How do you incorporate the creation of an office into your business strategy as to support growth of the organization and those that form it? Karolina Dudek from the Office Agency department at BNP Paribas Real Estate and Szymon Boniecki and Bartosz Rega from Monterail provide answers in a market report to be published in September.
The future is now
This diversity is due to those working within a given organization as well as those coming in from the outside; offices are entwined in an invisible web of interorganizational activities. What people bring into organizations is more than just movement. They bring with them things that enable them to both successfully carry out the tasks entrusted to them and become socially rooted in their workplace
Karolina Dudek, Workplace Strategy Manager, Office Agency, BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland
New solutions wanted right away
We are aware of it, which is why we decided to share our knowledge on how to draw up a detailed, A to Z, plan for creating an office fit-out design. Many organizations, when designing their office space, attempt to catch up with reality. They try and implement ideas and solutions spotted elsewhere, things that seem to be fashionable and contemporary, which frequently are not the most up-to-date and, when transferred into a Polish office, do not always fit in with the way the organization operates. Assuming a structured approach to workplace design enables organizations to be ahead of reality, recover control over their offices and create workplaces that will support growth of the organization and those that form it
Karolina Dudek, Workplace Strategy Manager, Office Agency, BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland
An office is a process, not a finished product
We realized long time ago that workplace design means constant improvement and adjustment to new needs and requirements. We have moved twice in the past eight years, and have recently leased additional space in the same building. It taught us a lot about workplace design and ourselves
Szymon Boniecki, Co-founder, Monterail
This is easiest to do when our lease comes to an end and we are given the option to relocate. However, we have noticed that organizations frequently realize that their space is in need of modifications while their leases are still in effect
Małgorzata Fibakiewicz, Director, Office Agency, BNP Paribas Real Estate Poland.
Team work
When we were designing our office, we involved people from all departments. The office is one of their work tools, and it has to meet their individual and ever changing needs. We decided not to go for desk-sharing as not to create no man’s land. The office that we now occupy supports the building of our organizational community. Which is simply a win for everyone: those working here on an everyday basis and us. Our clients can see the benefits too because what they see is an engaged and harmonious team
Bartosz Rega, Co-founder, Monterail.