5 Best Co-Working Space Designs for Mental Wellbeing
5 Best Co-Working Spaces for Mental Wellbeing
The mental wellbeing of your staff can be affected by their environment, décor, and even the materials around them. Happier workers are more productive and create better work. This means that companies and individuals are more likely to keep using a co-working space if it provides the right atmosphere for them to grow in their business.
Here are the 5 best co-working spaces for mental wellbeing:
Plants, and Lots of Them!
As demonstrated by a recent study, biophilic designs – designs that incorporate nature throughout – are an important part of improving morale in the workplace.
By bringing the outside in, biophilic designs help boost productivity, mood, and mental wellbeing.
Centring your co-space design around plants by using pot plants, wall plants, and trees will help increase mental wellbeing while giving your workplace a beautiful and refreshing appearance.
Natural Materials
Not only is it good to use natural materials from a sustainability perspective, increasing the profile of the co-working space as an environmentally conscious environment, but it’s also shown to positively impact mental health.
Engaging with nature has been shown to reduce blood pressure, meaning there is a strong argument for using more natural materials in the workplace.
Bamboo is a great option because it’s so sustainable, with pine, beech, and maple also proving valuable thanks to their light, modern colouring.
Natural Light
It’s no surprise that designs with plenty of natural light feature high on the list of the best co-working spaces for mental wellbeing. There are loads of benefits to having natural light in the workplace, including improved focus, better productivity, and a boost in mood.
Incorporating large windows into a co-working space is the best way to achieve natural light, keeping the space open plan in order to spread the light through the area as much as possible.
Plenty of Storage
Clutter has been demonstrated to have a negative effect on mental wellbeing. Therefore, well-designed co-working spaces will feature plenty of storage, ensuring that no clutter is left in the way of workers.
Storage space also helps keep the area organised, meaning everything is easy to find for workers.
Lockers, cupboards, shelves and hidden drawers are all a great way to incorporate storage into a modern co-working space.
Breakout Zones
Breakout areas help boost the wellbeing of workers. They provide a place for people to go to take a rest from work, allowing them to disconnect. When co-working spaces have allocated breakout zones, they can benefit from a change of scenery, helping with productivity and creativity and mood.
Successful breakout zones often feature fun activities such as table tennis or pool tables, as well as comfortable chairs and a quiet zone to take a moment to unwind.
What Are the Main Benefits of Co-Working Spaces?
A Collaborative Work Environment
Many different freelancers and businesses use co-working spaces, meaning that teams are often surrounded by a wide range of people from different sectors.
Co-working spaces create a collaborative environment that is great for networking, spawning new ideas and fresh input. This wouldn’t be the same in a regular office.
Healthier, Better Focused, More Productive Workers
Joining a co-working space has been shown to make 89% of freelancers happier, resulting in a space that people will keep coming back to.
Flexible Working
Workers like to choose where they can work from, with the option to mix things up if they would generally be working from home. A co-working space offers the possibility of flexible working – a place to go if desired, without the necessity of turning up every day. This flexibility and autonomy helps improve wellbeing, encouraging the use of co-working spaces.
Sense of Community
Many freelancers struggle with not having a strong sense of community with their work. Being a member of a co-working space helps give back that sense of community. If members travel a lot, they can often find a branch of their regular co-working space when travelling, giving a sense of familiarity and a place to work.
Build a Better Co-Working Space
At Jade Aden Interiors, we’re experts in providing full office fit outs, building beautiful co-working spaces that help boost mental wellbeing and build a loyal community that keeps members coming back.
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