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Return-to-office consultancy to combat Covid-19
8 Dec 2020
Pedra Silva Arquitectos Return-to-Office Consultancy
Pedra Silva Arquitectos launches ?Return-to-Office? consultancy to help combat Covid-19
Lisbon-based Pedra Silva Architects has launched a specialist ?Return-to Office? consultancy service helping firms guard against Covid-19.
The practice which is responsible for delivering many high-profile office projects globally – including the OLX Group Headquarters and Fraunhofer Offices, both in Portugal – is predicting a major transformation to working conditions in the months and years ahead.

PSA Lead Architect Ricardo Conceição said the firm is advising a number of clients including a major global tech firm with strategies which can be replicated across multiple sectors including Commercial Office, Hospitality, Leisure, Retail, Dental and Health sectors. ?We have witnessed a massive shift in the importance of health and wellbeing in the workplace,? he said. ?This is now the top priority for almost all organisations from SMEs to global corporates. However, very few workplaces were prepared for the devastating consequences of Covid-19 pandemic and we are having to act retrospectively.
?The nature of the virus means organisations need to reconsider many aspects of their operation such as movement, density and shielding of people. Our team has been working closely with clients to optimis...