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Life in the office has changed and evolved. But so have the offices themselves, that now move, change, and evolve too. Here’s the latest step in this sector.
What’s this latest step? The industry has thought of the modular home office. It’s different, movable, cost-efficient, and even eco-friendly. Indeed, this might be the revolution of the workplace as we know it.
The evolution of the workplace
From a necessity and a business-only space to a staple of modern design and culture.
Who doesn’t love an open office? It took over the layouts of many modern places, from tech companies to decor ones across the globe. A fun fact is, the open office concept was first introduced in the 1940s. Rumors have it, Frederick Taylor and Henry Ford came up with this concept to focus on workforce and management efficiency. That’s when rows of employees or clerks performed repetitive tasks in the workplace, like an assembly line.
Then, cubicles started becoming a reality. Employers and business owners wanted to separate their workers, to make sure they could focus and work, work, and work more. No more chatting from the assembly line. After the 1940s, it was time to separate employees, to ensure effort and commitment.
Open vs closed plan
Fast-forward to the 1960s, when the country of Germany launched a concept called Burolandschaft, aka office landscape. The goal of this idea was to foster group work and collaboration, thanks to the nature of the open space itself.
On the opposite side of the spectrum stood the design of Robert Prost, a designer at Herman Miller. In the 1960s, Prost created the Action Office, an evolution of cubicles. This concept is aimed at giving workers more privacy. Then, one decade later, its aim was to bring modesty into the workplace as more and more women entered the businesses.
How does the industry space look today?
Enter the modular home office
Contemporary businesses and companies want their employees to collaborate, share ideas, and support each other. Indeed, these are the necessary ingredients for innovation and transformation. Hence, these modern concepts especially work for startups. Since startups are innovative, they don’t choose cubes. Instead, they don’t believe that open offices are distracting and disruptive to deep work and flow.
However, visitors to these modern companies might find a mix of workspace concepts. For example, spaces that look like phone booths where individuals can go to take calls or meetings and not disturb their colleagues. These are modular home offices, portable, efficient, and space-smart. One of the main innovators and providers of these designs is ROOM.
This company provides startups with soundproof single-person booths as well as modular $16k+ movable meeting rooms that can fit 2+ people. Furthermore, it focuses on the consumer/work-from-home market. Since spaces to work are limited (especially in cities), businesses like ROOM provide appropriate places to work. But they are also easy to move.
Modular home offices: customizable, movable, and comfortable
Whatever a company needs, businesses like ROOM can give. A specific type of lighting, a soundproof booth, or cameras for video chats. Plus, the customizable feature ensures that lengths and sizes are respected. There won’t be any modular home office that is too big. Or too small. Just exactly what the startup owner needs. Furthermore, they can fit as many people as needed. For example, there are single rooms, to make sure employees can still interact, while focusing on their duties.
The movable feature means that some of these offices can also stay outside, bear rain, hot sun, and anything in between. Why not take the office to the park? A little fresh air never hurt any worker. Companies that provide these services will take care of any required permits, installations, or construction work.
Finally, the comfortable feature. These boots aren’t designed to keep employees on their toes. Just the opposite. Modular home offices aren’t just beautiful pieces of modern design. They also are comfortable spaces, with enough room to breathe, stretch, and welcome coworkers.
So, work can be cozy, fun, and eco-friendly. And without sacrificing efficiency and innovation. The new, modular workplace is the innovation. This is only one of the latest changes in the job industry. Another one is the rise of creator economy.
