Workplace wellbeing and interior design: A systematic literature review

This paper offers a systematic review of the literature on workplace wellbeing and interior design, exploring the creation and evaluation of appealing environments that enhance employee wellbeing.This paper adopts a systematic approach to review using the guidelines of Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA).Multiple databases were searched.The final review included 55 studies out of 472 that examined factors related to workplace wellbeing.The findings of this study suggest that background noise and open-plan workspaces negatively affect workplace wellbeing, while visual connections with plants and natural objects enhance it.This paper extends the current literature in two ways.Firstly, by highlighting key factors that impact workplace wellbeing.Secondly, it divides factors that contribute to workplace wellbeing into three categories: positives, negatives, and moderate impact factors.Design professionals and workplace managers can utilize this information to identify features that contribute most to the overall work environment.