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Recreating the Modern Office Space

Key Insights: The pendulum for open office concepts is swinging back towards increased barriers due to the pandemic. The pandemic created an unforeseen shift in consumer demands for office space. Flexibility is key in creating the workplace of the present and future. From the cubicle to open space and back again? The early to mid-2000s…

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Key Insights:

  • The pendulum for open office concepts is swinging back towards increased barriers due to the pandemic.
  • The pandemic created an unforeseen shift in consumer demands for office space.
  • Flexibility is key in creating the workplace of the present and future.

From the cubicle to open space and back again? The early to mid-2000s saw a transformation of the office space that moved away from high walls and cubicles of the 80s and 90s to open concept spaces. But what those trends could not account for was a global pandemic.

Bryce Stuckenschneider, President & CEO, Loftwall, is seeing a reverse trend occurring, with businesses rethinking the workspace between employees and co-workers. And with companies beginning to navigate the waters of employees returning to the office, it’s a problem that needs solving.

Companies need tools to recreate and redesign office space on the fly without all the expense and disruption of construction. Stuckenschneider says products like Loftwall’s are gaining popularity with companies looking to create offices in a space that may require different purposes now than they might down the road.

Flexibility is the key here, and more adaptable office space could bring together the present and the future. For more industry insights, stay tuned to MarketScale.com.

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Bryce Stuckenschneider: In the early and mid two thousands, there was this trend of moving away from high walls and cubicles into open spaces. How do we knock every piece of division down and really the square footage per employee shrunk during that time as well, I was used to call it this rubber band effect that it was snapping so far away from what happened in the eighties and nineties at a certain point, it would come back to the equilibrium. But what we didn't know was that it was going to be snapped back by a global pandemic where people all of a sudden needed and wanted more space between them and their coworkers. And so that's a current debate dilemma problem that as companies are figuring out back to the office, they have to navigate is how do I have the tools and the building blocks to actually recreate redesigned space on the fly, because they don't want to worry about general contractors and drywall and supply chain crises and all these. Really building blocks and tools to carve out space and place with purpose. And so that's something that at Loftwall we're really passionate about, and we're seeing tons of momentum in that direction, not just for our products, but for all sorts of products for people who are saying, how can I create an office in a space. That might have a purpose of this today, but this tomorrow and this the next day, and really reshaping the office, not just on an every five years basis on an almost quarterly basis looking and saying, what does our office do today? What do we need it to do for our people? What kind of work do we need to get done? And how can we reconfigure that and really open our minds? Products that allow you to do that are winning the day. And that's a new trend that we're seeing at Loftwall and really across the entire commercial interiors industry.

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