subject: Flooring and comfort – creating a top quality workspace [print this page] Flooring and comfort creating a top quality workspace
Quality of life is based on comfort. The physical contact with any area in any space defines levels of comfort. The visual elements of a design can attract or repel. When it comes to flooring, everybody knows what they don't like. Interestingly, flooring is also one of the primary elements of a comfortable workspace environment. Custom commercial carpet design is a working proposition for any workplace, and it can achieve wonders.
Customizing the workspace comfort factor
The customized workplace is a very straightforward concept. The workspace defines the issues, and you can design the solutions to match the problems.
For example:
A large open plan office contains a lot of flooring. This flooring is subject to high usage, and needs comfort, design values and maintenance. Average carpet in these areas is often rock hard, uncomfortable to put weight on for any extended period, and acts like rock as a surface.
What's the solution?
Comfort, durability and quality are symbiotic concepts. A carpet which is more comfortable, by definition, is dealing with pressure better. If it deals with pressure better, it's more durable. It's therefore a better quality carpet, by definition.
The big open plan office can upgrade its entire workspace just by installing better carpet. Using modular carpet tiles, the maintenance is easy and quick, and a lot cheaper.
Designs and quality considerations
People appreciate good and interesting designs. They tend to react negatively to unduly aggressive or intrusive designs. A workspace is personal space, and it's therefore sensitive. This an appropriate area for consensual design inputs, and that can be a lot of fun. The range of choices is huge, and the ideas can be excellent positive reinforcement for the workplace upgrade.
Thanks to modern design technology, you can really find and offer options, check out design features and quality. You can do a complete, comprehensive check of workspace comfort easily. This requires no more than a bit of browsing on good visualisation software, and it's extremely efficient in terms of time usage.
The comfort zone by design
The result of this process will be a fully informed, fully costed, personalised workspace. Any quality and aesthetic issues are addressed in process. This is what's called "targeted design", and it's 100% effective in terms of dealing with any comfort issues.
Success is a good design outcome
You can actually save money doing things this way. Success is measurable in dollar terms, as well as aesthetics and comfort:
All budget costs are built in to your design concept.
Negative elements are removed from the workspace.
Modern carpet designs are much more flexible, allowing personal space to be comfortable.
Carpet tiles are very easy and cheap to maintain with no disruption to the workplace in terms of repairs or installation. This drastically reduces maintenance outlays and eliminates downtime.
Good quality carpet tiles have much longer product lives, and may never need any maintenance.
