{"id":3306,"date":"2024-03-26T17:24:29","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T17:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eatockdesignandbuild.com\/?p=3306"},"modified":"2024-03-27T09:19:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-27T09:19:18","slug":"how-to-design-a-functional-and-relaxing-breakout-space-for-your-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eatockdesignandbuild.com\/how-to-design-a-functional-and-relaxing-breakout-space-for-your-office\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Design a Functional and Relaxing Breakout Space for Your Office"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Employees are now coming back into the office more frequently,<\/a> but they still desire an element of home comfort. An office breakout space is the perfect section of the workplace to create a comfortable area and welcome workers back to the office. By carefully considering the furniture, lighting and layout choices for breakout areas, employees will be enticed back into the office and have a space where collaboration can flourish. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Why is an effective breakout room important?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Your office needs to adapt to the evolving dynamics of the modern workforce. Breakout spaces serve many purposes such as providing a space for informal catch-ups and meetings, a space to greet visitors and clients, and a relaxing area for employees at lunch time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When designing for wellbeing, it is also important to offer alternative spaces where people can go to concentrate or simply take a break from their desks. Breakout areas are the ideal solution, as they encourage movability and a chance for employees to mix their day up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The benefits of an effective breakout room<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Although a traditional workplace culture has instilled the belief that being chained to your desk means staff are being productive, this stigma is thankfully disappearing. It is now widely recognised that for most people when they have alternative spaces in their office, their creativity will bloom<\/a>. Most people\u2019s best ideas don\u2019t come from sitting sedentary at a desk all day, they happen when people have moved away from a common setting. Having a breakout space in the office enhances innovation and productivity and even leads to impromptu meetings. This is why it has now become one of the most important considerations in office design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As many businesses now recognise that focusing on staff wellbeing increases staff retention, productivity and absenteeism<\/a>, they are looking for ways to design a vibrant and positive workplace. An office breakout room will encourage staff to spend more time away from the glare of the computer screen and move about throughout the day, reducing stress levels and improving wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Our expert four-phase approach to office design<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n As an office fit out expert, we have a four-phase masterplan that we use for all of our office transformations. The consult phase is essential before designing<\/a> a breakout space. In this first step, we create a plan followed by a 3D concept of your new office. Together, we\u2019ll tweak plans to make sure every inch of the space is optimised for performance and limitless possibility. <\/p>\n\n\n\n