Office

An office renovation often involves changes to the floor plan, lighting, services, joinery and finishes while the wider building remains in use. Vodafone Building - Christchurch, New Zealand by Abodo and Icebreaker Head Office, Ponsonby by Forté provide project references for reviewing material choices, workplace layouts and the relationship between interior spaces and the building envelope.

Project pages can help establish a brief before consent, documentation or construction begins. Compare the scale and programme of projects such as Lotus Melbourne Office by Lotus Doors, Celine Building by The Brickery and Radix Nutrition by GHD Design, then check how each example addresses circulation, amenity and the needs of its occupants. Office architecture projects help show how workplace briefs are resolved, giving office fit out contractors references for planning circulation, services and finishes.

Record the required workstations, meeting rooms, storage, staff facilities, accessibility needs and services changes. Note staging requirements if the workplace must remain operational during construction.

Assess the floor plate, natural light, vertical circulation, seismic requirements and available mechanical and electrical services. The existing structure will affect the cost and scope of the fit-out.

An office 365 project usually concerns workplace technology, such as migration, collaboration systems or user access, rather than the building work itself. Coordinate the digital brief with power, data, meeting-room equipment and security planning.