How much change is too much?
I designed the interior of an office in NYC. It was in an established building (definition - a great location but some of the 36 floors were dated. So dated that a "hazmat” team was invited to remove the VAT tile still on the floor we were vacating.)
The new space was located on a different floor than the organization currently occupied, it was consolidating. They wanted to update their work area as part of the relocation. It looked lovely when it was finished, warm, inviting, very professional but not too high end.
Everyone still occupied private spaces, but with window treatments, pictures on the walls and new but not expensive furniture. The office had a coordinated color scheme and it visually flowed from one area to another. It was a not for profit organization. It had to look good but not too good.
However, a day or two after move in , one of the employees said:
“I don’t know if I can work here any more, I need better clothes”. The creeping FUD again. (FUD – Fear Uncertainty and Doubt)
Does the design of an office dictate the type of clothes worn to work? Or the quality?
