The first thing a visitor sees when entering the office is the initial opinion about the company. It is here that important organizational tasks are solved and not only the speed of decisions, the convenience of work, but also the quality of communication will depend on how conveniently and functionally the Reception area is organized.
A waiting area for customers is a space in which visitors relax while waiting for a consultation or service, and are delayed after. The waiting area is usually located immediately at the entrance or is a continuation of the hall. Most often, waiting area is combined with the reception area - the reception desk.
A place intended for permanent work of employees. It should be equipped with everything necessary for the labor process, storage of personal belongings and information.
In this area, anyone can retire for short talks, meetings, and phone conversations.
Meeting room - a place of meetings with partners and important customers. It is better to set aside a separate room for this zone, so that business meetings are held in complete confidentiality, and mass events do not interfere with the workflow.
This space is created for the purpose of group work. It is advisable to choose transforming furniture, changing the location of which the room will turn out to be used both for group work and for individual concentration.
As a rule, a manager’s office consists of three functional areas: a working, a meeting room and a recreation area.
For the recreation area, it is not necessary to allocate an isolated room. It is enough to separate it with a partition from the working space and equip it with furniture. Small sofas, armchairs, coffee tables and dim lighting create a cozy and relaxing atmosphere.
As a rule, in office buildings there are no special rooms for eating. However, to arrange a room in which it will be convenient to warm up lunch, drink tea in the company of colleagues and just relax, any free zone is suitable. When developing a project, it should be borne in mind that the office kitchen is a public place. Therefore, its interior should be universal in terms of color design and functionality.
Archival, dressing rooms, utility rooms, equipment rooms exist to optimize office space.