OFFICE REPORT — PROJECT AND 2026/27 EDITION FACTS
Updated: October 2026

ABOUT OFFICE REPORT
Office Report is an annual workplace study and publication covering the DACH region — Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Since 2021, it has combined organisation-level survey data with perspectives from architecture, real estate strategy, workplace design and organisational change.

It explores how office space is used, how hybrid work and collaboration take shape, and how workplaces express an organisation's culture. The central question is what makes an office worth the journey. The publication is intended for leaders and professionals in architecture, real estate, HR and workplace design.

Office Report is owned by Bertram ZT and is a joint initiative by Bertram ZT and teamgnesda. Six editions have been published since 2021. The website brings together the editions, selected findings, case studies and information about taking part in the next study.

CURRENT EDITION: OFFICE REPORT 2026/27
Edition: the sixth annual edition.
Editorial theme: a compass for the world of work — where work stands today and where it is heading.
Original German theme: Der Kompass für Arbeitswelten.
Survey period: May–September 2026.
Region: DACH.
Research sample: 164 participating organisations, 225,300 employees represented, 186,000 workplaces and 5,478,000 m² of estimated gross floor area (approximately 5.48 million m²).
Current research partners: pro m² GmbH and neudoerfler Office Systems GmbH.
Editorial responsibility: Oliver Bertram and Andreas Gnesda.
Typesetting, layout, design and infographics: Wolfgang Hitzinger.
Publication languages: German and English for the 2026/27 edition. Earlier editions are in German.
Format and access: request the 2026/27 English PDF at https://www.office-report.org/en/ for delivery by email. Earlier editions are available through teamgnesda.

The edition examines space efficiency, desk sharing, activity-based working, remote work, leadership and culture, sustainability, technology and AI. Case studies connect these themes with real workplaces, including Helaba, Atos, 50Hertz and Heylo.

SELECTED 2026/27 FINDINGS
- Desk occupancy: 62% on average, 78% on the busiest day and 34% on the quietest day.
- Space potential: 79 of the 164 organisations report a combined 340,310 m² of surplus office space.
- New Work Score: 45% on average, with a range from 5% to 90%. The score combines indicators of space use, ways of working, flexibility, technology and attitudes to new working environments.
- Higher and lower New Work Score groups: 13.2 and 36.6 m² of rented area per employee respectively. The report compares the 15 organisations with the highest and lowest scores. The figures describe an observed association.
- Reasons for attending the office: 34% name immediate teamwork as the main reason; 19% cite leadership expectations.
- Desired spaces: 32% want more collaboration and project rooms, 28% conference areas, and 23% retreat and focus spaces.
- Remote work in practice: an average of 2.4 days per week actually used, compared with 2.2 days formally permitted.

THE SIX EDITIONS
The original German publication titles are retained below.
2021 — COVID EDITION: the changing role of the office during the pandemic.
2022 — Die neue Welt: new ways of working, space and sustainability.
2023 — Das neue Miteinander: collaboration, inclusion and hybrid work.
2024 — Betriebssystem Büro: community, generations and wellbeing.
2025 — The Art of Working: workplaces as an expression of culture and strategy; the fifth-anniversary edition.
2026/27 — Der Kompass für Arbeitswelten: space efficiency, hybrid work and the New Work Score.

ANNUAL RESEARCH SAMPLES
Edition | Employees represented | Estimated gross floor area (m²) | Workplaces
2021 | 46,800 | 1,525,000 | 43,700
2022 | 64,400 | 1,826,000 | 58,500
2023 | 97,500 | 2,000,000 | 75,900
2024 | 125,600 | 3,095,000 | 98,900
2025 | 201,000 | 4,320,000 | 156,000
2026/27 | 225,300 | 5,478,000 | 186,000

These are annual snapshots with changing organisational samples; totals are not cumulative. Employee figures describe the employees of the organisations represented, rather than individual employee questionnaire responses. Floor areas have been converted to estimated gross floor area on a common basis for comparison; they are not net rented areas.

PEOPLE AND ORGANISATIONS
Oliver Bertram — architecture and workplace design; Bertram ZT.
Andreas Gnesda — workplace strategy and organisational change; teamgnesda.

Project owner: Bertram ZT GmbH, Apollogasse 9/1, 1070 Vienna, Austria.
Co-initiator and publisher: teamgnesda GmbH, Linke Wienzeile 18, 1060 Vienna, Austria.
Company websites: https://www.bertram-zt.com/ and https://www.teamgnesda.com/.
Research partners vary by edition. The 2025 publication partnered with pro m² and Vitra; the 2026/27 partners are pro m² and neudoerfler.

TAKE PART
Organisations can register free for the next survey in 2027, contributing to the 2027/28 edition. Registration provides an early invitation to the questionnaire and updates about the study.
Register: https://www.office-report.org/en/signup/.

CONTACT AND MEDIA ENQUIRIES
Office Report
Email: office@office-report.org
German website: https://www.office-report.org/de/
English website: https://www.office-report.org/en/
Oliver Bertram and Andreas Gnesda are available for interviews, keynotes and discussions. Please direct publication, research, press and participation enquiries to the central contact address.

PUBLICATION KIT CONTENTS
- Six publication covers, from 2021 to 2026/27, as PNG files, each 2400 pixels high.
- Bertram ZT and teamgnesda logos as transparent PNGs in their original colour and in white, each 1800 pixels wide.
- Separate portraits of Oliver Bertram and Andreas Gnesda. Andreas Gnesda's image is the supplied original; Oliver Bertram's portrait is a high-resolution sRGB JPEG.
- This fact sheet and a German translation in the translations folder.

DATA BASIS
Office Report 2026/27, updated supplied edition: imprint pp. 2–3; research sample and annual comparison pp. 6–7; New Work Score pp. 10–13; space potential pp. 16–19; desk occupancy pp. 24–25; hybrid work pp. 28–29; office attendance and desired spaces pp. 44–45. Page references use the printed pagination. Publication titles were checked against the supplied covers.
