j-labs case study

Advantages of the new office Appearance of the office (aesthetics) Space available to an employee within the office space Access to a coffee point/ coffee maker Access to a kitchen Number of meeting rooms Office layout (distribution of rooms) Access to natural light Desk ergonomics (desk size and height) Chair ergonomics (comfort and correct body posture) 66% 23% 50% 48% 41% 36% 32% 27% 25% Employees said the three biggest advantages of the new office were its appearance (66% of respondents), access to a kitchen (50%) and a sufficient number of meeting rooms (48%). Important- ly, almost 100% of respondents confirmed that the new office pro- vides them with opportunities for spontaneous collaboration and consultation with colleagues, and suitable meeting places. – If you recall the problems faced by workers in the previous office and the needs they identified when planning the new space, we can see that the objectives of the office change have been largely met, which is a great success. Most importantly, the new space has improved communication within the team, as respondents openly say they now meet each other much more often. They are also very happy with the regeneration spaces: gaming rooms, relaxation areas and, above all, the large and bright kitchen – the consultant sums up. The kitchen has undoubtedly become the heart of the office. It is so because it is centrally located, with entrances from different sides. The importance of the kitchen and the meeting rooms agrees with Nowy Styl Group’s findings published in a report titled: How to Create a Good Office? Five Needs of Your Employees to Keep in Mind. The publication also discusses one of the main disadvantag- es of j-labs’s new space, which is air conditioning. Katarzyna Bucka confirms that temperature control poses problems: – Those sitting directly under air outlets are either too cold or feel as if they were sitting under a huge dryer, while those positioned in more distant areas have almost exactly opposite sensations. Temperature is in fact an issue for the vast majority of offices. Unfortunately, it is also extremely difficult to solve. It is determined by human physiology (different people have different levels of thermal comfort) and physics (those sitting close to an air outlet take on the strongest blow of warm or cold air). – Setting a fixed temperature to avoid adjusting it every so often may be a solution. The worst problems appear when you change settings often, thus making your air conditioning go crazy – says Anna Dziadkowiec. A successful move A survey for j-labs carried out by the Nowy Styl Group 22