The office isn't dead — it's evolving into a destination built around wellbeing and connection.
For a while, it was fashionable to declare the office dead. The reality is more interesting: the office is being forced to earn its place.
People will travel for connection, mentorship and moments that don't happen over video. The workplaces that thrive are those designed as destinations — generous with daylight, air, greenery and space to gather.
In our recent headquarters projects, we have replaced rows of identical desks with a landscape of settings: focus rooms, cafés, terraces, project studios. The building becomes an ecosystem rather than a filing cabinet.
The urban workplace of the future is less about square metres of desking and more about quality of experience. Design that ignores this will stand empty.
Elena Marković
Elena Marković is a member of the Vertica team, sharing insights and perspectives from across the studio.
