{"id":3489,"date":"2020-03-12T21:26:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-13T01:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eptura.wpengine.com\/discover-more\/blog\/space-fusion-and-modern-workplace\/"},"modified":"2024-09-10T00:34:23","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T04:34:23","slug":"space-fusion-and-modern-workplace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eptura.com\/discover-more\/blog\/space-fusion-and-modern-workplace\/","title":{"rendered":"The Next Frontier: Space Fusion and the Modern Workplace"},"content":{"rendered":"

People love a great mash up. We see \u201cfusion\u201d all the time in food, music, clothing, and even architecture. Food fusion gave us Korean tacos and BBQ chicken pizza. Musicians in the 1960\u2019s combined their work with rock and R&B to create jazz fusion.<\/p>\n

Now, the workplace is experiencing a fusion revolution of its own. The homogenous days of private offices, cubicles, and open-office layouts are fading as facility and workplace planners find new ways to use a single area for multiple purposes. That\u2019s \u201cspace fusion.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reimaging existing space<\/strong><\/p>\n

Look around a typical home and wasted space is everywhere. How often do you use your formal dining room or guest room? With a few modifications\u2014a Murphy bed and foldable treadmill\u2014and that guest room used a couple times a year becomes a daily exercise area. The dining room transforms into a craft area by adding some stylish cabinets to store paper, scrapbooks, and fabric.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s the same in the workplace. You\u2019ll be hard-pressed to find someone who sits at their desk for eight hours straight. Work doesn\u2019t…well, work that way anymore. Physical meetings require a move to a different room. Need privacy and quiet for a client call? You\u2019d likely head to a phone booth or smaller conference room.<\/p>\n

Space fusion practices ignore labels (conference room, cafeteria, etc.) and reimagine ways an area can be used. For example:<\/p>\n