Perusahaan yang terus berkembang biasanya juga mengelola aset fisik yang jumlahnya makin banyak dan makin sering berpindah, seperti furniture kantor, peralatan IT, perlengkapan untuk cabang baru, hingga inventori proyek yang bergerak dari satu lokasi ke lokasi lain. Selama skala bisnis masih kecil, mengelola aset-aset ini secara manual lewat spreadsheet atau catatan fisik mungkin masih terasa […]

Over the years, we have learned that some office moves carry risks that most people never think about. A few years back, we relocated the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) into new offices over a single weekend. We coordinated the move of over 350 staff, transporting furniture, delicate artifacts, and IT equipment. The artifacts […]

Designing a new office is a big project, especially in today’s hybrid-working (and very cost-conscious) environment. This means every design decision needs to deliver real value, or risk leaving expensive space empty. For Facilities Managers and workplace leaders, avoiding costly missteps during an office fit-out or relocation can save significant money and headaches later. So […]

For many organizations, your office is seen as a cost of doing business. Rent, furniture, fixtures and equipment are written off over time and eventually replaced. But what if we started treating offices differently? What if we viewed them as assets that can hold value, adapt to change and contribute to long-term resilience? This shift […]

Walk into modern offices and you’ll see the motifs of sustainability: a living wall in reception, branded reusable mugs in the pantry, perhaps even a rooftop beehive. These are the sort of things that photograph well and tick boxes in annual reports. But what truly makes an office “green”? The uncomfortable truth is that many […]

Sustainability is everywhere in workplace design. From rooftop gardens to recycled coffee cups, offices are quick to showcase their “green” credentials. But how much of this activity delivers genuine environmental impact, and how much is simply optics?

Let’s start with the conclusion: The honest answer is that both stories are true. Some organizations are taking up more and larger offices, others are compressing. What ties the two together is a single idea that now sits at the heart of Facilities Management: rightsizing. Size follows purpose. If the purpose is clearer collaboration, better […]

And a lack of air conditioning is just the beginning This month’s article in the FT opened with a blunt reminder that Lee Kuan Yew credited Singapore’s economic lift-off to two things: multi-ethnic harmony and air-conditioning. Sixty-six years later, the same lesson applies to every mid-size firm on a warming planet. When London racks up […]

The changes in working patterns brought about by the global pandemic have accelerated the adoption of the hybrid office system in many companies, both in Indonesia and around the world. This model combines working from the office and remote work, providing employees with flexibility, but also presenting new challenges, especially in maintaining effective team collaboration. […]

Employee health and comfort are key factors in achieving productivity in the workplace. One factor that is often overlooked yet highly influential is the choice of office furniture. It’s not just about aesthetics or price ergonomic office furniture plays a major role in supporting the physical and mental well-being of employees and preventing various musculoskeletal […]

Around half of all Facilities Managers plan to downsize their office space in the next three years. How, and why?

The open office was sold as the modern solution to just about any workplace problem for decades now: siloed workers? Open them up (literally) to collaboration. Bad communication? Put everyone in a big room. Worried about productivity? Create a vantage point. And so, walls came down, spaces opened up, and collaboration was supposed to flourish. […]