Work Spaces for the Post-COVID Workplace
Ideas for how to progressively adapt existing work space design to meet the new health and safety requirements for a post-COVID workplace.
Flexible Workstation
This flexible team space gives users increased shielding with screens on personal work surfaces and mobile barriers between users.
Division: Desks are oriented so that users aren’t sitting face-to-face
Division: Screens on three sides of the height- adjustable desk provide shielding at all postures.
Division: User-moveable screen provides boundary and separation between people
Division: Shelving units serve as both a boundary element to the path of circulation but also store PPE and cleaning supplies.
Team Bench
A resident bench for individuals to complete tasks while staying at a safe distance from other team members working nearby.
Division: Screens on three sides of the desk provide maximum shielding from adjacent workstations
Division: Moveable screens create on demand boundary as needed by users
Division: Storage increases distance between users, while also providing a place for personal items, PPE and cleaning supplies
Panel-Based Workstation
A panel-based workstation for a team provides a sense of privacy and security. A nearby touchdown space allows team members to collaborate on individual devices.
Density: Single user tables distanced safely allow colleagues to collaborate in the open.
Geometry: Orient desks to reduce face-to-face interaction.
Division: Glass stackers above the panel increase boundary at a standing height position, while maintaining visual connection between users.
Division: Screens at the end of the height adjustable desk provide shielding at all postures.
Panel-Based Workstation
This workstation provides boundary for people working while giving them visual connection to team members nearby with glass panels.
Division: Glass stackers above the panel increase boundary at a standing height position, while maintaining visual connection between users.
Geometry: Rotating users reduces face-to-face interaction.
Division: Screens at the end of the height adjustable desk provide shielding at all postures
Division: Moveable screens create on demand boundary as needed by the user
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Navigating What’s Next
To learn more about design considerations when planning for the now, near and far time horizons, read the Navigating What’s Next: The Post-COVID Workplace guide.