Downsizing Your Office Space? Here Are 4 Must-Have Pieces of Furniture
Over the last year and a half,
many businesses embraced remote work due to the pandemic. While initially this
shift was thought to be a temporary measure, employees’ preferences for flexible work options
has made it clear that remote working is here to stay. As such, some
organizations are opting for a hybrid work arrangement that allows employees to
spend part of their time in the office and part of it at home.
With fewer employees spending
their 9 to 5 in the office, you might be wondering if your business could
benefit from downsizing your workspace. After all, it’s a great way to cut
costs while maintaining a physical office where employees can congregate.
If you’re a business owner or
facility manager tasked with downsizing your organization’s office space,
you’re in luck: We’ve put together a list of four essential furniture items for
smaller offices so you’ll know what you need and what you can do without.
Office Cubicles
While some employees may choose
to work in the office for collaboration purposes, others may be looking for a
quiet place away from roommates, children, or other distractions at home. Cubicle desks provide the
perfect amount of privacy and seclusion, allowing employees to focus on their
work without interruption. Modern Office has a variety of office cubicles
available on our site, with options that accommodate one to four workers. You
can also design your own cubicle
workstation with our customizable cubicle options.
Benching Workstations
If you’re choosing to forego
individually assigned desks at your office, benching workstations may be perfect for your workspace. These are ideal
coworking spaces that lend themselves to collaboration and communication
because of their shared surfaces and lack of cubicle walls. As a bonus,
benching workstations are typically more affordable than cubicle desks.
Our wide selection of benching workstations includes options that
can seat two to four employees at a time. You can also customize your office workstation by
adding sneeze guards or choosing one of our custom collaborative workstations.
Carrels
Similar to work cubicles, carrels
are desks designed with partitions that provide privacy and seclusion for
individual work. Carrells typically only seat one or two workers, but they
often are available as add-on furniture equipped with pieces that allow you to
connect multiple carrel workstations together. One benefit of carrells is that
they have walls, so no additional sneeze guards are needed.
Conference Tables
Lastly, your office needs to
supplement cubicles
with furniture
that’s designed with group work in mind. Some team members may only visit the
office for discussion and collaboration, which means you’ll need meeting areas
where a handful of people can sit together comfortably. Conference tables are
the solution, and fortunately, they’re available in a wide variety of styles to
suit your office’s needs. Our conference table selection includes options
that seat up to 10 employees, as well as folding styles and tables with power
and charging functionalities.
We hope that these options come in handy when redesigning your office’s
floor plan after downsizing.
