Office space should be designed to provide better productivity and creativity of
employees, while preserving their health. Majority of the employees spend most of
the day in the office. Workspaces greatly affect the psychological well-being and
activities and abilities of employees. Health of employees, which directly affects
productivity, is conditioned by the office type. The main objective of this paper is
to show the influence of innovative office space design on the employees’ health
and to highlight the harmful environmental factors that affect human health. The
findings of this study show that office design is very vital in terms of causing or
preventing physiological and psychological reactions. Functional features of
various types of offices have a different effect on the employee’s ability to perform
the personal control. In the case of different types of offices, there are different
perceptions of stress in men and women. Some negative health outcomes, like
stress, decreasing ability of personal control and TMD-related symptoms are
considered
