Are you looking out for various steps related to architecture layout for an office design and decoration? In this article you can find out various useful sets of information's as a checklist that helps out any individual with several ideas towards selection of new office and renewal of existing office.
Every individual spent most of their time at their workplace and all individual as an employee must understand the importance of efficient work environment. Nowadays due to technological development it helps out any individual to visualize how one's office space will look like with various designing software available in the market.
The most important activity towards architecture layout of an office lies with its floor plan. With a clear picture of understanding about a floor plan and its drawing it helps us easily to examine the amount of traffic flow, work process, power and lighting to be provided to create a functional pleasing work environment.
Ideas for office renewal and design
Before working out yourself towards expansion of existing office or identification of a new office I advise the readers to have a look and take the below said points into consideration for an office study. Here are certain points that are to be kept as a checklist before renewal and selection of an office.
Ideas for renewal of an old office
Initially have an area feasibility study about your office area.
Get with your answer and reason for your expansion. Check this in terms of long term prospects based on your business type.
What would be your budget towards expansion of your office infrastructure.
Identify the current structural work pattern of your office using your department and employee strength.
Decide whether you are going with an entire area or selective area of expansion.
If decided to go with a selective expansion decide about the area and department which needs expansions.
Using asset register of your office decide about the numbers of your old asset with its location along with the numbers of new purchased asset and its area of location.
Check whether you have planned to go with any latest modern furniture's and decorative designs.
Check whether your new asset will fit itself into your specified area of location.
If required have a meet with your employee and management for their feedback, suggestions and opinion towards your expansion activity.
Decide about the tenure and time span of your expansion and also get ready with a backup location while you are on your expansion activity.
Finally beware in mind that the expansion activity doesn't hinder the current operations performed in the office.
Ideas for selection of a new office
The first step towards selection of a new office would be to have a complete market feasibility study about different areas of location.
If possible check with the current market rate towards rent and lease in a specified area.
After selection of your area personally visit the area to check its locality and proximity for the benefit of the management and employee.
Don't stick with selection of a single office instant try to have 3 – 4 office locations as your backup on your visit during new office search and screening activity.
Based on your time convenience visit various office probably in different timings. Don't go with an immediate commitment or agreement at your place of visit.
Have a comparative study on different factors for the place you have visited. Try to identify and list out its pros and cons.
Always keep in your mind about your office strength, timings and future plan if any. Think this in long term based on your business activity.
Don't forget to have a meet and intimate your management, employees and clients about your changeover. If required have a look at their opinions and suggestions.
Last but not least soon after selection of required area don't forget to invest more time in reading the terms and condition specified in the rental or lease agreement as these factors are subject to risk between tenant and owner at anytime.
Finally look out for an auspicious day with its timings and get into your office with happiness.
Architecture layout ideas and steps for an office design
I have highlighted some simple architecture layout steps that are to be followed in any office design. The below specified points can be taken into consideration for a new or old office.
Determine how much space do your require and like to utilize.
Identify and examine the possible traffic flow inside your workspace with the help of available department strength and activities.
Initially visualize the entire available work space area using its floor plan and determine the different ways how it could be used.
List out the available room its size, location and purpose.
Make a rough plan about the location of each department within the specified available area.
List out the various department activities that are to be performed in a particular area.
Analyze and examine the pattern of communication and coordination required between different departments.
Decide whether to go with a partition or non partition area.
If decided to with partioning of an area then analyze the required number of partitions along with the different styles and patterns of partitions.
Identify the list of furniture required for an area.
Nowadays modular furniture's delivers flexibility and efficiencies towards cost of work space. These can be either a free standing furniture's or panel mounted furniture's like overhead storage in respective walls.
Check what type of services like telephone, water, internet and many more to be incorporated in an area.
Analyze your storage needs and make a space room for your storages.
Finally check with the required lighting, ventilation and power circuit of your work space.
Hope these simple ideas and steps would help you towards study of an architecture layout idea along with various activities as a checklist for an office decor. I might have even missed out certain points of consideration and please feel free to add up with your valuable points if any.
