As businesses adapt to a new work culture that demands more inclusivity, workspace designers are designing and organizing office layouts to foster employee connectivity, well-being, and safety, and are creating an environment that is conducive to employee productivity and work experience.


A strange paradox has emerged out of the pandemic era in office layouts. Along with social distancing as an accepted norm, there has been an escalation in demand for more collaborative and overlapping zones where employees can come together to interact, inspire, and exchange ideas. The spotlight is also on healthier, safer, and more hygienic spaces with focus on integration of technology, innovation, and sustainability.

In an interaction with MGS Architecture, architects and designers share their design concepts for a fast changing office environment where design seeks to promote creativity, take a more employee-centric approach, and foster a strong company culture and brand image through inclusion and collaboration, and use of technology to build a well-integrated workplace.

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42MM Architecture - Ar. Rudraksh Charan & Ar. Priyanka Khanna

Basically, every office space has 3 main components: the first is congregational space where people gather, meet, and hang out. This space defines the ethos of a workspace. The second one is the workstation where people work and spend most of their time. Read more ...

Envisage - Ar. Meena Murthy Kakkar & Ar. Vishal Kakkar

The three factors that extensively determine the overall design of office spaces are brand identity, office culture, and typology. The room’s colour scheme can be based on the firm’s brand identity, whereas the planning depends on how a company Read more ...

Studio Lotus - Subrata Ray, Senior Team Lead

Office buildings are being designed to incorporate sustainable features to reduce their environmental footprint. From the method of construction and materials used to the design of the building envelope, there is an increased focus on designing Read more ...

The Executive Centre - Manish Khedia, Regional MD, South India

While designing an office, designers always consider the functional needs in the setting of socio-economic influences running parallel with the changing times. This could be either due to the GenZ generation entering the workforce, increased Read more ...

Space Matrix - Swaviman Das, Director, Design

There are two primary considerations that go into designing a contemporary office space. The first is the impact of the workspace on the wellness of the users, and on the environment. With the rising climate change concerns Read more ...