What does it take for interior design to enchant us completely and make us want to spend hours at a time within a room or a corporate premise? The magic happens when comfort and creativity come together.

The statement above is a little bit of an over-simplification. Good office interior design has personality but it also meets the needs of the specific team. It is tailored and carefully conceptualised to offer an amazing daily experience, be it in the realm of collaboration or focusing on strategic tasks at hand.

If you’re thinking about remodelling or freshening up your office’s interior, you should definitely consider ways to elevate the space and make it even more enticing than it already is. As professionals who have decades of experience in the field, we’d like to share a couple of recommendations.

Design That Tells a Story

We are all too familiar with the sterile corporate space that looks way too impersonal and grey. Luckily, most companies are moving away from such drab design concepts and rightfully so.

Impressive interior design that both employees and office visitors fall in love with tells a story.

What’s your story? What does your brand stand for? Does it carry a youthful spirit? Is the development of a solid team the focus of working together? Or maybe you are visionaries and innovators on a mission to transform an entire industry?

Interior design can tell these stories through the selection of the right elements.

Let’s take the Google office as an example (obviously, that’s a humongous brand with immense resources but the example can apply to small businesses with limited resources, as well). Design that encourages play and innovation is dominant in all of the company’s international offices. Some of the local offices have wall climbing facilities, video gaming rooms, swimming pools. The goal here is to make employees feel relaxed, almost as if they’re spending time at home or a favourite leisure venue. In such an environment, creativity can flourish.

A Focus on Wellbeing

Mental health and physical wellbeing are proving their importance in the workspace every single day.

Employees who are healthy both physically and mentally and comfortable in their environment can focus and collaborate better – increasing their productivity and quality of work. Wellbeing and wellness can be prioritised through a well designed and well-executed office interior renovation project.

From ergonomic office furniture to rest & relax corners or even games rooms – all of these things can work together to give people a sense of calm, belonging and engagement. The right selection of colours, unique accessories, art and even plants can also work miraculously well to ensure mental peacefulness.

If you have the resources and the vision, you can take the wellbeing aspect of interior design a step further.

A meditation corner, an office gym and even massage facilities can be added to the corporate space, showing workers that their wellness is a main priority. When you care about people and you let that show, the things that you do will always impress.

Smart Use of Technology

Some tech companies have taken this trend a step too far, allowing technology to overpower the office interior design.

When hi-tech solutions are weaved seamlessly into the design concept, however, they can elevate and optimise it.

Office automation (temperature and light controls, for example) are a perfect choice for ensuring ideal conditions throughout the day. Screens and digital whiteboards can be scattered throughout the place, giving everyone the chance to brainstorm and get creative collaboratively

Tech solutions don’t have to be expensive or top of the line in order to work well within the business environment. The trick here would be to choose gadgets and appliances that add value to the experience. current tech like virtual reality will obviously sound like a cool idea but if it doesn’t add something functional to the office experience, the novelty will wear off pretty fast and become just a white elephant.

Luxury on a Dime

Sophistication and luxe solutions give offices that posh vibe most people enjoy.

Luckily, sophistication does not have to be ultra-expensive.

Choosing the right materials and ensuring visual consistency throughout the space will both make it feel expensive. The same applies to the use of natural materials like wood and marble or composite materials made to resemble the real thing.

Actual luxury is about a few strategically-chosen items. There’s a fine line between expensive and kitschy. If you don’t know what you’re doing, you may end up accumulating lots of stuff that appears fine on its own but that will turn into a major overkill when displayed altogether.

A modern bathroom, a few stellar kitchen appliances and beautiful office furniture will give you that sense of excellence. Start out with a few small changes and if possible, employ professionals to guide you. Selecting the most impactful upgrades will actually transform the entire ambiance one step at a time.

Lightness and Brightness in Every Room

Here’s one final recommendation from the SORDC team – you can never have too much light in an office.

Lights can be functional, decorative, mood-enhancing. You can play with light placement, colours, intensities, fixtures and even smart solutions.

Even if the space appears gloomy before the renovation takes place, the selection of the right lighting system can completely overhaul the grimness of it all.

You should also pursue ways to maximise the presence of natural light. Everything looks brighter and much more enticing when the sunshine’s let in.

An office to die for could be hiding underneath the layers of clutter within your current space. The time is right to bust through the typical and have your office shine.

SORDC can guide you through the process, accompanying you during every step of the way. Through conceptualisation to execution and even handling the finishing touches, we will do it all. Contact us today to start working on your dream workspace together.