Phone booths, one-to-one rooms and small huddle spaces are often the most contested parts of a hybrid office. They support private calls, focused work and spontaneous conversations, but are usually not part of a formal booking process. For UAE offices, that can make it difficult to understand whether the current mix of small spaces is sufficient.
ROOMZ Huddle Sensors offer a practical way to build a clearer picture of how these ad-hoc areas are used. The occupancy data is refreshed every 15 minutes, helping workplace and facilities teams review usage patterns without treating the sensor as a live availability display.
What ROOMZ Huddle Sensors are designed to support
ROOMZ positions its Huddle Sensor for non-bookable spaces such as phone booths, small one-to-one rooms and dedicated open areas. These spaces are typically used on demand, so conventional room-booking data alone does not explain how often they are occupied or whether the office has the right number of them.
With periodically refreshed occupancy information, teams can assess how these spaces are being used across the working day. When combined with ROOMZ floorplan and workplace-management tools, the information supports a more informed view of the office layout.
Why a 15-minute occupancy refresh is useful
The value is not minute-by-minute wayfinding. It is a more reliable basis for workplace planning. Over time, facilities managers can identify recurring pressure points: phone booths that are consistently in demand, huddle areas that are rarely used, or office zones where a different mix of focused and collaborative spaces may work better.
This is particularly relevant for hybrid offices, where attendance patterns can vary by day, department and project cycle. Instead of redesigning spaces based on anecdotal feedback alone, UAE and GCC organisations can combine employee input with observed occupancy patterns.
Privacy-aware workplace utilization insight
ROOMZ states that its sensors use passive infrared detection and a patented algorithm to identify presence anonymously. They do not capture images or personal data. For organisations considering workplace utilization technology, that distinction helps keep the discussion focused on space performance rather than employee monitoring.
A practical starting point for UAE offices
Begin with the spaces that create the most uncertainty: phone booths, small one-to-one rooms and informal collaboration zones. Review how people use them over several working weeks, then use the findings to inform future layout, furniture and workplace-technology decisions.
As the official ROOMZ distributor for the Middle East and India, Fidelis Logic can help organisations scope an appropriate deployment, interpret the workplace requirement, and provide local implementation guidance and support.
