By Emily Siwek, Director of Architectural Design
Tracking trends in commercial markets including hospitality, multi-family, office, education and healthcare, gives us the opportunity to look outside of the home and identify both the uniqueness and crossover that drives these ever changing environments.
Our annual commercial macro and design reporting has uncovered many leading trends, here are three we’re currently watching:
1. New Segments
Susan Yashinsky, Sphere Trending Vice President of Innovation notes that various segments of commercial continue to be reinvented for a “new era of productivity that reflects the distinctive needs of five adult generations and their shifting expectations.”
An example is the rise of ‘Zen Dens’ coming in to commercial segements. For today’s sensory deprived society, ‘sensory enabled architecture’ focuses on environments that can help reduce and manage stress.
We see significant shifts as commercial moves beyond function to include community and creativity.”
-Susan Yashinsky, Sphere Trending VP, Innovation Trends
2. Return to Classic
As identified by Mandi Mankvitz, President at Sphere Trending, “commercial spaces embrace more humancentric attitudes.” An example of this can be seen in a return to classic hospitality in the travel segment. Mankvitz notes that “Curious young travelers are rebelling against modern low-contact accommodations and moving toward genuine, conversation-driven hospitality.”
Take The Henson for example, a 16-room inn located near the Catskills where they “want to see people reading by the fireplace or grabbing a drink to stargaze by the fire pit, guests arriving as strangers and leaving as best friends.”
3. The Organic Office
Lastly, office design is shifting from rectilinear work environments composed of cubes and private offices, to a more amorphous organic landscape that embraces curves, softness, and areas for respite.
A great example is the new Jean Novel seating collection for Coalesse that is “inspired by elemental forms reminiscent of pebbles that combine seamlessly into organic forms — office lounge seating that flows naturally.”
These are just a few of the insights in our 200+ pages of commercial reporting available now in our 2027 Commercial Macro and Design Forecasts.
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