Nowadays, a lot of offices employ open-space designs instead of separate rooms for work. Do the advantages of this outweigh the disadvantages?

At present, open

office

designs

are being used more than closed-door

office

spaces. The two types of

office

spaces are great depending on the

staff

using

it

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.

However

,

this

essay agrees with the notion that the advantages of non-restrictive

office

space

designs

outweigh the disadvantages.

Firstly

,

open

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an open

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office

enhances collaboration between

staff

. In an open

office

, colleagues can easily walk up to each other to talk or ask questions;

however

, in a closed-door

office

,

this

is rarely the case.

For instance

, in an open-space design

office

, you don't need to knock, wait, or receive a response before approaching the

staff

you want to talk to.

This

ultimately fosters a close working relationship among the

staff

.

Also

, with an open space

office

, you have more space to accommodate other

staff

. In a closed-door

office

, the maximum number of

people

in the room could be 3.

However

, the same room, when opened could take up to double the size.

For example

, my

office

used to be a closed

office

,

however

, a redesign was done and now we have an open

office

. We realised that before we could accommodate 10 workers, but after the redesign, we were able to accommodate 5 additional

people

into the

office

.

This

has helped to create more room and reduce the cost of renting

an

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additional

workplaces

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workplace

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. In conclusion, closed

office

designs

are being turned

to

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open-style

designs

nowadays.

This

essay agrees that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages as pointed out, because it promotes collaboration between the

people

, while

also

helping the company to reduce

cost

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the cost

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of

office

, by accomodating more

people

in the present open workplace.