Companies across the world today are facing volatility and uncertainties. The resilience to ride through storms and the ability to bounce back comes from their employees. A great work environment inspires them to give their best.

Work culture differentiates a great organisation from a good one. While leadership and its vision are crucial in building a productive work culture, it can’t be forced from the top to the bottom; it needs to be co-created by employees. This means organisations need to take into account employee happiness and well-being.

A well-planned workplace design can nurture a cohesive and productive work culture.

Space is the Hardware, Design is the Operating System

If the physical office is an organisation’s hardware, the design is its Operating System that brings life to work – amplifies culture, stimulates collaboration, fosters meaningful connections and sparks innovation.

Workplace design involves aligning the space to a company’s functional and cultural needs, a powerful tool for creating engaging, innovative, flexible, and creative work environments.

Space Matrix, founded in 2001, is APAC’s leading design consultancy led by the Global CEO Arsh Chaudhry. Arsh is passionate about making a difference and revolutionising how people live, work, and play.

Space Matrix integrates the entire ecosystem of designers, project managers, cost consultants, general contractors, specialist sub-consultants, technology, sustainability, and product manufacturers required for designing and building an office.

With over 600 professionals globally, Space Matrix has project experience in over 80 cities and 16 office locations in Australia, China, India, Thailand, Singapore, and the US. It has grown its revenue 4x since Arsh Chaudhry became CEO in 2016.

The company ranks #2 in the Interior Design Magazine’s International Design Giants 2023 rankings and has won multiple International Property Awards. It has also been a ‘Great Place to Work’- certified company for five years.

Space Matrix invests heavily in technologies and has developed a technology platform that enables vertical integration to help transition a fragmented workplace design, build the industry into a unified ecosystem, and provide an enhanced experience.

Its focus on sustainability is significant, given about 40% of all global carbon emissions come from office buildings. A sharper focus on conscious designing, material selection and sourcing, procurement, and construction practices in line with their continued emphasis on sustainability. Getting their SBTi targets approved solidifies their commitment and makes them a great partner aligned with the values and strategies of its clients.

Now is the time to make a difference

As Arsh Chaudhry, CEO Space Matrix points out, “The power of design to transform the workplace into a positive catalyst for people to thrive and businesses to succeed is immense. Around the world, savvy CEOs understand this business imperative and are moving real estate discussions to the boardroom.

Very few firms in the workplace design industry can deliver on this business imperative. Those who can will succeed, while the others will become irrelevant. Space Matrix is in the right place to capitalise on this opportunity. Our time is now!”