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Parking space requirements
are significantly reduced in
a driverless city.
Facilities should address the
lifestyle needs of the global
diverse workforce. 24/7 cafe
and gym facilities, prayer
rooms and wellness spaces. All
facilities should be available
24/7 as we want to be able to
work, chill and eat at any hour
of the day and night.
Fluid Spaces to enable human
interaction. Do we still need
open plan offices when people
work on project basis? Moveable
walls and wireless technology
should become standard to be
able to change the workplace
settings at any time.
Digital Security Concierge
checks via face recognition
to secure the building when
people walk in and out all
day long.
Negotiating floor areas based
on on-time demand for space
or desks/rooms.
Measure how assets perform
in use. Not only from a
financial return on investment
but from a societal, cultural
and human perspective.
In-house Tech Expert. Stay
on top of the latest tech
innovations, implement and
stay attractive to your users.
Use business intelligence in
ways people use workplace
and design spaces.
Build trust with your tenants.
Listen to their needs. Don’t
make promises you can’t
keep. And keep them up to
date. Your reputation will
speak for you, and negative
gossip spreads even quicker
in a world where everything
is connected.
A BRAVE NEW WORLD
There will be no loyalty to new office supply.
Buildings must be flexible to adapt to changes,
meet the lifestyle needs of its permanent and
transient occupants, and successfully meld
physical and digital spaces. There will be a
greater variety of options as organisations will
require diverse, activity-based workspaces
that are needed to attract and keep the right
people.
Workplace monitoring continuously
assesses how people work and what they
need from the space now, physically and
emotionally. Spaces will have to become
more fluid and dynamically configurable;
3D printing will emerge to be the perfect
answer to revolutionise office fit-outs, highly
customisable and easily recycled. Leases
will encompass both the use of fixed and
temporary spaces, with co-working concepts
evolving to be a staple. With the demand
for space turning more fluid, occupiers will
want the smallest amount of space with
commitments not exceeding the hour.
While any attempt to foretell the future
will almost always fall short, the changes
envisioned have already been set in motion.
Rapid advances in smart building and digital
technologies will invariably compress the life
cycle of office buildings, posing a challenge
to landlords to maintain performance as their
assets age. The emergence of co-working
concepts – the single biggest disruptor in
the office real estate industry – shows how
demand for office space can be shaped in the
future. In all probability, that future is now.
KEY POINTERS FOR (RE)DEVELOPING
WORKSPACE WITH AN EYE TOWARDS
THE FUTURE
SIGRID G. ZIALCITA
Managing Director
Research and Investment
Strategy, Asia Pacific
WYAI KAY LAI
Associate Director
Research, Asia Pacific
TICA HESSING
Human Geographer & Urban
Planner, The Netherlands
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