Preparing post Covid-19 pandemic office design as the new concept of sustainability design

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has affected human behavior. It brings changes in many aspects of life that staying at home becomes a new normal. People do physical distancing to stay safe and healthy. Employees work from home to remain productive as professional responsibilities to the company. Sustainable design has been a trend in office design. The basic idea of sustainability is to reduce the negative impact on environment and health by creating a design that empathizes with its surroundings. When physical distancing is applied in layout furniture, it reshapes the office design. This topic is interesting to discuss since companies consider to increase hygiene standards while designers prepare the new concept for office design in the post Covid-19. The collected data contained information that needs to be considered in developing the interior for a workspace. The data obtained were from various sources related to this Covid-19 pandemic. This research was conducted through descriptive research, in which the collected data described the phenomenon studied around the world and how designers prepared for the new normal for office design. Based on the study, it is expected to determine the new working standards for office design and explain them to interior design students as the course material in interior design subject in designing for public space.

Offices after the COVID-19 Pandemic and Changes in Perception of Flexible Office Space

“…However, due to the unclear end of the pandemic, employers must adhere to the set measures. The solution is the 6 feet office as a model and a new standard typical for office space [34]. The 6 feet office model is characterized by typical features such as greater distance between desks, alternating teams in open space offices, regular disinfection and a clean climate are a matter of course.…”

Workplace Design Concept Based on Indoor Environmental Quality Analysis to Prevent Coronavirus Transmission

“…Workplace in the office is divided into private space as much as 70-80% and shared space as much as 20-30% [14]. The Covid 19 pandemic period has resulted in changes in work patterns and the provision of workplaces, one of which is WFH (working from home).…”

“…A safe workplace arrangement has an individual distance in the workplace of 2 meters or 6 feet and the furniture layout is back to back each other. The size of the office desk has been reduced from 1.8 m to 1.4 m. The use of panels between employees is required [14]. Some recommendations for workplace design to obtain a usable IEQ according to ASHRAE (2020) [17] consist of dilute, exhaust, control, and cleaning.…”

“…In rooms with centralized air conditioning systems, where temperature and humidity are controlled in the range of 20-25 °C and 40-70% by central air conditioning during epidemics, it is found to be beneficial for the health and comfort of occupants, also weaken the vitality of the virus and reduce the risk of transmission [13]. The arrangement of office interiors after the pandemic must pay attention to distance, furniture layout, and air conditioning systems [14].…”

Web-Based Smart Market Applications as a Preference Transition during COVID-19 Pandemic

“…The large-scale social application is the first policy taken by the Indonesian government to break the chain of the spread of COVID-19. This policy has an impact on several sectors ranging from education [7]- [12], economic [13]- [15], society [16] [17], offices [17]- [20]and traditional traders are no exception [21]. Traditional traders feel the effects of this policy the most, ranging from operational restrictions, reduced consumers, difficulty in accessing middlemen to a significant decline in turnover.…”