Preparing post Covid-19 pandemic office design as the new concept of sustainability design

Abstract

The Covid-19 pandemic has affected human behavior. It brings changes in many aspects of life that staying at home becomes a new normal. People do physical distancing to stay safe and healthy. Employees work from home to remain productive as professional responsibilities to the company. Sustainable design has been a trend in office design. The basic idea of sustainability is to reduce the negative impact on environment and health by creating a design that empathizes with its surroundings. When physical distancing is applied in layout furniture, it reshapes the office design. This topic is interesting to discuss since companies consider to increase hygiene standards while designers prepare the new concept for office design in the post Covid-19. The collected data contained information that needs to be considered in developing the interior for a workspace. The data obtained were from various sources related to this Covid-19 pandemic. This research was conducted through descriptive research, in which the collected data described the phenomenon studied around the world and how designers prepared for the new normal for office design. Based on the study, it is expected to determine the new working standards for office design and explain them to interior design students as the course material in interior design subject in designing for public space.