One thing that business owners should very religiously abide by as they design their working area it’s ‘diversity.’ This term is not just limited to hiring personnel. It can also be applied as a framework when choosing office furniture and the way they are placed.
The problem with offices is that there are many individuals and everyone has his or her own idea of what would make the best office space. This is correct, more so for companies who are just starting up, with little capital, and planning on setting up their first office.
Fortunately, it is possible to equip different types of furniture in a small office space and turn this area into inspiring and productive.
In the following article, you will learn how to utilize your small office environment to its limit and recommended specs of space-saving furniture supplied by Agile Office Furniture exclusively.
5 Space-saving Tips to Maximize Your Office Area
Evaluate Your Area and Requirements
Some of the known rules are assigning 120 square feet area per employee while others are of the opinion that the area of each work zone should range between 150 to 250 square feet. However, this figure may still change depending on the number of employees you have, your working plan and if there is an employee with a certain disability such as someone that cannot walk and therefore might need a wheelchair ramp or someone who needs extra space in the working area or railings.
You also will have to consider the type of space that you are currently occupying as well as your office furniture when deciding whether or not you are able to offer each person an enclosed working space, whether it be a desk or a cubicle. When assessing the office space, it is allowable in the spaces you decide on, particularly, if you are planning to expand.
Investing in Good Lighting
Lighting offers a pivotal factor for productivity and a safe working floor, in homes, conventional offices, and any industrial shed that works from home or in organized workplaces. Since people draw nearly 85% information by their sight, the quality of lighting has such a large influence on their productivity of work.
Poor lighting results in poor sight and consequently decreases in efficiency and increases in frustrations such as eye straining and headaches resulting from difficult processing of important information. Meanwhile, when the employee has a clear and easy vision, it contributes to a safe and optimal usage of the office space and related assets.
For any room, do not think that plants are not important enough to include in the list of design essentials.
Incorporation of features of nature to the interiors of business structures have been confirmed to have various impacts on enhancing features of the office environments. The principle known as biophilia tells us that as human beings we are programmed to engage with nature. Therefore, the continuation of the biophilic design inside the workplace yields various benefits.
Research has also depicted that it reduces stress at the workplace, improves productivity and provides a better look to surroundings if plants are brought into the workspace. Furthermore, plants help in enhancing quality and controlling temperature of the air in the room besides being effective sound buffers.
Even the corners that would otherwise appear as dead spaces can be dedicated to keeping the plants. Your office will not only be organized but also beautiful!
Regular Cleaning
There is widespread knowledge that a clean and well arranged workspace is charismatic, and no cluttered and untidy workspace can compare to. Not only does a clean environment help you spread good morale by having a nice environment to work in, but also removing stress by having a clearer mind. One will agree with the fact that cleanliness plays a central role when seeking to optimize Office space. This helps in helping one get a better view of the area that is available and how one can best plan and make the best use of such open space.
Moreover, a tidy environment helps to interpret what is left of the available space and thus, decide where to allocate something or someone effectively.
Ideas About How Furniture Can Be Placed In A Small Area
Organizing furniture in your small office requires art and science. In order to do this you have to also place your furniture without affecting other aspects. Also, the position of your furniture can help express some of your office's standards to the visitors.
Small offices are usually characterized by limited square footage, inside which it is very important to organize the working process. That is why it takes double the amount of work and reasoning to outline the schedules that would prove beneficial for each person in the office.
Always ensure that you keep an entryway open and unobstructed.
But so that the hall seemed as large as possible and traffic flowed smoothly, it is better not to place furniture directly near the entrance. Having too many items in a given space e.g. entryway may actually demarcate the area and may limit traffic. For giving the impression of gaining greater space eliminate bully items such as desk and bookcases near the door. In this way, these giant products will not be located in the focal visual plane which directly welcomes the viewer when he enters the room.
Ensure You Space Your Furniture Right
One common mistake that many use is the fact that they mess up their furniture especially during the times of arrangement. Larger offices may not undergo this problem because they have enough space but you can always reduce the contact by offering some space when arranging the furniture. This helps avoid congested offices and aids in movement – especially when working with other people. Where it comes to layout, it is crucial for small office spaces to maintain at least 4 meters of space between furniture.
Utilize Office Dividers
How then can one maximize on a poor arrangement of a small office layout? The best way is by using a partition to segregate the surfaces for the respective uses. For instance, it could be possible to have a partition of working area, storage or filing section, and laid clients or customers’ section. Coating is more advantageous with other workers or with secretaries especially where the shared office has been subdivided by partitions.
There are numerous advantages associated with an open-office design, including:
Enhancement of warm relationships between users and their counterparts.
Adequate use of space.
Ease in changes in layouts without much needed adjustments.
Space Saving Furniture Products of New Zealand
Implementation of Agile Office Furniture’s product range can be applied in big companies and start-ups. In the years to come, they think the startup market will grow even bigger. To this aim, it is also part of our mission to assist the startup to fulfill its objectives with the proper office furniture to create the right working conditions.
Here are our top picks for the best furniture that can help you save space:
Electrically powered in this model, this workstation minimizes the effort needed to adjust it and does so at a splendid rate of 25mm per second. The fully welded premium grade steel is highly durable and the ergonomic height range of 660 - 1205 mm inclusive of the countertop provides customized comfort.
The commercial-grade 25mm worktop has the appearance of a melamine worktop, with an edge band constructed of 2mm PVC, allowing customers to use it for practical work purposes. Its specifications include a dynamic lifting capacity of up to 70 kilograms so that the workstation can support diverse equipment and personal effects. Also in terms of energy consumption it is powerful, having a power consumption of 60w and standby power of up to a maximum of 0.9W.
Summit II Electric 120 Rotor 3 Pod Desk
This new design desk can be adjusted to a height of 620mm to 1270mm providing a smooth switch between sitting and standing just by a touch of a button. One of the convenient features in this chair is that it has a very fast adjustment speed of up to 30mm/sec to allow you to easily switch your working posture without disrupting your working environment.
It has a cable tray and a cable port to help you manage you cables well and make sure that they do not clutter your desks. The tops of the desk are primarily located in New Zealand to prove the firmness and sophistication of the desk with high and lasting quality designs Recyclable metal frames are also being used to show the company’s concern for the natural resources.
From this compact pedestal you can organise your A4 or foolscap files through the use of two box drawers and one file drawer.
This is because, with the central locking functionality, one can safely store his/her/free and keep information and other property secure. The roll-stop at the base of the lower part provides additional stability to the drawer and it becomes difficult for the unit to topple as the drawer is being used.
The Cube Slim Mobile Pedestal also comes with a pen tray where you can store writing instruments as needed and achieve a clutter-free environment.
Base Screen 1500 x 450 x 18 Light Grey (Novah)
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Presenting the Base Screen produced in Light Grey P-TM07 color with White PVC Edge – the new perfect addition to your office space. This screen has dimensions of 1500 mm x 450 mm x 180mm, which can give enough coverage and at the same time ensure maximal privacy for the employees working on multiple computers.
This high-quality fabric, wearable and stylish light gray P-TM07 performs a clean and prestigious look in the office environment. The white PVC edge can be made to boost the look and guarantee that the screen has proper durability for effective work.
The elements such as space management tips, lighting, storage and placing natural objects like plants should all be incorporated when coming up with an aesthetic and efficient working space. Cosh also an organization of environment within and outside the working space prevents anything that comes with mess and thus optimizes the use of the available means.
While placing furniture in small office spaces it is very important to allow for free movement, enough space in between furniture, install partitions and go for open space arrangement for better communication and space utilization.
These recommendations should be adopted by business people and invest in good quality furniture if at all they want to maximize their small office space and provide employees with a friendly environment to work from.
