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Analysis of atlanta’s office real estate usage trends
Cushman & Wakefield
Survey results from Cushman & Wakefield suggest that office usage in Metro Atlanta has been on the rise over the past 3 years. With in-person requirements increasingly becoming standard practice, Atlanta is expected to experience further gradual increases in office occupancy in the years ahead.
FUTURE OF WORK
As more organizations understand that the workplace landscape has permanently changed, the focus will be less on how many people come into the office and more on how the office can support people’s needs.
The advent of hybrid work has prompted organizations to embrace the flexibility of remote and in-office work. But companies are struggling with the best way to design space that meets the needs of hybrid employees that utilize the office for varying purposes.
In today’s competitive market, all companies that are either transitioning to a new location or are simply in a need of reinvigorating their existing workplace should take a moment to reassess their needs and explore conversations related to these four principles of Connected, Healthy, Smart and Versatile office spaces
GENSLER
WORK DESIGN
The workplace of the future must cater to the evolving needs of this dynamic generation, paving the way for innovation, growth, and success in the years to come.
JLL
WORK DESIGN
RETURN TO OFFICE
For many companies, time’s up on the wait-and-see approach for offices. Despite still grappling with operationalizing hybrid and a raft of political, economic and social challenges, they’re starting to formulate longer-term strategies.
As we return to the office, employees report that the most important reason to come into the office has shifted — now the key reason is to focus on their work. Other top reasons to go to the office include access to technology, scheduled meetings with colleagues or clients, and access to specialized spaces, materials, or resources.
How people use the office has changed, and with it the ways that companies have long tracked productivity and built their corporate culture. As a new balance emerges, office design is witnessing one of the biggest rethinks in decades.
Creating an environment that promotes employee happiness, engagement and well-being are more important than ever, especially for younger workers. Recent research shows that millennials experience higher rates of depression compared to other generations,
JLL
WORK DESIGN
JLL
WORK DESIGN
EDUCATION
Bringing SEL strategies into the classroom actually support all of the other goals of math, learning, and literacy. This whole-person approach lets us achieve the other educational competencies as well
Students have preferences for the kinds of learning they want, but hybrid programs are not always as successful. So, it’s both providing the right physical space and virtual space, but also everything that goes along with it to make it work.
DIRTT
GENSLER RESEARCH INSTITUTE
HEALTHCARE
In the past few years, the resilience of our healthcare system has been stretched to the brink. The aggregate effects of climate change, the pandemic, demand for health equity, and aging populations have left many healthcare organizations with financial and talent crises.
Architects play a central role in the evolving ecosystems of the U.S. healthcare and life sciences sectors — both of which have evolved dramatically in recent years due to the pandemic and rapid advancements in medicine.
GENSLER
GENSLER
interior architectural soltuions
With plans to expand their service, they knew that our modular prefab construction would give them the power to adapt in the future. What they didn’t know was all the other benefits that come with DIRTT.
“Having spaces that are adaptable and flexible and suitable for lots of different uses with different groups is important,” says Goodman. “A self-organizing space empowers people.”
DIRTT
DIRTT