What are businesses looking for in-office space in 2021?

The novel coronavirus has brought upon the human world in general slowdowns, lockdowns, and most, unfortunately, death tolls! Due to the need to self-isolate and social distance, many businesses have necessitated their workers and professionals to work remotely and develop flexible working patterns. Businesses and major brands have had to change what was a model status quo. Now, this is 2021, Covid-19 vaccines are starting to roll out. Businesses are starting to go back to a little bit of what we knew before. Of course, it is no way close to what we used to have before the pandemic. This little normalcy in businesses has brought about notable trends in 2021. Let us go through some of them.

Increase in demand in the suburbs and smaller, secondary cities 

In 2021, there would be a large number of workers trooping to secondary markets and jobs. This would especially be appealing to workers and persons open to more convenient and affordable options. What are secondary markets being referred to here? Markets like stock exchange markets and financial currency markets. Markets like these make available a flexible and affordable system of work to workers. Due to the covid-19 social distancing, a lot of businesses have to reduce and compress their workforce; also, many would have to work from home. It is secondary markets that have more flexible work technique(s) to accommodate these changes. This is why more workers would want to move to the secondary market, and urban cities would rarely experience a rise in population. As a result, secondary cities would grow. 

Offices with hybrid capabilities(WFH and In-office)

Many businesses will now embrace hybrid settings and models. Much of the business work would be done at home. Equipment and technologies that would make this possible are being popularized. Offices that would remain open are going to prioritize health and safety. The fact is that many office spaces are not as important as they used to be; many business owners have realized that a reliable and working medium can be created for “work-from-home.” Offices, though, encourage brainstorming, co-operation, and innovations. So, they are still needed. Concerning this, new construction materials that are anti-microbial are being used for in-office construction to reduce the spread.

More square footage/ easy access for commuters

Small-scale businesses would now have larger office spaces. The change in office space trend and introduction of “work-from-home” would now afford small enterprises to climb up the ladder. Because large businesses are downsizing their workforce through work-from-home provisions, their enormous redundant spaces are made available to small enterprises.

Quinn & Associates: Massachusetts Leading Provider of Commercial Office Space Provider

A certain novel coronavirus has bought about significant changes in the business world and office spaces. In 2021, businesses do well to adapt to these trends in work workspaces and the overall running of businesses. So then, partner with Quinn & Associates for your working and trendy office needs in 2021.