Does Interior Design effect a business?

Question

Can it effect a person's ability to work either easily or difficultly?

Answer 1

Absolutely. Here's a Harvard Business School article on the subject:
http://hbswk.hbs.edu/archive/4991.html

Answer 2

Yes, Interior Design does have an effect on both an employee's daily work experience as well as a visitor's or consumer's experience.

Interior Design is a discipline related to Architecture; both are involved in structuring habitable space. At the risk of sounding "Feng Shui," how you lay out a physical space can have deep impacts on a person. People like to have:

(1) a certain amount of space around them;
(2) windows, or the right kind of lighting;
(3) clear, sensible pathways;
(4) comfortable lines-of-sight;
(5) appropriate colors and textures;
(6) ergonomic furnishings;
(7) and much much more.

If a space makes people uncomfortable, they won't like being in it. Thus, both consumers and employees will NOT enjoy their experience in the space.

Answer 3

interior design can and does affect a person's ability to work, ergonomics and set up of an office, reception or any other area for that matter can either enhance the efficiency and productivity of a department/worker or slow down operations. Proper placement of equipment and office furniture can mean a world of difference. placing jobs that follow a set sequence in an order that flows from one workspace to another without the need for unnecessary movement can encourage higher productivity.

Answer 4

Yes, if it upscale, modern and neat, you tend to be more serious and accomplish more as you are representing the Co. But if it is trashy, dirty, and old, the work tends to reflect this. It works the other way around too. If you were a potential customer which place of business would you choose? You get out of it what you put into it.