Post-COVID Analysis on Workplace Design and Trend

9 pages•Published: May 15, 2022

Erin Middleton, Chengyi Zhang, Bryan Dyer and Sevilay Demirkesen

Abstract

Prior to the COVID pandemic, workspace design lowers workstation panels, densifies work seating, and increases spontaneous interaction to provide amenity spaces and engage community collaboration. As a recent response to COVID-19, workplaces were forced to shut down and allow employees to work in the comfort of their homes, allowing the opportunity to re-prioritize their use of time. There are mixed reviews on how employees respond to the work-from-home conversation. However, none of these responses address any of the design trends. This year-long social experiment of working from home informed the future. It provided a new outlook on what employees truly want in workplace design. This study aims to determine which environment allows workers the most productivity and which lifestyle they prefer. Survey and focus group methods were used in this research. The survey questionnaire was sent to the AED community to determine overall productivity, the value of office space amenities and resources, comfort for the personal and professional blend of life. Respondents were narrowed down to the AED (architectural, engineering, design) community to those knowledgeable and experienced in the design trends. Based on the research findings, the workplace would thrive from a normalized hybrid work culture where remotely perform routine tasks. The total elimination of a workplace site may be unrealistic. However, days would be best set at home for routine tasks accounting for most designers. Productivity is studied to be higher while accommodating for a better work-life balance.

Keyphrases: design, work from home, workplace construction

In: Tom Leathem, Wes Collins and Anthony Perrenoud (editors). ASC2022. 58th Annual Associated Schools of Construction International Conference, vol 3, pages 157-165.

Links:	https://easychair.org/publications/paper/Lv1d
	https://doi.org/10.29007/t2t1

BibTeX entry

@inproceedings{ASC2022:Post_COVID_Analysis_Workplace,
  author    = {Erin Middleton and Chengyi Zhang and Bryan Dyer and Sevilay Demirkesen},
  title     = {Post-COVID Analysis on Workplace Design and Trend},
  booktitle = {ASC2022. 58th Annual Associated Schools of Construction International Conference},
  editor    = {Tom Leathem and Wes Collins and Anthony Perrenoud},
  series    = {EPiC Series in Built Environment},
  volume    = {3},
  publisher = {EasyChair},
  bibsource = {EasyChair, https://easychair.org},
  issn      = {2632-881X},
  url       = {/publications/paper/Lv1d},
  doi       = {10.29007/t2t1},
  pages     = {157-165},
  year      = {2022}}

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