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novembre 16, 2020 - Actiu

An efficient, comfortable and healthy Home Office that doesn't compromise on design and is adapted to any interior design style

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Actiu has drawn up a guide for designing and furnishing home workspaces, adapting them to the latest #interiordesign styles while boosting connectivity, concentration and health

Equipping and designing home #office spaces is becoming increasingly important in light of the new restrictions for the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic

A general return to normal working spaces was expected in the autumn, however, the current situation has put this on hold for the time being. For this reason, companies are instead investing in redesigning the spaces from where their employees work remotely.

What is clear is that, for however long the COVID-19 pandemic lasts, remote working will coexist alongside in-office work, "but not just any which way”, according to #actiu, Spanish leader in the #design and manufacture of furniture solutions for work and hospitality spaces.

Design is important

All the studies carried out on remote working agree on the need to create home offices that are their own, separate spaces. In a survey conducted by #actiu, 46% of participants stated that their workspaces are improvised with provisional furniture. A reality that results in a low level of efficiency and safety of current home #office workstations.

Whenever possible, we recommend setting up a permanent work station, with a good Internet connection, a computer, an ergonomic chair for correct posture, a desk and some storage space for paperwork and work objects.

The choice of furniture is of the utmost importance when it comes to creating a functional and comfortable space that fosters efficiency. According to the Head of the Biomechanics Institute of Valencia (IBV), Rosa Porcar, the Home #office as a regular workspace has to meet all the requirements of occupational hazards. In fact, this furniture has a direct influence on the #health of workers and that is why Actiu's furniture complies with the UNE-EN 1335 regulation for #office chairs and the UNE-EN 527 for #office desks, the two standards of the European #office furniture industry.

During the state of alarm, companies and workers alike were forced to improvise and achieve something that, in the best of cases, we would never have imagined; working from home full-time”, said Soledat Berbegal, Consultant and Brand Reputation Director at Actiu. Now, she adds, in the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of thousands of workers will have to do some of their job remotely and so we must implement what we have learned in recent months to achieve the best balance between efficiency and #health. It is therefore important that the space we set aside for remote working be a suitable environment, bearing in mind aspects linked to occupational risks and ergonomics while also ensuring that it protects the physical and emotional #health of employees.”

Actiu has published the Home #office by #actiu guide, which includes four #interiordesign concepts with regard to materials, distribution, furniture and finishes: Nature, Mediterranean, Industrial and Nordic.

Nature

A home #office inspired directly by nature. The nature-inspired style creates fresh and balanced spaces, with light at the heart of them, whose objective is to transmit the peace and harmony of the outdoors. Some of the products that best suit this style are the Cron #office chair, the Noom 50 meeting chair and the Bend soft seating range, an ideal complement to this style thanks to its rounded and organic shapes. Furthermore, following the line of natural tones, the Prisma table and the Cubic filing cabinet in cream will add the finishing touch to a nature-inspired workspace.

Mediterranean

Inspired by the culture of the countries of the Mediterranean basin, the protagonist of this style is light. This light evokes the warmth of the sun and the freshness of the sea that characterises these countries. A Mediterranean-inspired room will have a spacious and bright atmosphere, ideal for relaxation and for making you feel like you are living outdoors. The Longo table and storage solution in white with wooden legs fits perfectly into a home #office with this style. The Noom 30 chair will give you the essential touch to recreate the Mediterranean style thanks to its versatility and range of customisation options.

Industrial

The industrial style is characterised by elements associated with old factories, workshops, garages, etc. These objects go together with other current trends such as recycling and the use of vintage pieces. It is an eclectic and timeless style where metallic tones and black prevail. Products such as the Talent 500 height-adjustable table, which improves the capacity for concentration and productivity, along with the avant-garde TNK Flex in shades of grey and black and a Buck metal filing cabinet, are the perfect choice for an industrial style home #office where the Whass model stands out as a comfortable and elegant meeting chair.

Nordic

The concept of the Nordic style is ‘the simplicity of daily life’. A style of décor that is committed to sophistication and harmony. The Nordic style seeks to create open spaces that give off a feeling of spaciousness. At the core of this style are functionality and the lack of elements that overdecorate the room, meaning it goes well with practical and highly versatile pieces of furniture such as the Stay or Efit #office chairs combined with the Colectiva table or the Buck mobile filing cabinet. To make the room even more comfortable, soft seating solutions such as the Noom 10 and Bend fit this style perfectly as a result of their simple lines.

Not only from home

Another option are co-working spaces, which also enable relationships to be forged with people working in different fields or industries, therefore boosting the potential for networking. All these places are capable of housing workspaces that, in order to be efficient, must be furnished with high-quality furniture that allows productive, healthy and safe spaces to be designed. In this sense, having certificates of compliance with European regulations, as is the case with Actiu's products, is a guarantee of safety. The use of sustainable and safe materials also plays a role. For example, all #actiu melamine products are formaldehyde-free.

Actiu's experience having been awarded the WELL V2 certification, which certifies the application of specific measures aimed at the well-being of the people who work in its corporate headquarters in Castalla (Alicante, Spain), or by equipping different co-working spaces in Madrid and Barcelona, the company's contribution to designing remote working spaces for its clients is on the rise.

The Home #office is not the only remote working solution. New technologies make it possible to work from anywhere, at any time. Hotel lobbies, cafeterias or even airport lounges are spaces that have adapted perfectly to remote working. Nevertheless, the technological possibilities are not limited to working in the cloud and the ability to hold videoconferences. Technology has also evolved to the point of enabling the digital and the physical to come together through the sensorisation of furniture, which allows workstations to be optimised thanks to data collection and management, innovations which #actiu has already been developing for some time.

Not only that, but with this technology, co-working spaces or workspaces located in hotels, can monitor these workstations and benefit from amazing advantages such as reducing their environmental impact, facilitating their usability through advance bookings or improving the well-being of users.