The coronavirus (COVID‐19) pandemic has made employees nervous about returning to office spaces, as working situations in offices incorporates multiple shared surfaces, minimal scope for maintaining social distancing thereby increasing the risk of virus transmission. During the pandemic, both the government and the private sector witnessed significant modifications in their working methods. Although many adopted remote working, certain sectors such as banks, courts and health-care administrative offices have probably experienced more changes as most of them were open and operational throughout the pandemic. Considering the current pandemic situation and with all the Government and health mandates that has come into effect in an office workspace, new guidelines and design interventions needs to be identified to secure employee’s health and well-being within a shared workspace. This study is aimed at exploring the various organizational approaches in making an office space more welcoming during the pandemic and understanding the importance of designing a healthy interior environment. The nature of this research is intended in the direction to explore the potential ideas where remote working option is not feasible or where the nature of the work demands physical presence. Besides following the general measures, if certain changes or alterations can be done to an existing office space without having to completely change the interiors, could add an extra layer to the defensive measures.