{"id":2567,"date":"2026-03-02T12:46:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T11:46:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eolos.se\/?p=2567"},"modified":"2026-03-02T13:35:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T12:35:29","slug":"open-plan-office-vs-cell-office-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eolos.se\/en\/blogg\/oppen-kontorsplan-vs-cellkontor-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Open plan office or cellular office \u2013 which really works for your company?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-ed97b642 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:128px;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--70)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-22223934 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column 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company?<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-paragraph-color has-text-color has-small-font-size\"><strong>Subscribe<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1026f38c wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group lemmony-animation lemmonyFadeIn has-global-padding is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-7779b08b wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><p><div class=\"forminator-ui forminator-custom-form forminator-custom-form-1788 forminator-design--material  forminator_ajax\" data-forminator-render=\"0\" data-form=\"forminator-module-1788\" data-uid=\"69f2aad8b8fbc\"><br\/><\/div><form\r\n\t\t\t\tid=\"forminator-module-1788\"\r\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"forminator-ui 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has-tiny-plus-font-size has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/eolos.se\/en\/contact\/\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\"><strong>Book a free consultation<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-0ab540ad wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9b635ac4 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" type=\"image\/webp\" src=\"https:\/\/eolos.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Oppen-kontorsplan-eller-cellkontor-\u2013-vilket-fungerar-egentligen-for-ditt-bolag.jpg-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Open plan or cellular office \u2013 which really works for your company?\" class=\"wp-image-2646\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Open office layouts are standard in most growth companies. It was decided around the time the first IKEA furniture was ordered and has never been questioned since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#039;s a problem, because open office layouts don&#039;t work equally well for all types of work or all types of teams. It&#039;s not a matter of opinion. It&#039;s a research finding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-plus-font-size\">What research says about open office plans<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Open office layouts were introduced with the argument that they increase spontaneous collaboration and creativity. This turned out to be partly wrong.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Studies on the subject, including from Harvard Business School, show that face-to-face interaction actually decreases in open-plan offices compared to cubicle environments. The reason is that the perceived exposure causes people to avoid spontaneous conversations so as not to disturb their colleagues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What increases in open-plan offices, however, are digital interactions and sick leave. The experience of noise and disturbance correlates strongly with lower productivity for tasks that require concentration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That doesn&#039;t mean that open office layouts are always wrong. It just means that they need to be designed right, and that &quot;open&quot; is not a substitute for a well-thought-out strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-plus-font-size\">What your team actually needs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before deciding on an office layout, ask the question: What do people in this office do most of the time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the answer is deeply concentrated work, coding, writing, analysis, you primarily need an environment that minimizes distractions. Open office layouts without acoustic solutions defeat that purpose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If the answer is close collaboration, workshops, client meetings, and mobile teams, you need a more open and flexible environment that allows for rapid reconfiguration and spontaneous interaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Most companies need both. And that&#039;s the insight: none of the traditional models, neither the classic cellular office nor the totally open landscape, meet that need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-plus-font-size\">Activity-based office \u2013 what it actually means<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The concept that has come to replace the discussion about open versus closed is activity-based working (ABW).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This means that the office is designed with clear zones for different types of activities, rather than each employee having a fixed, dedicated space. Focus zones with high acoustic shielding for deep concentration work. Collaborative zones with chairs, whiteboards and screens for teamwork. Meeting rooms of various sizes for scheduled calls. Social zones for informal conversations and breaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It works best when combined with a clear culture for how the zones are used and technology that supports mobile workplaces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-plus-font-size\">Acoustics \u2013 what determines whether the layout works<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Regardless of which model you choose, acoustics are the single most important technical element to solve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an office with poor acoustics, it doesn&#039;t matter whether it&#039;s open or closed. The noise still spreads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Good acoustic design includes absorbers in ceilings and walls, acoustic insulation in meeting rooms and focus zones, and flat layers of fixed elements such as furniture and room dividers that break up sound propagation. It is an investment that is always worth it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-plus-font-size\">Flexibility and future changes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Offices change. Companies grow, shrink, change working methods, and change teams. An office layout designed for day one may not work on day 500.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#039;s an argument for designing with flexibility built in. Furniture that can be moved and reconfigured. Walls that can be put up or taken down. Electrical infrastructure that doesn&#039;t lock furniture placements. It&#039;s possible to design an aesthetically cohesive office that&#039;s still flexible enough to change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-plus-font-size\">What suits your company<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There is no universal answer. It depends on how your team works, the company culture, the space, and where you are in your growth journey. What we can do is help you ask the right questions and design a solution based on the answers, not what happens to be standard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you considering the design of your office, whether you are moving, renovating or rethinking how you use your current premises? Fill out the form below. 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Det beslutades ungef\u00e4r i samband med att man best\u00e4llde de f\u00f6rsta IKEA-m\u00f6blerna och aldrig ifr\u00e5gasatts sedan dess. Det \u00e4r ett problem, f\u00f6r att \u00f6ppen kontorsplan inte fungerar lika bra f\u00f6r alla typer av arbete eller alla typer av team. Det \u00e4r inte en \u00e5siktsfr\u00e5ga. Det \u00e4r ett [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2646,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"wp-custom-template-pro","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":3,"_vp_format_video_url":"","_vp_image_focal_point":[],"wds_primary_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blogg"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eolos.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eolos.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eolos.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eolos.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eolos.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2567"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/eolos.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2567\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eolos.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2646"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eolos.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eolos.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2567"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eolos.se\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}