Interior Design. Office Layout Plan Design Element

Office Layout Plan Design Element

In general, office work can be divided into two main processes: the concentration and the communication. The main challenge in office planning is to find a balance between these two activities, which would correspond to the type of the company. Law firms impose different requirements than trading companies, banks differ from project offices.

The best solution for concentrated work would be a separate room, while open space is more suitable for communication. A floor plan is developed from the interaction of these two extremes. Private offices, open offices and combined spaces are the most common types of work space.

Traditional office consists of separate rooms arranged along the corridor. This office scheme creates an atmosphere of privacy and tranquility. However, it is practically impossible to implement teamwork in these conditions, employees’ communication is difficult and use and space is used inefficiently. This solution is suitable for companies separated into departments consisting of a small number of people. There are two kinds of cabinet type offices. The first are rooms for one or two people, so called shared offices. They are characterized by a maximum privacy, a clear spatial organization, inability to work in a team and the lack of flexibility.

The second type includes offices consisting of larger rooms, designed for four to ten people to work in them. This gives rise to a certain collective spirit, which, however, applies only to a small group of people. At the same time this can cause problems in interaction with other departments of the company. This workspace type is characterized by a relative privacy, weak team spirit and limited flexibility.

A team space is a variety of open spacing. It is an open space, which is divided by low partitions into separate areas. Intensive communication is possible only within small groups. The space is used with the maximum efficiency and flexibility, and collective spirit is high there. The lack of soundproofing and the lack of privacy are the main drawbacks of this office type.

Vector stencils libraries Office Furniture and Office Equipment contain shapes of office furniture and equipment for ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software.

Use it to draw office interior design floor plans, office furniture and equipment layouts, and blueprints for facilities management, move management, office supply inventories, assets inventories, office space planning.

These 9 design elements libraries are included in Office Layout Plans solution from Building Plans area of ConceptDraw Solution Park:

• The Bathroom library contains 41 vector shapes.
• The Cabinets and Bookcases library contains 38 vector shapes.
• The Cubicles and Work Surfaces library contains 46 vector shapes.
• The Doors and Windows library contains 20 vector shapes.
• The Furniture library contains 38 vector shapes.
• The Walls, Shell and Structure library contains 29 vector shapes.
• The Office Furniture library contains 36 vector shapes of office furnishings and work surfaces for drawing floor plans and furniture arrangements and layouts of office suites and conference rooms:
  • Side chair without arms
  • Side chair with arms
  • Desk
  • Desk with right hand return
  • Cubicle desk
  • Chair with arms
  • Storage unit
  • Corner surface
  • Work surface
  • Round corner
  • Podium
  • File cabinet
  • Flat file
  • Lateral file
  • Desk with left hand return
  • Couch
  • Curved back sofa
  • Sectional sofa with arms
  • Sofa
  • Bookcase
  • Credenza
  • Rounded desk
  • File
  • Reception desk
  • Chair with arms
  • Chalkboard
  • Desk mat
  • Screen
  • Paper tray
  • Backboard
  • Marker board
  • Multi-chair rectangular table
  • Multi-chair Rectangular table with rounded corners
  • Multi-chair round table
  • Multi-chair boat shape table