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Reinventing Commercial Spaces: Creating Comfort in the Workplace

June 30, 2025

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Over the last 10-15 years, architectural and design trends have focused on creating open spaces, with durable materials. This is particularly true for commercial buildings, and the workplace. We find open-air, industrial designs aesthetically pleasing, and functionally easy to clean and maintain; however, the end result also leaves us conflicted with today's design needs.

Buildings are often full of hard materials - making spaces not only feel less "homey", but also very loud. Cement, terrazzo, granite, large timber, LVT, and glass are used across large-scale surfaces; while exposed ceilings and fixtures also leverage metal, plastic, and wood. All of these elements contribute to significant acoustical challenges, as well as elicit a departure from what today's workforce craves - natural, sustainable, and flexible spaces.

Architectural Trends

The hard materials that were omnipresent in construction trends of the past, don't support today's desire to create warm, comfortable, and inviting workspaces for business teams and their customers. America's views of the ideal workspace have shifted since 2020's Covid pandemic. The general population seeks business spaces to be more in line with the comfortable environments they found while working from home.

Workplaces constructed in the last decade will need to evolve based on societal needs, technological advancements, environmental concerns, and general design trends. New architecture is already reflecting a notable shift and focus on biophilic design - creating environments that contribute to our well-being, and foster a deep connection with nature.

Key architectural design trends to keep in mind include:

Sustainable practices - energy efficient buildings made with sustainable materials
Nature-inspired designs featuring natural colors, textures, and patterns
Flexible, open layouts that can transform for various uses
Tech integrations to create smarter buildings
Spaces that encourage collaboration, connectivity, and culture

Design Solutions to Reinvent Your Workspace

Renovating commercial buildings to meet today's needs can be a challenge; but with the right products, even high-beam, sterile, industrial environments can be transformed into warm, productive workplaces, without a complete overhaul.

Koroseal Acoustical Solutions: Walls, Ceilings, & Dividers

Large open areas and hard surfaces result in acoustical challenges, as loud spaces make it difficult for teams to focus. Plus, today's desire to utilize natural materials often results in unique applications of exposed wood and real mass timber, which contribute to excessive noise within a space.

Koroseal offers an extensive sound solution portfolio, including wall, ceiling, and divider applications that meld artistic shapes and textures with effective sound control - enhancing the acoustics in any high-noise environment. Find the right acoustical design solutions to improve sound quality in your space.

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Koroseal Reatec Architectural Film

Looking to easily add warmth, or a natural feel to your existing commercial space? Create the look of organic materials without the acoustical issues of using solid items like glass, metal, or large timber. Reatec is the perfect solution for resurfacing doors, columns, elevator cabs, and more with finishes such as wood, metal, stone, and leather. Lightweight, highly durable, and versatile, Reatec can be a substitute or complement to existing building materials, modernizing surfaces at a very reasonable price.

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Koroseal Arbor Wood Wallcoverings

Renovate your commercial space with a sustainable, all-natural solution - Arbor Wood. Our Arbor Wood Wallcovering is a premium real-wood veneer, crafted with sustainability at its core, offering you the warmth and beauty of real natural wood and the flexibility to easily transform walls, ceilings, corners, or even non-traditional curved or contoured surfaces.

Choose from over 100 combinations of wood species, colors, and cuts, plus customization options, to create your dream design.

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Koroseal Architectural Panel Systems

With a modular wall system, your commercial space can more easily transform to accommodate different use cases, providing ultimate flexibility. Addressing both the need for adaptable and sustainable wall solutions, Koroseal and American Architectural Products Group (AAPG) have partnered to create modular wall panel systems that seamlessly blend beauty, durability, modular flexibility, and enhanced acoustical performance. These wall systems are engineered to be quieter, more durable, and easier to install and maintain, all while providing exceptional beauty.

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Koroseal Dry-Erase & Tackable Products

Take collaboration to the next level with our Walltalkers solutions! Walltalkers offer a virtually seamless writable and tackable surface that can be used from wall-to-wall, and floor-to-ceiling. With options that are also magnetic and projectable, Walltalkers add superior function, while supporting beautiful design aesthetics. Watch as your teams easily brainstorm, strategize, and create within their rejuvenated workspace.

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