Modern offices are significantly different from those that were designed a couple of decades ago. Now the office is a multifunctional space that provides a comfortable working environment for employees. With the advent and popularization of the Agile principles (from the English. agile – flexible, agile; a generalizing term for several approaches and practices based on the values of the Agile Software Development Manifesto; appeared in 2001), which came from IT sector, the approach to organizing a space for a work has also changed. The offices of top digital companies (Google, Apple, Fb) were designed with this approach in mind. This principle became a tool to attract the best employers in the company. Agile involves working in groups, small teams. In Russian offices flexible solutions you can see in mobile interior solutions, comfortable workplaces for employees able to choose freely, in quickly and easily transformable spaces, in the possibility of choosing comfortable for each one area of the office for a work, in open spaces with a minimum number of rooms and a maximum of comfortable meeting rooms.

Part of the Agile philosophy is the quality of the environment and the atmosphere in the office, which is made up of many factors – from architectural and design solutions to lighting and engineering solutions. Modern technologies contribute to the productive and dynamic work of employees, active communication, and hence business development.
The period of the COVID-19 pandemic showed how important human health is because the main resource of any business are people. Employers have become more active in creating conditions suitable for maintaining the health and strengthening the internal resources of employees. Light directly affects the well-being. So the lighting conditions should also be designed taking into account knowledge about its impact on a person and should be flexible enough in the constantly changing conditions of the new reality.

Lighting control and automation systems are an integral part of commercial facilities. They should be designed at the initial stage of project development, and they are the basis for creating comfortable and energy-efficient spaces.

MODERN TECHNOLOGIES ALLOW:
– optimize resource consumption
– provide comfortable conditions for work and leisure
– improve security
– increase the efficiency of facility management
– create a scalable infrastructure

To create flexible and attractive conditions for employees in premium corporate interiors, design work is carried out in the following areas and sections:

1 – Lighting
– lighting solutions (tunable white (changeable color temperature), Human Centric Lighting, colored light)

2 – Automation
– lighting control
– air quality control
– control of water supply
– climate control (heating, ventilation, air conditioning)
– video surveillance and security
– energy management
– security and access control
– smoke detection

3 – Multimedia solutions
– conference systems
– audio solutions
– projection solutions
– screens and video walls
– digital signage
– collaborating with content
– management and booking system
– audio and video switching
– media facades

It is important to create comfortable conditions for work and leisure developing lighting solutions for office spaces. First of all, it is necessary to ensure an appropriate level of illumination in the workplace, eliminate glare, reflections and flicker, maintain the balance of contrasts and brightness, as well as the ratio of horizontal and vertical illumination. The color temperature should correspond to the functional zone – colder shades are used in places where attention and concentration are required, and warmer ones are used in areas for relaxation and communication.

Not all employees usually have window-based workplaces, so you also need to consider the access to natural light for them. A control system that regulates the level of illumination in any area of the office space helps to create the necessary lighting conditions. Using sensors, you can set up a system that will change the light environment in the office depending on the state of natural light outside.
Also, to create comfortable individual conditions in offices, for example, use controllable personal lighting devices. With the help of mobile gadgets, it’s possible to adjust the lighting environment staying in a chair. And this is only a small part of modern technological possibilities for offices and corporate interiors.

The dynamics of artificial lighting (changes in light intensity, color temperature, exposure time) may correspond to natural daily (circadian) changes of sunlight, under the influence of which natural rhythms of human activity and rest were formed. Thanks to this, it is easier for the employee to concentrate during periods of intense activity and recuperate during rest, which makes work more productive.
Dynamic and circadian lighting are tasks that require deep development and thoughtfulness. It is important to consider the range of the light spectrum, the amount of light reaching the retina, the intensity and distribution of light during the day, etc. Complex decisions that affect psychological and physical health should design experienced lighting designers in order the positive effect of the developed system does not turn into the opposite one.

QPRO specialists will help to develop a high-quality technical solution for business and corporate work, prepare design and working documentation, help to configure and supervise the installation of the system.
QPRO has a successful experience of working with corporate interiors of big Russian and international companies. To see QPRO the office lighting design projects follow the link: https://qpro.info/projects-list/?tax=9