Our in-house Interior Designers are involved from the start — not brought in at the end to apply finishes. They develop space plans, select material and colour palettes, coordinate with your brand, and produce documentation that goes straight into construction. No translation layer, no disconnect between design and build.
The design process for office fitouts
If your business has leased space with existing infrastructure, then more time and resources can be spent on the commercial office fitout and design. However, if the premises is an empty shell, considerable time and effort will first be required to install basics such as lighting, air-conditioning, plumbing and electrical fittings.
Our design and fitout expert can then move on to planning your new office space. There are several elements that our interior designer will review to commence your office design, including:
- How many people will use the space
- A practical layout and flow through the fitout
- Tone and style to reflect the brand value and culture
- How does the client use the space and how design and technology can support that
- The technology requirements (for example computers and video conferencing)
- Bathrooms and amenities
- Comfortable and inviting furnishings in breakout spaces, receptions, kitchens
- An appropriate colour scheme, branding and signage
- Durable materials for furnishings and floors
- Building Codes and Australian Standards
- Maintaining compliant travel distances to exists
- Allocation of more space for future growth
- Health and safety compliance.
Sustainability in office fitouts
Office fitout design is increasingly incorporating sustainability and wellbeing initiatives. The Green Building Council of Australia urges project teams to consider sustainability best practices across several categories and considerations.
These include measures to enhance the indoor environment, like air quality, thermal and acoustic comfort, and initiatives to reduce energy consumption and boost energy efficiency.
Other considerations include reducing water use, using innovation to improve sustainability and initiatives to reduce the dependence on private car transport.
The National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) says the energy used by office tenancies can equal half of a building’s total energy use and offers ratings for office tenancies on energy and indoor environment. It looks at air quality tests, lighting and internal noise as well as energy use and efficiency.
