Does More Choice Yield Better Customization?

“Design on Demand” is becoming ever-more prevalent. With its surfacing, you and your client will be given more, and sometimes new, choice. Such customization is bound to change certain aspects of architectural design, perhaps even helping you to make your design better.

If you think about it, more customization is good when its quality and speed are high, and cost is acceptable. Since spaces would become more flexible, there would be greater variety with which to meet the needs of your occupant (particularly for those detailed levels of your building design). Thus, the added personalization would be a great way to boost happiness, health and productivity in individuals.

Corporate Culture: Paying Attention To Your Employees’ Differences

When it comes to building climate, and I mean business cultural climate here, it will be interesting to see how “Design on Demand” impacts employees. Culturally speaking, businesses could actually foster an environment where employees are encouraged to make specific and detailed choices about how they would like things like their chairs, desks, lighting and acoustics set up.

It would not be a “one size fits all” approach.

Might a corporate culture thrive when providing workspaces that help their employees feel more comfortable, more in control and more cared for by their company? Might a personalized approach also serve to unify? Perhaps shared work spaces could work as a design “glue” (similar to streets and sidewalks in a neighborhood).

Of course, not everything about “Design on Demand” is perfect. It too will have its challenges. The key is to find its leveraging points, and then, help to guide its further advancement.

Here is an example of “Design on Demand”:

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