Need Help with your Office Layout? How we can add value to your office space

Need Help with your Office Layout?

Unless you are fortunate enough to have an intrinsic talent, a well-developed spatial perspective and ability, plus a keen eye for detail, proportions, practical solutions and aesthetics, or you have experience and a sound knowledge of effective, workable space planning, you possibly need help with your office layout.

 

Moving, Replacing or Reconfiguring

In particular, this may apply to you if you’re about to move into a new workspace or workplace, or you wish to replace your old office furniture – and technology – with new items. Numerous factors should be considered when a workplace is to be laid out from scratch, or if it is to be reconfigured.

 

Lucky Quantum Customers

Random positioning and placement of office appointments may not necessarily work to your best advantage. You may well need help with your office layout; fortunately, Quantum Office Furniture is on hand to provide professional assistance.

 

Layout and Space Planning Services

In addition to our principle role as reputable suppliers and installers of office furniture and accessories, we, at Quantum, are also equipped to help with office layouts and space planning. We take pleasure in providing you with a few guidelines about planning the layout and allocation of your available space.

 

Primary Purpose

First of all, keep in mind that the primary purpose of occupying an office is the provision of an interior space in which people perform various tasks that are assigned to them, while enabling these employees and the business as a whole to function optimally.

Unlike in factories, production lines, workshops or retail outlets, office staff members perform administrative tasks, for which they’re most often sitting at office desks or workstations, which nowadays tend to be modular, state-of-the-art units.

Care should be taken to ensure the optimal placement of such modern furniture designs, because ineffective positioning may hinder workflow, thereby compromising the entire space, rather than improving its fundamental function and appearance.

 

Space Planning and Layout

Firstly and before you embark on formulating the space plan for a new layout, take a good look at the space as it currently appears and functions.

• Note the positions of windows, doors and heavy traffic areas
• Direction in which building faces (North-facing is ideal in the southern hemisphere – cooler in summer and warmer in winter)
• Space heating and cooling/air conditioning units
• Utilised and wasted space
• Natural light and ventilation
• Artificial and/or accent lighting
• Window coverings for privacy, light and heat control
• Transmission of sound, noise or potential for intrusive noise pollution
• Number and position of power points
• Placement of office equipment and electronic communication systems, as well as access to cabling connections
• How many people should be accommodated – permanently or during flexible working hours
• Which employees should be grouped together or in relatively close proximity to one another? (Current COVID-19 regulations is likely to affect this issue)
• Size, measurement and shape of space
• Ceiling or roof height
• Floor covering – existing or proposed carpets or floor tiles
• Use of colour and colour scheme
• Type and style of office furniture to be accommodated
• Use of accessories, textures, patterns and décor and design elements
• Focal and aesthetic features
• Presence of any permanent, built-in furniture, fixtures or design features and how they influence
• Need or requirements for full- or half-height walls or panels to screen, separate or divide each workstation from its neighbours, and/or provision of some privacy
• Internal or in-building security
• Accessibility for persons with special physical needs, as well as maintenance and cleaning crews
• Position of ancillary rooms and spaces, such as kitchen/s, meeting rooms, boardroom, executive offices, waiting area for visitors, if applicable, lunch/tea/coffee break and relaxation areas for staff members, store rooms and bathrooms
• Budget to meet your requirements

The Big Question

Taking these factors into account, you face two important questions, which require two simple answers:

• Are all these space planning and office layout considerations matters and tasks that you wish to tackle or undertake on your own?
• Would you prefer to appoint Quantum Office Furniture’s experienced space planning specialists to provide professional help with planning your office layout to improve employees’ workflow, productivity and performance, as well as ensuring that everyone and everything in the office is accommodated in an aesthetically pleasing and healthy workspace?

Quantum has years of practical, hands-on experience in the important aspects of office space and layout design and planning. We, in turn, are assisted by our cutting-edge, integrated software, combined with your choice of Quantum’s fine office furniture to perfect your workplace and its performance.