OREANDA-NEWS Russians have been 20 percent more likely to be interested in remote work over the past year than during the coronavirus pandemic. This is the conclusion reached by analysts at October Group. A copy of the material is at the disposal of the editorial staff of <url>. Over the past 12 months, the number of search queries on this topic has exceeded four million.

Russians began to refuse to travel to offices for work and switch to a remote or mixed format. Due to the popularity of this trend, developers have begun to integrate workspaces into residential projects more often.

A survey of analysts showed that 33 percent of respondents consider the optimal solution to have a coworking space right in the house or within walking distance. 23 percent would prefer a separate office in an apartment, and 22 percent would prefer the opportunity to work in a beautiful outdoor location, such as in a landscaped courtyard, on a terrace or on the roof of a house. High—speed internet (49 percent) and silence (47 percent) are among the key requirements for such spaces.

"Given this shift, we believe that in business-class residential projects with good transport accessibility, it is advisable to lay at least 10-15 percent of the space with business and commercial functions," commented Yulia Leonova, Marketing Director of October Group. For example, the Stories residential complex on Mosfilmovskaya Street in Moscow has a business area with modular offices and a coworking space, and work areas are provided on the terrace.

According to a recent VTsIOM survey, Russians value remote work as an opportunity to do household chores, 85 percent of survey participants said. 65 percent of respondents rated the effectiveness of working from home (only 45 percent answered this way a year ago), 59 percent of Russians believe that it is more convenient to organize the work process at home.