{"id":8926,"date":"2026-06-17T11:39:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T09:39:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.praxi.praxi\/insight\/rethinking-workspaces-people-centric-real-estate\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T11:39:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T09:39:42","slug":"rethinking-workspaces-people-centric-real-estate","status":"publish","type":"insight","link":"https:\/\/www.praxi.praxi\/en\/insight\/rethinking-workspaces-people-centric-real-estate\/","title":{"rendered":"Rethinking Workspaces: People-Centric Real Estate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the Italian real estate community, many people know PRAXI for its expertise in advisory services, due diligence, and valuations, but it may be less well known that PRAXI has always had extensive experience in human resources\u2014not only in recruitment, but also, and above all, in organizational development and employee training.<\/p>\n<p>These two professional \u201cperspectives\u201d naturally led to a reflection that begins with an obvious\u2014yet often overlooked\u2014observation: long before they are investment assets, real estate properties are the essential infrastructure that people and organizations need to carry out the vast majority of their activities\u2014in a word, to live.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, the nature of work has changed profoundly. Today, work is hybrid, distributed, and asynchronous. The ways we work have also changed, requiring spaces to support concentration, collaboration, learning, creativity, social interaction, and integration at different times. It\u2019s not enough to simply \u201cdesign a space\u201d; we need to design work experiences.   <\/p>\n<p>PRAXI\u2019s vision is to help companies create spaces that meet these organizational and human needs, serving as a strategic lever for performance and <em>employee experience<\/em>. This is where our proposal and consulting approach come into play: <strong>People-Centric Real Estate<\/strong>. This represents a shift in perspective; it means starting with a different question: no longer \u201cWhat kind of space should I build?\u201d but \u201cWhat experiences, behaviors, and relationships do I want to enable in this space?\u201d People-centric isn\u2019t just about putting people at the center. It\u2019s about designing the relationship between space and human behavior.    <\/p>\n<p>Some might argue that this is stating the obvious, because for several years now, there hasn\u2019t been a single real estate project that hasn\u2019t emphasized the centrality of the individual, in all its various forms. We believe, however\u2014perhaps with a touch of presumption\u2014that PRAXI\u2019s extensive experience in supporting the growth andevolution of people and organizations is a distinctive feature of our consulting approach, which aims for a holistic vision capable of aligning the architectural and design aspects of a building with the values, culture, and operational needs of the organization that uses it. <\/p>\n<p>To avoid getting too abstract, here are a few examples.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a newly built office in a <em>prime location<\/em>: it will almost certainly be LEED- or BREEAM-certified, and probably WELL-certified as well. This means the building will have high energy efficiency, low or nearly zero carbon emissions, and excellent indoor comfort in terms of lighting, air quality, soundproofing, etc. <\/p>\n<p>However, these elements alone are not enough to convey to users a message that is truly aligned with the organization\u2019s values and identity, nor to ensure that its various activities are carried out efficiently:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Space becomes a visible and concrete strategy<\/strong>. If an organization claims to promote cross-functional collaboration, creativity, and lateral thinking, but its office spaces are rigidly divided by function\u2014with limited internal mobility and no informal meeting places for people in different roles\u2014the physical environment ends up communicating values that conflict with those it professes. <\/li>\n<li><strong>Space becomes relational infrastructure.  <\/strong>If organizations that allow for partial remote work lack environments designed and equipped with the appropriate tools to support hybrid teams, they risk creating operational inefficiencies and a widespread sense of dissatisfaction among their employees.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Space becomes a tool for cultural integration<\/strong>. When two organizations merge, and the goal is to build a shared corporate culture while simultaneously valuing their original distinct characteristics, the layout and allocation of workspaces can be a powerful enabler\u2014or, conversely, a critical factor capable of hindering the success of the integration. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We could explore this topic in greater depth, but the central point is clear: At PRAXI, we aim to promote the well-being of building occupants not only because it is an ethically commendable goal, but also because it is an essential element for the well-being of organizations and for maximizing the value\u2014including from an economic and financial perspective\u2014of real estate assets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":8731,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"area":[182,202],"service":[218],"trend":[],"typology":[265],"class_list":["post-8926","insight","type-insight","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","area-people-culture","area-valuations-advisory","service-real-estate-en","typology-article-en"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.8 (Yoast SEO v26.8) - 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