Leaving offices was the most common response to a possible risk of infection in the first weeks of a pandemic. In the first wave, over 40 percent of Czechs at least partially worked from their homes, in the second wave, less than 30 percent of the population used this solution. Czechs manage work from home much harder than employees in the rest of the world. This follows from a study by the IDEA think tank dedicated to Czech employees and a study by the Microsoft Work Trend Index.
The accelerated widespread transition to a home office has raised a fundamental question in connection with work: what to do with offices? There can be many answers and one of the possible solutions is shown by the new Prague offices of UniCredit Bank. By emphasizing comfort combined with efficiency, they respond to the demands for comfort that come from working at home, as well as the high purpose of the space where it is useful to go, not necessary.
In the first nine months of 2020, over 140,000 m2 of office space was added to the Prague real estate market. Compared to last year, this is an increase of 35%. Construction did not stop even during the 3rd quarter, new projects were also launched. This is despite the fact that the coronavirus pandemic has reduced demand from tenants. The quarterly analysis of the international consulting company BNP Paribas Real Estate shows that 7.2% of modern offices are currently vacant in Prague, which corresponds to 267,300 m2 of space. However, the offer of so-called subleases (under leases) is also growing, which do not appear in the official register of vacant space. According to the analysis, there could currently be around 80,000 m2 of space for rent.
Arcadis Czech Republic was the first in continental Europe to receive for its office in the Czech Republic an assessment of the quality of the working environment according to the international WELL Health-Safety Rating standard for operation and maintenance, prepared under the auspices of the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI). This independently validated assessment for new and existing buildings and premises is based on the evaluation of documentation on operational guidelines, maintenance, stakeholder involvement and crisis measures contributing to a safe working environment with regard to the spread of COVID-19.
Prochazka & Partners follows up its spring client research on the future and use of offices. The survey, which takes place during the second lockdown, which the Czech Republic is now facing, was attended by almost 100 companies with a floor area of over 350 thousand. m2 (approximately one tenth of the Prague market). The company most often solves the current crisis by looking for a subtenant (16.5%), reducing office space (11.5%) or negotiating a lease on more favorable terms (8.2%). On the contrary, 9.8% of respondents are thriving and expanding despite the crisis. The rest (54.1%) then waits for the end of the lease, as current conditions prevent them from resolving the situation more effectively.
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The COVID-19 pandemic spurred the involuntary evacuation of offices and led companies and employees to experiment with full-time work from home. Some prognosticators are now declaring that demand for offices will decline over the long term. But are such forecasts realistic?
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