchdown spaces
• Analysis of ideal workstation sizes per role
• Incorporation of movement patterns of people
• Incorporation of your corporate culture goals into the design
Real estate is, for most organizations, the second largest expense after employees. The last two decades have seen a continual trend to downsize individual’s footprint to rein in expenses. Great space planning goes beyond simply shrinking people’s spaces, it allows you to arrange your office space so that is the most functional and comfortable for your employees, thereby increasing employee engagement, retention, and boosting innovation and collaboration. You can account for future growth more easily and create a pleasing environment to both your employees and your customers — one where they want to linger and thrive. Applied Ergonomics can plan your space for the best possible office layout plan for you. Connect with us today!
First and foremost, the goals of your company should be considered. These can include keeping your employees safe, fostering collaboration with open spaces, and ensuring uninhibited movement. Next, consider how your employees currently work and if that will change or you want it to change in the future. For example, do most of your employees sit at their desks and work on tasks alone? Do you have frequent team meetings? Are your employees wasting a lot of time and effort to run down the hallway for the resource room with your current office design?
Finally, you must consider ergonomics. Humans were not designed to sit all day, every day. We were designed for motion, so when your employees sit for long periods of time, they can develop health problems down the road, such as back and neck pain, as well as circulatory issues and carpal tunnel syndrome, plus many more. By taking care of your employees’ health, you’ll take care of your business’s health, too. In short, space planning should be a part of every office redesign, build, or renovation. Contact us to get started today!
Maximizes the use of your floor space. Depending on your location, square footage can be a premium. For small and medium-sized organizations, you need to ensure you are using every square inch to its utmost efficiency in order to avoid any adverse effects on your bottom line by having to rent out more space. Office layout plans can immediately spot any unused space and their dimensions so that you can plan its use accordingly.
Improves staff productivity. By considering the roles that all your employees play and the resources that they need, you can better improve productivity. Something as simple as designing a space for teams to sit together with mobile whiteboards or a shared large monitor, or designing quiet spaces for employees to do focused work can show in increased employee satisfaction scores.
Improves communication. Many companies now utilize internal communication systems like Slack or Teams, which saves an exorbitant amount of time. That being said, there are many times when being able to walk over to someone and explain a situation or ask a question is a much more effective use of an employee’s time. Plus, it avoids miscommunication and hard feelings afterwards. With space planning services by Applied Ergonomics, we can help you find the right balance for your company. Contact us to get started today!
We at Applied Ergonomics have over 30 years in the office redesign and office ergonomic industry. We were one of the first to pioneer ergonomics as integral to office design, noting that this approach can make real and significant impacts not only to your bottom line, but also to your employees’ overall health and well-being. Today we are among the thought leaders on how to advance workspace design as we come through the pandemic and need to make our shared spaces effective, safe and welcoming to employees, clients, customers and patients.
Based in Skokie, a Chicago suburb, Applied Ergonomics takes into consideration the big picture and smallest details as we space plan our projects. We not only look at your space and its uses, but we also consider the local building codes, LEED or WELL Building guidelines, as well as any new social distancing regulations that may be in effect. We offer great temporary office solutions to comply with a post-COVID-19 work environment, such as temporary protective screens and school desktops screens, as well as panel desk dividers, mobile doc partitions, portable room dividers, and so much more to accommodate those who have not yet gotten vaccinated. Contact us to get started on your office layout plan today!
