Office design and even furniture has changed a lot in recent years to accommodate changes in technology. We’ve also become a lot more knowledgeable about what makes a pleasant and healthy place to work.

Some of what we can expect to see happening in office design of the future can be seen already. Sustainability in office design has led many architects to experiment with creating office spaces with anything from shipping containers to wooden pallets.

Alongside sustainability it is a sure bet that how we get to and from work will affect how office spaces are designed. Like it or not offices even today are built around the needs of car owners. In the future we might see offices designed more with people in mind. People will probably be cycling to work more and if they do have cars they may well be put on charge through the working day.

Because sitting down is supposed to be bad for us, we are likely to see less of the humble chair in the future, or at least those attached to desks. Staff may well be encouraged to work at stand up desks even though some might take convincing after a full 8 hour shift.

Who know even the conventional nine to five might disappear and be replaced by mobile workers who often work from home to reduce pollution or avoid what are likely to be gridlocked commuter routes.