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“new office designs were shifting towards pseudo “living rooms” and more informal interiors, Mr Gianotten [director of OMA Hong Kong] said. “Instead of hot-desking it becomes simply a ‘hot’ environment, or 'living room’ environment is a term that a lot of people now use, where you can choose your own way of working and are not locked to a desk any more.” “You see more and more very informal spaces that are full of couches and soft furniture where people work a full day because they are used to lounging and lying around when they work with their computers,” Mr Gianotten said. Not surprisingly, technology companies were at the forefront of the trend, but conservative businesses such as management consultants McKinsey & Company were also adapting, he said.”