Workplace Health Check™

The Workplace Health Check is a simple way to get started. You’ll receive a clear report with practical insights focused on boosting productivity, wellbeing, and team performance.

Is your office still set up for how your team worked five years ago?

The Workplace Health Check™ is a strategic design service for businesses wanting to get more from their existing space—without a full redesign—through a smart, enjoyable discovery process led by our award-winning workplace design team. With years of experience, we’ve seen how poorly utilised spaces can hinder productivity and wellbeing. By taking a fresh look at how your team works and how your space performs, we identify inefficiencies, pain points, and opportunities for improvement. The result is a clear, actionable report that you can implement yourself or with our support.

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“75% of professionals say that visible investment in workplace design makes a difference to their feeling of value as an employee.” Robert Walters, Whitepaper

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Why a Workplace Health Check?
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How does the process work?

KICK-OFF
1
Consultation and Workspace Review
We begin with a consultation to understand your workplace challenges and goals. A thorough review of your current workspace and work modes is conducted to understand the current situation and identify areas for improvement. We need 4 hours on site and access to any building plans and brand assets documents. We’ll also need time with your key workplace stakeholders for interviews and data collection.
REVIEW
2
Comprehensive Assessment Report
Following the review, we deliver a detailed report highlighting key findings. What we deliver –
  • A scored breakdown of data gathered across the key components to provide an overview of whats working well and what areas need focus to maximise potential
REPORT
3
Tailored Action Plan
Based on your specific needs and goals, we provide a customised plan to implement the changes. Our team can assist with the design and execution of these improvements. What we deliver –
  • Workable solutions to improving key service components
  • Actionable steps for implementing physical and behavioral change
  • High level budget setting to inform forward thinking around investment
  • Tailored strategy to inform future design, branding and styling services
PLAN
4
Follow-up and Support
After implementation, we offer follow-up services to measure and ensure the solutions are working as intended and continue to deliver value over time.
SUPPORT

We’ve highlighted 
6 key service components that ensure we’re focusing on what matter’s most.

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1

Layout and Space Use

  • Review of current flow & desk/room layout design to calculate if space is being used efficiently
  • Determine whether space allocated to front of house, large conference rooms, storage space are still providing the best value
  • Review of storage components to see if they align with modes of work
2

Productivity and Distractions

  • Review and document common distractions in your workplace
  • Review behaviours that are in place to avoid disruption i.e phone use, meeting limitations, set break times, video conferencing etc.
  • Review clutter vs storage capability vs recycling policies
3

Flexibility and 
Hybrid Fit

  • Understand business goals and how workspace enhances or inhibits success
  • Review current workplace strategy and whether it is still effective
  • Determine if tech solution allows/supports hybrid ways of working
  • Review allocation of bookable rooms, hot-desks, lockers etc.
4

Wellbeing and Ergonomics

  • Assess environmental factors—acoustics, lighting, air quality, and temperature—for comfort and focus.
  • Evaluate furniture, workstations, and meeting spaces for ergonomic support and task-appropriate use.
  • Review privacy, flexibility, and how the space supports hybrid and activity-based work.
  • Check what wellness training or information is offered to staff.
5

Brand and Identity

  • Review organisation brand guidelines (if available)
  • Review how brand is integrated into workplace in meaningful way
  • Review continuity of messaging throughout workplace i.e front of house and work areas
6

People Experience

  • Review current customer/staff journey and identify key touchpoints
  • Understand front of house process/behaviors in place to receive a customer/client
  • Review standard of experience and quality of FOH environment

Workplace Health Check
Tiered Pricing Guide

Every tier includes:
  • On-site assessment
  • Stakeholder interviews
  • Scored diagnostic across 6 workplace metrics
  • Tailored recommendations + budget guidance
  • Strategy session to discuss findings

Small Office

Up to 15 staff or 250m2

From $2,000 + GST
Ideal for boutique teams or satellite offices. Includes a full site review, staff interviews, scoring report and tailored action plan.

Medium Office

15-20 staff or 250-700m2

From $5,000 + GST
Perfect for growing businesses. Includes additional stakeholder interviews, spatial flow analysis and hybrid work tech review.

Large Office

50-120 staff or 700-1500m2

From $8,500 + GST
Designed for multi-team environments. Deeper review of branding, collaboration zones, environmental quality and future-proofing.

Why Designwell?

We are an award-winning team of designers with expertise in interiors, architecture, spatial and industrial design. We bring a collaborative, human-focused approach to our design work.

Well-designed spaces connect, motivate and inspire people. Our passion is uncovering useful insights, mapping out perfect plans and pushing boundaries with materials to tell our clients’ stories and shape the culture of their space.

Our deep knowledge and understanding of brand enables us to integrate brand and space, empowering our clients to win customers, attract talent and increase productivity.
Team onsite working through changes to clients space

Designwell’s recent workplace audit of a legal practice identified a 1/3 reduction in floor-plate size was possible without significant workstyle changes.

What our clients have to say
“They understood and embraced the vision for HIKO hub, and played a crucial role in bringing the space to life, creating a workplace that would resonate with industry, and provide an almost immediate payback on our investment. Right from the outset Alexander and the wider Designwell team were great to work with. Their work on designing and refining the physical spaces within the hub has played an enormous part in ‘telling the story’ of what we are trying to achieve. They understood that HIKO hub is rooted in the connection points between industry, students, research and innovation, and the numerous ways in which workplace design can facilitate that. From their insights on what would make a flexible office space really work, to their amazing plans and designs for the shared collaboration, events and social spaces, Alexander and the team at Designwell knocked it out of the park.”
Jim Mercer, Chief Operating Officer, Waikato University
"At Fonterra, we strive to create spaces that reflect our values and strengthen relationships with our customers. When we set out to refurbish our meeting and hosting space, Te Mātāpuna Lounge, we chose Designwell as our design partner because of their proven expertise in both brand and spatial design. From the very beginning, Alexander & Jacki worked collaboratively with us, bringing their expertise and creativity to every stage of the project. Their commitment to showcasing the best of New Zealand design and weaving in Fonterra’s brand identity was exceptional. The result is a sophisticated and immersive space that truly embodies our vision. We are thrilled with the outcome and grateful for the passion and professionalism the Designwell team brought to this project."
Diana Deyeva - Group Workplace Manager, Fonterra
"We highly recommend Designwell to anyone looking to create a workspace that is both functional and inspiring. We feel an immense sense of pride every time we walk into Panama East, thanks to the impeccable fitout led by the team at Designwell. Our vision was to create a functional space that embodies ‘the future of office spaces,’ and Designwell’s ability to translate this vision into reality with remarkable precision has exceeded all our expectations. Designwell’s team designed with their audience in mind, ensuring that every aspect of the fitout aligned with our office ethos of productivity, space maximisation, and meaningful connection. The outcome is a dynamic workspace that not only enhances our efficiency with practical collaboration and build spaces, but also includes functional areas for hosting events onsite, breakout conversations, focus time, and alternative workspaces in a hot desk environment.In an era where companies are navigating new ways of working and creating reasons for people to come into the office, the space at Panama East genuinely offers something for everyone and our team coming together for a purpose."
Andrew Johnson – Managing Director, IT Partners