As 2024 wraps up and we all enjoy a little well-earned break, it’s also time to begin looking ahead to 2025. The new year offers a fresh start for all of us – and this includes our work and business as well as our personal lives.
Office workspace design has evolved enormously over the years, and contemporary offices tend to favour collaborative workspaces. The days of every office being populated solely by rows of cookie-cutter cubicles are long gone; today’s workspaces are flexible and customised to meet the unique needs of each business and team.
Is your workplace (and its workspaces) bathed in natural light? Or is it a realm of artificial (often fluorescent) light, devoid of windows to the outside? (Can you even be sure it’s daytime out there?) The Harvard Business Review published a survey that found that the biggest priority for office workers was better access to natural light in the workplace.
If you are a physical storefront owner with premises in a shopping centre, mall, or similar entity, you’ll be well aware that part of your lease stipulates periodic mandatory shop refits. Depending on who the lessor is, this may be every three, five, seven, or ten years, or more or less frequently.
As one of Sydney’s leading commercial fit-out companies, CMLS Commercial Interiors is committed to being on top of the latest trends from around the world when it comes to retail design. In-store shopping remains as popular overall as online shopping. With the prevalence of online shopping, however, and the ease it offers consumers, retailers must work harder to attract customers to their brick-and-mortar stores. As such, brands need to rethink their approach to the tangible shopping experience they offer customers, and this includes their approach to the design of their physical retail spaces.
How does your commercial space reflect your brand identity? How do people FEEL when they are in your space? Branding and identity should play a foundational role in the design of your office, shop, restaurant, or any other type of commercial or public space. Just as your home reflects who you are and your unique style aesthetic, so too do your commercial premises reflect your brand, business, and company.
Does your office space support your health and well-being and that of your employees? Most of us spend one-third of the day (on workdays) in the office or other type of workplace. This represents a significant portion of our lives over our working years. The physical space one works in is as important to staff well-being as the culture of the company.
Is your reception area up to scratch? Are you making first impressions of your business count? Reception is one of the most important areas in your physical business premises. Regardless of whether you are a corporate office, a retailer (in which case this is your point-of-sale counter), a medical centre, a legal firm, a school, a travel agency, a vehicle dealership, an accountant, a restaurant or club, or any other business entity, ensuring your reception area fulfils its role and ticks several specific boxes for your brand and customers/clients is very important.
The practicality, function, safety, and aesthetics of your store depend on your ability to maximise your available space and enhance it to its highest advantage. Effective use of your available space is a key way to increase your sales and profitability. Moreover, customers must be able to navigate and browse your store easily and safely.
As foremost office fitout specialists working throughout Sydney, including in Parramatta and Penrith, at CMLS Commercial Interiors we are committed to being abreast of all the latest trends in office interior design. This extends from functionality to aesthetics and an understanding of what each of our clients needs and desires for their own unique office space.
