2. OFFICE DESIGNING :
• Office interior design is as vital whether the office is at your home or in a commercial building. In either
of the cases, a proper planning is necessary to get the best results.
• An ideal office is one which has all the comfort, safety and functionality along with eye catching
environment.
• Interior design is an important consideration, whether you are decorating your home or company's
offices. The right décor choices and the proper accents set the tone of quiet elegance that is so vital in
an office.
• When you step into a professional workspace, you immediately notice not just the employees but their
surroundings.
• Choosing the right office décor doesn't just make things "look nice"---it can positively affect visitors'
opinions of a company.
• It can also affect employee productivity and even employee health.
CONCEPT OF DESIGNING :
According to a survey “the finest and the best
performing companies provide workspaces that
support the four working forms that of learning,
focusing, collaborating and socializing”.
So when you are planning to do corporate office interiors,
plan for all four modes for a better design.
3. OFFICE LAYOUT:
Research shows that space design has a crucial effect on the co-relation of behavior and performance.
So a “feel good” office space would have been designed to optimize the space utilization. It would be a
clutter free design. Most importantly it would have clear and clean spaces.
Closed-plan offices provide each employee with there
own office---either a room or an area with floor-to-ceiling
walls.
Open-plan offices erase these boundaries and place
employees in cubicles or partitioned areas.
Many offices have a mix of both types, with higher-ranking
employees placed in offices while lower-ranking employees
sit in cubicles or at tables
Open-planned offices promote communication
but can be noisy and crowded.
Closed-plan offices may reduce productivity but employees
enjoy privacy.
4. DESIGNING AN INTERIOR OFFICE LOBBY:
• The lobby in your office is the first place that your customers or clients will see.
• The design of the lobby will create a lasting impression on these visitors that can set the tone for how
your business is viewed. A well-appointed lobby can encourage your customers to feel comfortable
and confident in your business.
• Create an office lobby offering personality, comfortable seating and that is interesting to the eye.
• To design an interior office lobby, there are a few things that should be taken into consider:
1. Measure the Space -
• The interior office lobby design is limited by the amount of space that is available for seating and front
office furniture. When there is a large space to work with, the amount of seating should be
determined by the amount of traffic that is typically waiting in the lobby.
• A very busy office can have several people waiting for their appointment time and this will require
chairs for everyone. Purchase enough seating for the maximum number of visitors that are expected.
LARGE PUBLIC
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SMALL PUBLIC
RECEPTION
5. 2. Proper Placement of Reception Desk -
• The reception desk should be placed in view of the front door.
• This should be the first thing that clients see when they walk through the door.
• A straight line from the front door to the reception desk is ideal so that traffic can enter the door,
check in with the receptionist and then find a seat in the lobby.
• The desk should not be placed too close to seating if it can be helped.
• A small lobby might make it difficult to move the reception desk out of earshot of the clients in the
lobby, but if it is possible it is preferred.
•Select magazines for the tables to give clients something to read while waiting for their
appointment.
•A wide variety of magazines ensures that there will be something of interest for every client in the
lobby.
•Also, add some trade magazines in the same industry as the business.
6. 3. Colors -
People are very enthusiastic about the colour their office would have. But you should remember that
there are aspects beyond a colour that need to be considered like the average age group of the
people, the kind of work, shades of a particular colour, the overall theme, bright, neutrals, vibrant or
a basic white. The final out come is the reflection of some of these considerations.
Painting it a color that both calms and energizes, as well as being more attractive than the standard
industrial gray or boring white, should be an easy project.
AN OFFICE IN A CORPORATE SETTING
If you're in a corporate setting you may be limited to neutral
colors.
Gray and beige covers a very wide range of colors and hues, and
some darker beiges and light browns can be distinctive, even
dramatic, but should still be conservative and versatile enough
for a corporate setting.
Select a color that is neutral or opens up a small office
space area. Dark colors tend to close in areas and
make them appear smaller.
• The color scheme used in a corporate office can set the
mood and even give subtle hints about the status of
the person in the office.
• Deep, rich colors like hunter green and royal blue can convey a sense of status, while lighter colors like pale blues
and greens can provide a soothing and calming atmosphere.
7. HOME OFFICE
• Your home office should be a distinct space within your house.
• Paint it a complementary color to the adjoining spaces to make it feel like a separate space.
• If the color scheme in the rest of your home centers around warm light brown and earth tones, consider
an energizing pale orange or terracotta, or a tranquil seafoam green or dusky blue.
• Take your office furniture and decor into consideration. Cool colors make cherry office furniture pop,
while blond wood looks elegant with gray walls.
• Paint a single focal wall in a dramatic color to highlight prints, photographs or framed certifications.
8. MATCH THE COLOR TO THE BUSINESS
• Add character befitting your business to the walls with faux or specialty paints.
• Faux leather-look walls in deep red or rich brown add gravitas to a legal or financial office.
• If your business centers around the creative arts, echo that energy on your walls with a mural,
stenciling or lettering.
Remember that your office reflects both your personality
and your professionalism, and color can affect the way you
feel in your office, as well as make an impression on clients
and visitors.
ARTISTIC OFFICE INTERIORS
Greens and blues are calming and may help you focus,
while spicy reds and golds are energizing and uplifting.
9. 4. Green Plants For Office Interiors -
• Plants can make your office feel more welcoming.
• Green plants in your office improve air quality, provide screens and brighten the décor.
• A study on particle accumulation in offices, conducted by the Department of Horticulture and
Landscape Architecture at Washington State University, concluded that the presence of plants reduces
the amount of dust settling on surfaces and increases humidity levels, benefiting
even computer rooms, where excess dust damages computer hard drives.
Artificial plants can be a good choice if your
office has no natural light, and today's artificial
plants look very real.
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11. 5. Flooring -
Concrete and vinyl are popular and affordable flooring alternatives for offices and certain types of
environmentally safe floorings are growing in popularity as well.
Concrete Flooring
• Concrete is a durable and easy-to-maintain flooring alternative.
• This versatile surface may be decorated or enhanced in many ways. Concrete is easy to paint or stain
and you can create a variety of patterns and textures.
• Rugs can always be added in certain areas to create warmth and complement a design scheme. Once
you have installed your concrete flooring, it is easy to lay other types of flooring on top if you decide
that you want to try something new.
• Concrete is probably not an ideal choice for your office if some employees must stand or walk in the
office for extended periods as prolonged exposure may cause joint pain or soreness. Sometimes,
laying ergonomic padding over areas that may require long-term standing or walking helps.
Hard concrete FLOORING Rugs
12. Vinyl Flooring
• Vinyl is a fairly durable and economical variety of flooring.
• Vinyl floors are designed to handle heavy traffic and significant wear and tear.
• This flooring is easy to install and maintain and is lightweight and comfortable to walk on.
• The designs and colors for laminate flooring are endless, so you should not have a problem finding
vinyl flooring that matches your design scheme.
• Vinyl is not necessarily an ideal alternative if your goal is to eliminate toxins and chemicals. Like
carpet, vinyl flooring typically contains a fairly large number of additives that may be released into
the air when the floor is washed or dust is stirred and released from the floor.
• Vinyl is also difficult to recycle and attempts to dispose of it usually result in the release of
environmentally hazardous chemicals.
13. Environmental-friendly Flooring
• Bamboo and cork are ideal forms of office flooring in that they are both biodegradable and contain
no harsh chemicals or additives.
• Bamboo is stain-resistant and more durable than most varieties of hardwood flooring.
• Cork is a great alternative as it is naturally microbial and provides excellent cushioning and
insulation.
• These types of flooring may be more expensive depending upon the amount of square footage you
are covering, but their harmless materials and recycling potential make them well worth
considering.
14. 6. Office Lighting -
• This is one of the most imperative factors of a good interior design.
• In an office the lighting design should be more functional than any where else.
• The best locations of lights should be designed so as to have maximum output with the minimum of
energy intakes.
• The natural lights should be optimised. It is a strong recommendation to be utilising the natural day
lights and incorporating it in the office interiors. This will not only reduce the energy consumption
but would help you to create a “green” office.
Office with ample day light
Dramatic OFFICE LIGHTING to
create visual effect
Task lighting in office
15. GOOD OFFICE LIGHTING STANDARDS
Productivity in an office setting depends on the proper lighting. Establishing a good lighting system in
the office setting makes for a comfortable and safe workplace. A variety of factors affect the quality of
light in the workplace. Brightness, quantity and contrast all have an impact on work productivity.
Contrast
The contrast ratio between the worker, the visual target and the background is an important factor. The
working area illumination needs to be three times brighter than the closely surrounding area and 10 times
brighter than the background.
Brightness and Quantity
A computer-oriented workspace requires a combination of lighting fixtures. Overhead lights, indirect
lighting, task lighting and direct light through a window all have a bearing on eye strain. The combination
of all of these factors together provides the proper work station illumination.
Glare
Glare is another factor that contributes to eye strain in the workplace. Eliminating glare can be as simple
as painting the walls and ceiling a neutral color. Installing blinds on the windows will also help reduce glare
as well as indirect lighting.
16. 7. Furniture -
• The office furniture is one of the indispensable objects in the offices.
• This shall be most functional and sturdy to be used handled easily over the period of time.
• The use of the recyclable and reusable materials and to avoid plastics is suggested. The chair is the
next most expensive investment in an office.
• The quality and the stuff should speak of its quality and should take the test of time.
Modular furniture
“35% of the project time is saved by using the modular furniture for an office”.
The modular furniture can be used as it is time and cost efficient. Also the various patterns and
shapes can be moulded of the modular furniture.
17. The advantages of Altitude Design modular Office Furniture:
• Customised.
• Saves time.
• Cost effective.
• Can be developed in any shape, size or shades.
• Challenges creativity.
• Unending options.
• Variety with ease.
• Adjustable.
• Easy handling.
• Premium finishes.
• Finest workmanship.
• Finest service.
• Durable and sturdy.
• Water proof.
• Termite proof.
• Quality control.
• Helps in clutter free clean space.
• Trendy.
• In vogue
• As per higher standards.
• Correct work station height
• Ease of bulk quantities.
• One year on site warranty.
General layouts
18. Desks and Chairs
•Select office desks and chairs that match for the entire work area and are Ergonomically correct.
•The small office space can look smaller and cluttered with mismatched business furniture. Match
the furniture and desk styles with other furniture that is present, if you're sharing the small office
space with others.
•Choose desks that provide storage space and maximum floor space. Tall desks with shelves, cubbies
and space to hold equipment are ideal.
•Corner desks are extremely functional for small office space designs. The desk provides the utility of
traditional business desks, while minimizing the amount of floor spaced used.
•Equipment can be stored on the top part of the desk and under the desk to get the most from this
type of unit. Pull out keyboards take up even less space, but are easily accessible to use for work
activities.
Executive Chair
Office Chair
19. Built-in Bookcases
• Bookcases and display cases built flush into the wall often are seen in corporate offices, especially
at the higher levels of the company.
• These built-in bookcases provide a suitable spot for annual reports, corporate data and other
information critical to decision-making along with a safe and secure way to display and highlight
corporate awards, certificates of accomplishment and letters of commendation.
Hidden Wire Guides
• One of the biggest challenges of designing corporate offices is
dealing with the cords and cables that are necessary for workers
to perform their daily tasks.
• That is why designers need to build cable channels and wire
guides into their designs to hide these items from view.
• Installing wire guides and cable channels on the side of each
desk or cubicle keeps those cables neat and tidy, while reducing
the risk that a worker will inadvertently knock a network cable or
telephone cord loose.
Brass fittings can make even ordinary furniture look elegant, and those high-quality fittings are a
frequent part of corporate office design and make the entire office more elegant and upscale.
