Tap “Unlock Door” on your phone!   Did you know, you can go completely touch-free in your office spaces by automating your doors and blinds, too? In our last blog Automation in Offices, we addressed retrofitted automation. In this blog we’ll be focusing on contact free solutions for areas that do not always allow retrofit automation. The foundation of automation – is an electric connection. What do you do when you do not have an electric connection but want motorized blinds and automated doors? Small changes to make  – but it’s worth it!   Floor Spring Doors Floor Spring doors are your everyday push-to-open doors. These doors can be fitted with the Dorma Porteo technology – in which a pulling mechanism is fitted on the top of the door and attached to an electric connection. It can then be connected to a phone, remote or a sensor-switch and the door will swing open

What do you require to create one?   The importance of providing deep work zones in offices for focused working was the topic of our blog Deep Work Zones – here we’ll show you how to create the sanctuary for deep work – the pod! Pods are like small closed-off rooms that can be located anywhere in an office space. Equipped with electric points, suitable furniture and most importantly – acoustic insulation, the use of pods has proven to dramatically increase productivity and efficiency.   So this takes us to another question – should the use of these pods have a time limit? We think that might be a good idea – and recommend installing a timer! What do you require to install a pod: – Available area should be about 1.5m x 2.1m, though it can be done in less – Good acoustic panelling on walls as well as ceiling – Carpeted flooring to absorb sound – Ergonomic

For increased productivity in offices! Suggestions from an Interior Designer Good looking offices can also be very unproductive. Several studies in the recent past have related to how offices are planned and designed without thinking of the outcome from a productivity level, and how employees feel about their workspaces. Distraction seems to be the biggest challenge, followed by frustration, isolation and depression. Deep work zones are the answer to all this and more. “Human beings, it seems, are at their best when immersed deeply in something challenging. ”― Cal Newport, Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World Deep-work zones are essential for thinkers, strategists and planners. These are also essential for when some employees require total quiet time to focus on something. I like to feel that we have earlier solved this problem by creating, in the open office plan (that now we know does not work, but that’s a