DALLAS—Returning to work is top-of-mind now for many, but the focus is primarily on how the office will function in the process. Office design is a heavily debated topic and the future of workplace design is a primary consideration, says Christopher Goggin, Gensler principal. One of the aspects involves adapting to health concerns in the wake of COVID-19.
"Architecturally, nothing will prevent getting COVID, but using change management strategies to make people more comfortable returning to work are helpful," Goggin tells GlobeSt.com.
He said those strategies include enhanced cleaning services, a single path of travel, creating a parameter around the building, tracking exposures, single entries/points of access, separate visitor and tenant entrances, signage and wayfinding, touch-free visitor experiences, automated doors, on-demand elevators, opening up fire stairs if buildings are six to eight floors or less, to name a few.
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Lisa Brown
Lisa Brown is an editor for the south and west regions of GlobeSt.com. She has 25-plus years of real estate experience, with a regional PR role at Grubb & Ellis and a national communications position at MMI. Brown also spent 10 years as executive director at NAIOP San Francisco Bay Area chapter, where she led the organization to achieving its first national award honors and recognition on Capitol Hill. She has written extensively on commercial real estate topics and edited numerous pieces on the subject.
