It’s not exactly a new phenomenon this, arguably common decision, to work from home. As such, one would anticipate that seeing an opportunity, residential products, services, design and even homes would have begun to adjust to the ever increasing requirements of a growing body of possible customers who wish to work from home. These people who are working in an Internet Business through online jobs have a need for an environment that suits their everyday life and their work needs too.
It’s true, there are a number of products on the market that are made for those people who Work From Home but it’s reasonable to say that the offer is disjointed and it takes a level of skill in construction, IT and ergonomics to form a suitable domestic environment from which one could run an internet firm. Most people only manage to offer a small amount of the facilities needed to be comfortable and dynamic.
The brief for a home office set up should be largely similar to that of a normal office or corporate workspace. A resident worker requires power, data and a place to sit and a surface to work on as a bare minimum. Add into that the requirement for social interaction, ad hoc meetings, team work and areas for detailed working and the brief starts to look very similar.
The easy and least productive answer to meeting these needs is to provide a desk, chair, pc, telephone and data cable. On the face of it these items of kit will provide the necessary vehicle in (or on, or through) which people can deliver their output. The real question is how does one provide for the rest of the criteria and how do we use advancements in construction and technology to support the requirements for people who work in Online Jobs?
Firstly, let’s tackle the workplace itself. Does it need to be a desk? In a typical domestic situation would a desk be a fitting piece of furniture ? Technology gives us laptops and telephone headsets and the ability to work anywhere on any furniture. Add to that wireless printing and a web cam and really the office, as was, is now built entirely around the person in contrast to a location.
Of course, in these days of corporate responsibility, the idea of using a laptop for long periods of time would give Human Resource and Insurance teams a problem, but the fact is that what we have through technology is a new paradigm and what we would expect to see is new furniture ideas to solve the ergonomic issues.
Secondly, there is the issue of privacy, noise and environmental comfort. A voice conference in a house full of playing children is not conducive to productive work. Will we begin to see new homes provided with remote space for working? Possibly provided as an extension, a loft or even a stand alone unit outside.
Whatever the solutions the market is there already and the design industry has yet to react to it.
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