Case Study: a global professional services APAC client boosts workplace capacity and cuts costs with Freespace workplace analytics

Global Professional Services APAC Journey Client boosts floor capacity 26.5% with Freespace

A global professional services firm with an 80,000-person workforce was struggling with workplace inefficiency in its APAC office. The corporate real estate team was relying on inaccurate badge data, and employees were complaining about a severe lack of available meeting and focus rooms on busy days, which was discouraging them from coming into the office. To address this, they partnered with Freespace for a sensor-driven workplace intelligence solution.

Freespace deployed its sensors to provide complete visibility into space usage and occupancy patterns. Their analysis revealed specific pressure points, such as underutilized large meeting rooms. Based on these data-driven insights, Freespace recommended a reconfigured floor plan that converted two large rooms into five smaller ones. The results included a 26.5% increase in floor capacity, a 21% reduction in cost per person, and over £300,000 in cost avoidance by preventing the need to lease additional space.