People today are working longer hours than ever and often under more pressure juggling both professional and personal lives. We know that individuals have different capacities for sensory input before they reach capacity. Instead of allowing the drop in productivity this causes or having them leaving the work space to go home, the workplace today has adapted, incorporating spaces that allow staff members time to recover, time to recharge, even to encourage socialising to create a work life balance within the workspace.

While canteens or breakout spaces have long formed part of the office environment including barista quality coffee, an abundance of snacks and foosball tables, today workspaces have evolved radically to create a more hospitable, informal and homey feel where staff are encouraged to move around the building and find diverse spaces that make them feel “at home, at work”. If you’re lucky they will include dedicated recharge rooms or spaces where staff can take a nap, meditate, do yoga….

Here are some examples of how to achieve this.