Photo: YIT tions that consistently support the work flow,” says Teemu Haataja.
Both Haataja and Klemetti talk about space solutions that boost the wellbeing of the people in the office: it’ s a competitive factor and crucial for the success of the company in the long run. Also, as remote working has meant that more and more experts of the Information Age work from home or a café, offices need to reinvent themselves if they want to regain their appeal in the eyes of the millennials.
“ There is already a global trend where the tide of remote working is being reversed and people are returning to work in the offices – but not just any office will do. Employees want modern offices with social interaction and smooth communications; everybody wants to be connected to the culture of the workplace and you can’ t do that from home,” Klemetti says.
Bottom Line
Teemu Haataja adds that in the office work of today, the focus is shifting from simply putting in the hours to delivering the desired results.“ It’ s the performance and the quality that count the most. From the perspective of the employer, the trick is in figuring out how to best support your people in their work.”
Tuula Klemetti adds that offices still have a lot of untapped potential left: if you’ re working with, and not against, the
24 Nordicum digital world, there’ s a whole range of innovations that can be achieved.
“ We are more than monitoring this movement – we want to be in the forefront,” she says. Klemetti points out that the evolution has gone from‘ smart buildings’ to‘ smart working’ as people are questioning the old ways, and trying some new things.“ Previously, the talk was mostly on energyefficiency of the real estate, and now the scope involves also what’ s really happening in the work community.“
Be Well!
Along with culture, wellbeing of the personnel is a core concern – and companies are ready to invest in these things because they know that they’ re getting more than their money’ s worth in return.
“ Productivity will improve tremendously, when people are set free, so to speak – also in the workplace,” Klemetti says.
New, global concepts have emerged which focus on harnessing the creative power and synergies of people – and coworking is probably the best known new“ buzz word” in this regard. Still, Klemetti and Haataja feel that the various issues surrounding co-working are not that new, even if the term itself is. More importantly, they believe that co-working mentality is sure to take root if the framework is set up right.
“ When you really design and implement offices in a smart, fulfilling way, co-working practices are encouraged and enabled almost automatically,” Klemetti says.
“ At the heart of also co-working, you have people who are interacting with each other on various levels, in various settings during the day. Making sure that the interaction is beneficial from the viewpoint of the individual, the team and the company is no small task – but the new offices are equipped to handle that challenge,” Haataja concludes. l
Tripla Centre
– features offices, a shopping centre, apartments, hotels – completed by 2021 – gross floor area 350,000 m ² – which is equal to 50 football fields – over 50,000 m ² of office space – 5,000 jobs – 400 – 500 new homes – 400 hotel rooms – Mall of Tripla has 100,000 m ² of commercial space( appr. 200 stores)