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For Reynolds, the functional home office requirements are always going to be individual based. She has a client, for example, who does most of their work on the phone while walking. As such, the roof-top office is small, but the terrace for walking is large. More generally she finds there needs to be natural ventilation, natural light and desk space for two computers for each person. Addinall concurs, with the lack of paper meaning an office can be as simple as a built-in desk and chair, but that individual priorities will prevail. “I have a client who won’t be tolerating even a really nice ergonomic chair if it doesn’t go with the aesthetics of the rest of the house,” he says.

View, light, ventilation, acoustics and aesthetics are arguably the key components of the successful workification of home. That said, there is huge scope for exploring and addressing individual needs and wants that a corporate interior can never emulate. Art, for example, is entirely subjective and what is good to even the best art curator may not be to the individual taste. So, while you may be proud of the company’s collection, your art at home may be quite different. It is the pairing of these idiosyncrasies of aesthetic with practical solutions that make the workification of home a unique and changing prospect.

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With Millennials and Gen X sitting squarely in the middle, statistics for Gen Z saw 71 per cent opting for hybrid, 20.4 per cent fully remote and 8.6 per cent in the office. At the other end, Baby Boomers were 68.3 per cent in favour of hybrid, 20.5 per cent fully remote and 11.2 per cent in the office. Distribution of office employees by their preferred working arrangements worldwide in 2022, by generation, statista.com). Ostensibly a room smaller than three metres, but including a window, the flex is the perfect vehicle for a home office.

(Statista