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What Tenants Consider When Choosing Office Space

Tenants are essential to commercial real estate properties. With the right tenant, the investment property can increase in value and potential over time.

Setting Up Your Break Room for Optimal Use

The employee break room is a place where people can go to relax, recharge and connect during the workday. Setting up your office break room so that employees can de-stress through nonwork interactions will help them feel more engaged and ready to go back to work when their break is over.

Adding Acoustics to Your Office Space

Offices can be loud places, with many different kinds of noises competing for attention. These sounds are reflected, transmitted and absorbed throughout your office space. Acoustics is the study of sound and how it travels, and adding good acoustics as part of office space planning and redesigning will help absorb sound waves and reduce noise.

How Office Design Affects Productivity

Did you know that your office design is likely affecting your employees’ productivity? Office design should create an environment that supports employees’ performance and collaboration through the arrangement and organization of workstation office furniture.

Sprucing Up Your Home Office for Spring

A home office should be one of the most inspirational places in your home, but instead it is often messy, uninspiring and one of the most neglected spaces in the home.

Fitting an Office Space to Your Personality

Historically, workspaces have been designed with a one-size-fits-all approach, with all employees being treated as if they have the same needs.

Designing Your Office Space for the Next Generation

Born between 1997 and 2012, Generation Z graduates began entering the workforce in 2020 just as the pandemic hit. These workers, who are the first generation to grow up entirely with the internet, social media, and apps, have never known what an office environment was like before the pandemic.

Upgrading Your Office Space in 2023

Since the pandemic began in early 2020, workers have seen their definition of “office space” change several times. From working remotely full time to shifting to a hybrid scenario to going back to a physical office, many employers have decided to continue giving their employees options about where and how they work.

Feels Like Home

As employees go back into the office after two years of working at home, they want their office space to resemble their home, with all the comforts they’ve become used to.

The Future of Workplace Design

Almost half of employees in the US shifted to working from home, which gave way to the realization that people can be productive from anywhere with today’s technology, and the physical workspace must evolve to meet the safety and wellness needs of employees.

Ergonomic Seating: Finding Your Perfect Match

A sedentary lifestyle has become more and more common in the US, especially as time spent in an office environment (whether at home or in the workplace) has increased. This means employees spend a lot of time sitting in office room chairs, which places pressure on their spines.

Designing the Optimal Hybrid Workplace

Telecommuting existed long before the COVID-19 pandemic made it the norm. Now, in this post-pandemic world, employees view a flexible hybrid workplace option as a must-have.

Office Space Planning Tips for a Comfortable and Efficient Work Environment

For businesses in any industry, efficiently utilizing office space is critical to running and growing their operations. After all, a well-designed office space reflects positively on the company’s mission and values. It also helps boost employee morale and create a lasting impression for customers and visitors alike.

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Whether you’re looking to furnish an entire office, redo your reception area, or outfit your home office, Office Gallery’s experienced professionals are here to help.

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