Why Space Planning is Important to Your Commercial Office

Why Space Planning is Important to Your Commercial Office

Finding commercial office space that suits your businesses needs isn’t always as cut and dry as it sounds.  Just as the flow and layout of your home is important, your office space is no different.  Particular companies will benefit from different types of office layouts.  If you’re not the creative type, you may find it difficult to visualize how subtle changes could influence the whole flow of a property, but it’s vital to do so.  Proper space planning can help ensure that you remain satisfied with your property for a long time to come.

What Exactly is Office Space Planning?

In short, space planning is a way of optimizing your commercial office space to maximize productivity and efficiency.  It will help you to determine how traffic will move and flow throughout the space to avoid it feeling clustered and cramped.  It will also ensure that there is proper storage for your company’s needs, and a sufficient area (or areas) where your employees can gather to brainstorm and interact.  A planner will also be looking to help you create a space that is aesthetically pleasing, bright, and open.  A good space plan will consider many facets of your business to determine the right setup for you.

Why is Space Planning Important?

Commercial office space layoutThe environment in your commercial office space will have a deep impact on your staff and overall productivity.  An office space that is cluttered and cramped can leave your employees feeling much of the same.  This can lead to laziness, boredom, inefficiency, and low morale.  Changing the flow and layout of your space is a quick and easy way to remedy all of this.  A bright, open floor plan that is neat and organized will help your office to remain a cheery, productive, and positive environment.  A happy employee is proven to be more creative and adept and will likely find greater longevity with your company than an employee who feels otherwise.

What Factors Will Be Considered When Space Planning?

Your commercial office space will want to evoke feelings of peacefulness, organization, structure, and positivity.  For that reason, it is important to consider furniture set up, paint colors, decorations, lighting, and the use of greenery when creating your office flow.  Your space plan will also want to consider the amount of traffic that will be utilizing the area at a given time.  Although some of these things may seem insignificant, each of these can have a powerful impact on your space.  Paint color can greatly attribute to the feeling or mood within a space.  For example, soft blues and greens create a calming environment, while reds can heighten creativity, and yellows can induce cheerfulness and joy.  The size, style, and arrangement of furniture and accent pieces will also attribute to the mood and feeling of a space.  The use of greenery and natural light can again help to create an open, airy impression to those visiting.

Do I Need an Architect?

Whether or not you need to hire an architect for your commercial office space planning is something that will change from situation to situation.  Hiring an architect will probably be beneficial to you if you are looking to make a lot of structural changes to the property.  If, however, the space is relatively in tune with your business needs, you may just be able to hire a designer who can help you to create the vibe or feeling you would like for your space.  To help you decide, it’s advantageous to understand the fundamental differences between the two.

  • Architect: An architect’s main job is to design buildings and spaces of every type from the ground up.  They are in charge of drawing up the actual plans for the design, usually using a computer-aided model, and then supervising the implementation of the plan.  They are concerned, not only with aesthetics, but also with the structural safety and functionality of the space.
  • Designer: A designer’s main job is to design space plans for an area based on the particular needs of a client.  Upon approval of their plan, a designer will make the necessary changes.  Typically these will be more aesthetic and less structural, though if there are structural changes, a designer will enlist the expertise of a contractor to make them happen.  Many times an architect and a designer will work hand in hand, or one can have training in both.

Looking for Commercial Office Space in Tampa?

Whether you know exactly what your business needs are, or you need help finding a space that you can build from the ground up, calling John Milsaps is your next step to a successful transaction.  John Milsaps is happy to share his expertise in the Tampa commercial office space sector with his clients.  He brings over a decade of experience to the table, ensuring that his clients have the most positive and effortless commercial real estate encounter.  Contact him today to see how his experience can work for you.  You won’t be disappointed that you did!

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