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New office trends 2025

New office trends 2025

JANUARY 2025 | 5 minutes

2025 continues to see a transformation in office design, where advanced technology, sustainability and wellbeing converge to redefine workspaces. These trends incorporate not only architectural and technological innovations, but also a significant shift towards healthier, more inclusive and flexible environments.

The concept of"Life Friendly Spaces", as Actiu's business strategy, is aligned with these new trends. It proposes inclusive, sustainable designs adapted to current demands, both individual and collective. "Life Friendly Spaces" adopts a holistic approach based on data, where design becomes a tool to improve the quality of life.

We tell you about some of the new trends that 2025 brings for offices!

Coworking LOM

Influence of the global situation on the offices of the future

The global situation impacts on the design and usability of workspaces because of:

  • Economy and inflation: Fluctuations in raw material prices have led companies to opt for more affordable, durable materials with a smaller environmental footprint.
  • Importance of energy efficiency: Designs that integrate natural daylight, smart LED lighting technologies and solar panels are becoming the standard for reducing energy consumption.
  • Extreme customisation: Offices are adapting to generational and cultural diversity, promoting creativity and meeting new functional standards.
  • Sustainability: Recycled materials and responsible processes are at the heart of design decisions.
Broissin offices, Mexico City

Flexible workspaces that evolve with you

Flexibility is key in a world where work needs are constantly changing. The growth of shared offices and coworkings are challenging the traditional role of furniture, spaces must now be inclusive and adaptable to all people. This means designing spaces that are physically, emotionally and cognitively accessible, taking into account the needs of neurodivergent people. Actiu's Agile collection or the Talent tables facilitate this flexibility, enhancing both collaboration and privacy. Therefore, companies must create functional, modular and attractive pieces that can be integrated into spaces used by multiple users.

In addition, indoor-outdoor flexibility is gaining in importance. Versatile products, such as the Dorik collection, are designed for both indoor and outdoor environments, expanding the possibilities for use in different spaces.

Acoustics in the office: inspiring and caring work havens

A workspace should be more than functional; it should be a place where people can thrive. This starts with a design that allows employees to choose between collaborative environments and concentration zones. Modern offices combine social, collaborative and private areas, integrating micro-architectures such as acoustic booths that allow for different uses.

67% of companies incorporate private areas in open spaces. However, there are not always enough square metres to create islands of concentration. Elements such as the Qyos acoustic booths aim to generate these islands of privacy in offices and open spaces, favouring concentration and isolation.

The booths can be placed anywhere in the office and used as a design element. The closer they are to people, the greater their use.

Connected ecosystems: sustainability and wellbeing in the digital age

Technology plays a crucial role in creating more human and connected environments. Spaces that integrate tools such as IoT sensors, mixed reality and artificial intelligence optimise efficiency and facilitate collaboration. In Life Friendly Spaces, these technologies are also used to provide data-driven solutions tailored to the individual user.

In addition, sustainability is a guiding principle in this strategy. From the use of recycled and recyclable materials to the circular economy in the life cycle of products, sustainable design aims for efficiency and minimising environmental impact. For example, the design of furniture that can be dismantled, repaired and recycled extends its useful life and reduces waste.

Bio-habitability will also be one of the trends that will be very present in the design and interior design sector, a philosophy on the rise, which advocates the inclusion of natural elements, such as light, light and air, as well as the use of natural materials.The inclusion of natural elements, such as light, water and the use of non-toxic materials, as well as other aspects, raises standards of well-being, creating environments that stimulate the senses and increase productivity.

For example, the design of furniture that can be dismantled, repaired and recycled extends its useful life and reduces waste. This would be the case of the Meetia collection designed by Ramón Esteve for Actiu, made from environmentally friendly materials, supports a sustainable future while offering exceptional quality.

Mental health and diversity: pillars of inclusive design

It is increasingly important for companies to prioritise the physical, mental, emotional and social wellbeing of people, including:

  • Physical health: green spaces, natural lighting, air quality and ergonomic design that encourages movement and rest.
  • Emotional health: Designs that inspire joy, creativity and a sense of belonging.
  • Social health: Environments that foster positive interaction, collaboration and inclusion through welcoming and flexible common areas.
Endesa offices, Seville, Spain

Regenerative spaces: better on exit than on entry

Regenerative spaces are those that not only seek functionality, but also transform the well-being of those who use them. These spaces are designed so that people leave better than they came in, positively impacting their physical, mental and emotional health. From air quality and the integration of organic materials to natural light and access to green spaces, regenerative spaces represent the future of design.

Emerging disciplines such as Neuroarchitecture provide valuable data to help design spaces and products that optimise human well-being. By considering how the environment affects the brain and emotions, spaces can be created that foster calm, creativity and emotional balance.

Coworking Illacuna, Catalonia, Spain

The offices of 2025 are not just workspaces, but environments designed to enhance wellbeing, creativity and sustainability. Designing sustainable, adaptable and people-centric spaces ensures a positive long-term impact. The offices of the future are not functional, but inspire, connect and empower people.

"...Based on this, if as a company we want to help people through our designs, we have to be attentive to trends and to these new ways of living, working and living, in order to create the solutions they need. And of course our aim is to do so in a way that respects the planet, and in a way that is responsible and inclusive of people", says Soledat Berbegal, Actiu's Director and Head of Corporate Reputation.

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