The Positives of an Open Plan Office

Open plan offices remain uber-popular throughout Sydney and the wider commercial world.

When considering office design or upgrades and fit outs, open plan design should be high on your list of considerations.

There are a bunch of benefits to having an open plan space, many of which we’ve provided below.

More Collaboration

An open space with less physical division between teams and individuals promotes collaboration.

This type of space means easier communication and better flow of information between workers and teams.

Staff can literally turn to the person next to them to discuss an idea or hold a micro meeting about a project. Teams can easily come together to brainstorm and update each other on their work, at a workspace or table.

Open plan office design is also great for freelancers who may not work together otherwise, for example in a co-working environment.

More Creativity

Open space encourages free thinking, and aids innovation.

Workers can more easily grow ideas together in this type of environment, encouraging further creativity.

You obviously don’t want employees chatting away all day about non-work-related things, but an open plan can encourage socialisation, which also aids creativity.

Flexible Space

Open plan design also means more flexibility when it comes to adapting your office down the track.

You can easily customise the space when required, to add or take away desks, create collaboration zones and alter work areas.

This also means you’re comfortably able to regroup staff as teams grow or diminish in size.

More Light

Natural light flows more easily through an open plan space, as opposed to a confined office.

The benefits of natural light are enormous – it improves employees’ health, their mood and contributes to relaxation.

All of these benefits combine for a positive effect on workers productivity.

Cheaper

An open plan office design or fit out means less space is spent per employee.

That means you’ll save money not only on floor space, but on items such as cubicles, expensive singular desks and other office furniture.

Your company can then put money into other, more important costs.

Employee Management

It’s a fact that an open plan makes it easier for managers to interact with their workers when necessary.

Managers can easily move about an open plan office and stay up to date with what their staff are making progress on.

This also works both ways, meaning employees can more easily approach their managers, than if the managers were isolated in a closed office.

The ability to interact like this promotes better communication and relationships.

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