Space Planning for Workplace Strategist

The space program is judged on cost, then on complaints.
Finance wants square footage down. Employees want the space they were promised. You're expected to deliver both and prove it, usually with a headcount ratio and a survey response rate.

You announce a policy without knowing how it will land.
A three-day mandate, a shift to neighborhoods, a new sharing ratio. The consequences show up on the floor weeks later, and by then the announcement has already been made.

Nobody can tell you whether the last change worked.
Leadership asks whether the neighborhood concept succeeded and the honest answer is anecdotal feedback plus a badge report. No before-and-after on the same spaces.

Design decisions run on ratios that don't describe your workforce.
Industry standards assume a five-day office. When Tuesday and Friday look nothing alike, the collaboration zones sit empty while focus rooms overflow.

PLAN

Evaluate Any Floorplan Against Predicted Behavior

Before making design changes, model how a proposed floor plan will stand up to employee demand. Meridian predicts which space types will bottleneck first and where experience degrades, so you can proactively adjust constraints.

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REFINE

Measure What’s Actually Happening

See utilization at the space-type, neighborhood, and floor level. Identify which collaboration zones actually get used, which focus areas overflow, and how patterns shift across days and hours.

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A 3D predictive spatial simulation showing bottleneck areas and forecasted occupancy demand across floor zones.

ACT

Make Targeted Changes Backed by Behavioral Evidence

Get AI-generated recommendations specific to each floor, like “add 3 huddle rooms, convert 15 open desks to enclosed focus spaces,” with projected impact on experience and capacity.

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Neighborhood &
Zone-Level Analytics

See exactly how every neighborhood, zone, and space type performs across your portfolio. Identify patterns by day, hour, and team, not just building averages that hide the real story.

Design
Simulation

Model any proposed floor plan against predicted real-world behavior before you build it. See which space types fill up first, where experience breaks, and how different layouts compare.

Space Type
Performance Analysis

Measure how every category of space, from focus desks, collaboration zones, meeting rooms, social areas, performs relative to supply. Identify shortages and surpluses at the granular level.

AI-Powered
Workplace Assistant

Ask natural language questions about your space data and get instant, insight-rich answers. “Which neighborhoods had the highest collaboration space usage last month?” answered in seconds.

Hybrid Work
Pattern Intelligence

Understand how usage patterns differ by day of week, time of day, and attendance level. See the gap between peak demand and average utilization, and design for the moments that matter.

63%

neighborhood footprint reduction
(Insurance Co.)

$13M

in expansion costs avoided
(Biotech)

Data-driven

workplace strategy evolution
(Fishbeck)

Why Surveys & Consultants Can't Keep Up

One gives you opinions. The other gives you a PDF. Neither gives you a plan.

The Legacy Approach	With Meridian
Annual employee survey or badge data	Continuous behavioral measurement across every space
Space sharing ratios from industry benchmarks	Demand predictions based on your workforce’s behavior
New conditions or questions require commissioning new consulting project	Answers in hours, continuously updated
Post-occupancy evaluation 6 months after move-in	Real-time performance data from day one
One-size-fits-all design standards	Floor-specific, AI-generated design recommendations
Gut feel on what’s working	Neighborhood-level utilization data you can present to leadership

How does VergeSense help improve workplace experience?

VergeSense measures how employees actually use every type of space, from focus desks to collaboration zones to social areas, rather than relying on assumptions about what people need. This behavioral data reveals what's working, what's underused, and where employees are struggling to find the space they need most. Workplace teams use these insights to make targeted design changes that improve the day-to-day experience, instead of redesigning based on guesswork or the loudest complaint in the room.

Can VergeSense measure how neighborhoods perform?

Yes. VergeSense provides neighborhood-level analytics showing utilization, space type performance, and attendance patterns for every defined zone in your portfolio. You can compare neighborhoods against each other, track performance over time, and identify which design concepts actually drive the best outcomes for a given team or work style. That makes it possible to replicate what's working in one neighborhood rather than redesigning the whole floor from scratch.

Is the occupancy data anonymous?

Yes. VergeSense detects presence, not identity. Sensors measure whether a space is occupied and how many people are present, but never identify who they are, and no personally identifiable information collected or stored. The platform is GDPR compliant and SOC 2 Type II certified, so workplace teams can gather the behavioral data they need without raising privacy concerns among employees or legal review.

How do employees benefit from occupancy intelligence?

Employees benefit from better-designed spaces that match how they actually work, not how a policy assumes they work. When workplace teams use behavioral data instead of assumptions, the result is fewer overcrowded meeting rooms, more available focus space, better-calibrated collaboration zones, and an overall experience that feels intentionally designed around real needs rather than retrofitted after complaints pile up. The space adapts to people, not the other way around.

What space types can VergeSense measure?

VergeSense measures any defined space type including open desks, enclosed offices, meeting rooms, huddle rooms, collaboration zones, phone booths, social and lounge areas, and custom-defined space categories specific to your portfolio. Data is captured at the individual space, zone, neighborhood, floor, building, and portfolio level, so you can zoom in on a single conference room or zoom out to compare performance across your entire real estate footprint.

How does VergeSense handle hybrid work patterns?

VergeSense captures day-by-day and hour-by-hour usage patterns, revealing how hybrid policies actually translate into behavior on the ground. You can see the difference between peak days and quiet days, identify exactly when specific space types hit capacity, and design for the attendance patterns that actually occur rather than the policy written on paper. That gap between stated policy and real behavior is usually where the biggest planning mistakes happen.

Can I use VergeSense data to redesign floors?

Yes. Predictive Planning lets you model proposed floor plans against predicted real-world behavior before construction begins, not after. It then identifies which space types will bottleneck under different attendance scenarios, recommends specific changes, and scores designs based on forecasted performance, so you validate the layout before you build it. That means catching a room mix problem in a model instead of discovering it three months after the redesign is finished.

Prove the Program Is Working

Trusted by Workplace Teams Creating
Better Employee Experiences

Everyone Has an Opinion About Your Workplace. Nobody Has the Data.

Plan, Measure, Prove it Worked.

Evaluate Any Floorplan Against Predicted Behavior

Measure What’s Actually Happening

Make Targeted Changes Backed by Behavioral Evidence