17 stars in the office sky

The aim of the awards is to give recognition to the best and most office-friendly office layouts in Poland. A total of 17 winners were selected from more than 150 entries. The motto of this year’s competition was ‘Decent and Comfortable’, intended to direct jury members ‘attention to whether space is 100 pct focused on employees and their needs and how it is used in practice.

“Because it is not only the arrangement of the office that matters but also how it is managed, how it comes to life and benefits employees. Employers in Poland are becoming increasingly aware of this, as is reflected in the large number of entries. This year 50 pct more applications were submitted than in the first competition,” reveals Natalia Wenzławska, the deputy director of marketing and communication at CBRE.

The winners of the Office Superstar 2018 competition were:

• best co–working office – HubHub
• social space – Boldare
• office wellness – Codewise
• best conference room – Lionbridge
• innovation and technology – Skanska
• best office in financial sector – ING Bank Śląski
• best office in legal sector – Kancelaria SDZ
• best office in technology sector – The Software House
• best office in creative sector – Papaya Films
• best office in BPO/SSC sector – People Scout
• best office in consulting/service sector – Kids & Co.
• best office in warehouses – Drabest
• best office in the TriCity – LPP
• best office in Poznań – Vox
• best office in Wrocław – Droids on Roids
• best office in Kraków – Eset
• best office in Łódź – Regus

The winners were selected by an independent jury composed of experts in real estate, architecture, work environment, change management as well as design and futurology. These included: Ewa Andrzejewska (Eurobuild CEE), Daniel Bienias, Beata Bochińska, Radosław Buczkowski, Radosław Gajda, Łukasz Kałędkiewicz, Bogna Kietlińska, Karolina Manikowska, Michał Młynarczyk and Jacek Santorski.

The winners of the competition received unusual statuettes in the form of levitating flower pots and tillandsia – plants that only need air and a little moisture to live. The awards were presented at the Talks & Awards Office Superstar gala at Multikino Złote Tarasy in Warsaw. All the winning office layouts can be viewed on the website of the competition.

The next edition of the competition is to be launched in H1 2019.