As a pioneer in new ways of working, Mewaf offers concrete office design solutions in the form of innovative office furniture, but it also engages in the reflection process with its clients and their office workers. The philosophy behind Unchained Working® has been thoroughly tested in practice.
Activity-related workstations are here to stay as they proved their worth: productivity rises, costs fall and employees work more efficiently and with greater motivation. Metrix is the result of experience in activity-related workstations accumulated since 1999.
Loads of advantages…
For employers:
- Optimal use of available space thanks to Unchained Working®, because the number of workstations is attuned to the organisation’s needs. This can save up to 50% of the floorspace.
- A flexible office ensures greater satisfaction among the workers, more efficient operating processes and an organisation that functions more effectively.
- Scalability: businesses can respond to future growth or retrenchment situations far more easily.
- Less paper is wasted, because information is mainly stored digitally.
For employees:
- The workers can decide for themselves which location is most suitable for a task, individual or team.
- Because they have consciously chosen a workstation, people approach their work in a more systematic and structured fashion.
- A flexible working environment stimulates communication, concentration and cooperation.
- You can access the information you need from any workstation, either wirelessly or via a data plug-ins.
- Workers give up a single workstation and get a whole office instead!
- A more eco-conscious way of working involving the digitisation of documents is on the way in by scanning.
In order to get an even better idea of Unchained Working®, you can immerse yourself in the concept on the new website www.unchainedworking.eu.
Philosphy Unchained Working
In the 60s, companies all over the world underwent a veritable face lift with the introduction of the open-plan office. Later came the so-called combi-offices:a succession of rooms for individual workers and for small groups. Both systems had their pros and cons: a cellular office is good for concentration, but gets in the way of communication and knowledge-sharing. An open-plan design encourages mutual contact, but is problematic for concentration and hence productivity. With Unchained Working®, Mewaf combines the benefits of both systems.
The philosophy behind Unchained Working® has grown out of recent technical developments. Cumbersome PCs have been exchanged for ever more compact laptops, mobile phone use has become the rule, paper files are stored digitally… in short, there are many developments which are increasingly incompatible with our present, inflexible working environment.
Secondly, Unchained Working® has emerged from the realisation that over 30% of workstations are not used optimally. Each worker has his or her own workstation and facilities, which cost the business money. In the innovative Unchained Working® system, workstations are adapted to the tasks that are performed at them. There’s the Cockpit if you need to concentrate, the Team Lounge for group activity, the Brainstorming Room for unbounded creativity and the Bench for plug & work, the Niche for call center work. This allows people to make more efficient use of the workstation, and up to 50% of the floorspace can be saved.
Mewaf office facilities have a timeless ambience of high-class design and are made from environmentally friendly, quality materials. Acoustics, ergonomics, integrated electrical and data cabling – everything is geared towards maximum convenience. Folders and documents are kept in the common Metro cabinet, which also have an acoustic function. Personal belongings are stored in specially provided locker walls near the entrance.
For more information: tyuksel@unchainedworking.eu or sguenar@unchainedworking.eu