Tuesday, 31 August 2010
Top ten things to consider when planning your office design
Get to grips with your office move by utilising these top tips to help organise your designs
When you’re moving office it helps to have a clear idea of what is required in your design planning and to enlist the help of professional office design consultants to assist you in this task. A reputable office design company will help you to draw up the plans for your space and allocate how best the office should be utilised.
Your office design consultant will assist you in:
- Discussing how your team works and how your departments interact with one another – this will be a key determining factor of your design.
- Analysing the growth variables that will influence how your space will need to adapt to any changes in staffing.
- Assessing what sort of work stations are required for the space.
- Deciding on how much space is required for meeting and conference facilities.
- Drawing up plans for relaxation zones and kitchen facilities.
- Assessing whether such amenities as showers, toilets and recycling points are needed.
- Generating a time line that the work will be completed by.
- Assigning a budget to your design and to the various aspects of it.
- Creating a cohesive design that communicates your company or brand values.
- Working out the square foot capacity of space required and how this can be maximised by efficient design.
Find a reputable office design company in your area with the right experience to help with this important aspect of your office relocation.
