j-labs case study

j-labs decision to arrange the company’s new space in collaboration with the Nowy Styl Group was preceded by a smaller contract. In 2017, the company decided to renovate a part of what was its office at that time. The job was to fit out ten workstations. The office on Przemysłowa Street was provided with state-of-the-art solutions such as desks with electric height adjustment, sofas and acoustic panels. Everything went absolutely smoothly, so a year later Jan Orzechowski had no doubts: he called Krzysztof Głut, Regional Manager at the Nowy Styl Group, and told him about a much big- ger project he would like to carry out together. The rest of the de- tails, however, had to be agreed with the ‘lucky dogs’. The first meeting was held in mid-April 2018. Krzysztof Głut was briefed on the anticipated layout of the new office and pre- liminary ideas for its arrangement. He suggested getting another Nowy Styl Group expert Anna Dziadkowiec, Workplace Research & Analysis Consultant, involved in the project. She conducted a me- thodical survey to show how satisfied the company’s employees were with their existing office, and helped to clarify the compa- ny’s needs regarding the new one. The survey was carried out in June, and it covered about half of the staff. Survey results con- firmed enormous demand for more meeting rooms, as indicated by 44% of respondents. People also had high hopes regarding improved spatial layout and appearance of the office, ergonom- ic office chairs and more access to natural light. Despite so many challenges, almost 65% of the personnel were satisfied with the existing office. Everything had to be done to raise that rate even higher, primarily with regard to the functionality of the space and addressing the needs people had put forward. As far as products were concerned, employees indicated they would welcome more space for their personal belongings, im- proved acoustics and furniture for less formal meetings or relax- ation. Quite a lot of challenges A study of employees’ needs regarding office space showed huge demand for more, and more diverse meeting rooms. Krzysztof Głut Regional Manager Anna Dziadkowiec Senior Workplace Research & Analysis Consultant 12