Impact of Interior Design Elements on Work from Home Spaces

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic, along with the technological advancements of the current day, have given rise to work-from-home (WFH) practices, and is subsequently proving to be a working practice that is suitable and appropriate for use in the future; even post-pandemic.This research was conducted to understand the WFH spaces of Sri Lankans (particularly in the Western and Central provinces) to explore the various interior conditions to improve the WFH practices in terms of comfort and productivity.Questionnaire surveys were distributed among individuals engaging in WFH activities to collect information on their own WFH spaces, and what elements of the interior are of greater importance and believe affect their productivity.The purpose of this research is to gain a better understanding of WFH spaces and how interior elements affect an individual's performance and comfort to improve the designs of WFH spaces in the future.The findings of this research indicate that there is a positive relationship between interior quality (with its various interior elements) and the WFH experience. It was also uncovered that users of WFH spaces perceived the functionality of a WFH space as of more importance than the aesthetical qualities of the space.