Still Resisting a Return to the Office? What If It Smelled Great?

For the millions of workers who find going into the office stinks, some real-estate executives say they have a remedy: Make the office smell better. “The amount of clients that are now asking ‘How is this weaved throughout the space?—that conversation has definitely increased," Natalie Engels, a design director at architecture firm Gensler, says of wellness aspects, including office scents. “Our mindset is, ‘How can we reframe the way people think about the office?’" says Whitney Bossin Burns, senior vice president of global client strategy at Hines. “They wanted both uplifting and relaxing, which is not something that I get all the time," says Neohni Gilligan, ScentAir’s director of fragrance and product marketing. “And then our staff will say, ‘Yes, we’ve implemented the Hines signature scent.’" Write to Ray A. Smith at [email protected] View Full Image Still Resisting a Return to the Office?