The importance of hot-desking in the era of hybrid work

Hot-desking area at Microsoft in Lisboa

Hot-desking is not new, but it will be essential in an era of hybrid work, in which employees divide their time between the office and their home.

Initially implemented by coworking spaces, this system allows the management of the offices' physical space flexibly so that the desks can be used by several people at different times, depending on the need. With the rise of hybrid work, due to Covid-19, hot-desking may be the solution for many companies to reorganize their offices, ceasing to have empty workstations when employees are working from home.

In addition to promoting communication between people from different departments or teams, due to turnover and the fact that there are no fixed workplaces, this system also means that it is unnecessary to allocate so much area from the office to desks. This way, it is possible to create new spaces for collaboration, meetings and informal work, so crucial in modern offices.

Designing an office that works almost entirely in hot-desking can create a dynamic space, prepared to respond to fluctuations in the number of employees more efficiently, as in several offices built and furnished by Vector Mais in recent years.

Microsoft, Lisboa

Hot-desking area, Nestlé