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Post-Covid offices emphasise on empathy, wellness to get workers back

Paperspace Asia, a Southeast Asian firm that connects designers, lighting consultants and sound engineers with companies grappling with one of the biggest global post-Covid labor market challenge

A significant focus was placed on space efficiency, in an attempt to match the reality of future office attendance with what businesses will be willing to pay.
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A significant focus was placed on space efficiency, in an attempt to match the reality of future office attendance with what businesses will be willing to pay.

Michelle Jamrisko | Bloomberg
After more than a year adjusting to work from home, businesses may need to consider full-office makeovers to lure employees back.

That’s the mission of Paperspace Asia, a Southeast Asian boutique firm that connects designers, lighting consultants and sound engineers with companies grappling with one of the biggest global post-Covid labor market challenges.

For Narita Cheah, co-founder and director of Paperspace Asia, office spaces must emphasize “empathy and collaboration” and elevate three main principles: people first, dy and purposeful workspaces, and a culture of experimentation.

“There’s been a general, larger awareness for what wellness now looks like when people return