Office space planning - Revision history

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	The 2013 [http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/Journals/2013/09/10/c/y/n/BCO-Occupier-Density-Study---Final-report-2013.pdf Occupier Density study] published by the British Council for Offices (BCO) found '…a mean density of one workplace per 10.9 sq. m net internal area (NIA). Of the sample properties 38% fall within the range 8-10 sq. m, while 58% fall within the wider range of 8-12 sq. m… the lowest and highest densities are in the Corporate (13.1 sq. m) and Financial & Insurance (9.7 sq. m) sectors'		The 2013 [http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/Journals/2013/09/10/c/y/n/BCO-Occupier-Density-Study---Final-report-2013.pdf Occupier Density study] published by the British Council for Offices (BCO) found '…a mean density of one workplace per 10.9 sq. m net internal area (NIA). Of the sample properties 38% fall within the range 8-10 sq. m, while 58% fall within the wider range of 8-12 sq. m… the lowest and highest densities are in the Corporate (13.1 sq. m) and Financial & Insurance (9.7 sq. m) sectors'

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	* British Council for Offices.		* British Council for Offices.
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	* Office.		* Office.
	* Office definition.		* Office definition.
		+	* Office environment design ideas.
	* Post Occupancy Evaluation: operational performance of a refurbished office building.		* Post Occupancy Evaluation: operational performance of a refurbished office building.
	* Site office.		* Site office.

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	* UN Office Space Planning Guidelines 2012.		* UN Office Space Planning Guidelines 2012.

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	* British Council for Offices.		* British Council for Offices.
		+	* CEOs predict COVID-19 workplace changes will be permanent.
	* Criteria for the choice of a structural system to be included in office specification.		* Criteria for the choice of a structural system to be included in office specification.
	* Lifts for office buildings.		* Lifts for office buildings.
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	* UN Office Space Planning Guidelines 2012.		* UN Office Space Planning Guidelines 2012.

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Designing Buildings at 14:03, 20 March 2019

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	= Introduction =		= Introduction =

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	* Workplace definition.		* Workplace definition.

−	=== External references ===	+	= External references =

	* [http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l24.htm Approved Code of Practice and Guidance].		* [http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l24.htm Approved Code of Practice and Guidance].
	* [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/3004/made Workplace, (Health Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992].		* [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/3004/made Workplace, (Health Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992].
−	* ~~[http://www.un.org/wcm/webdav/site/cmp/shared/Space%20Planning%20Guidelines%20Update%20Aug12.pdf~~ UN Office Space Planning Guidelines 2012].	+	* UN Office Space Planning Guidelines 2012.

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Editor at 15:26, 10 October 2018

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	* Lifts for office buildings.		* Lifts for office buildings.
	* Mood board.		* Mood board.
		+	* Office.
	* Office definition.		* Office definition.
	* Post Occupancy Evaluation: operational performance of a refurbished office building.		* Post Occupancy Evaluation: operational performance of a refurbished office building.

Editor at 13:54, 10 October 2018

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	* Energy targets and sustainability requirements.		* Energy targets and sustainability requirements.
	* Efficiency of the working environment.		* Efficiency of the working environment.
−	* Environmental requirements, such as noise, lighting, ventilation, temperature and so on.	+	* Environmental requirements, such as noise, lighting, ventilation, temperature, and so on.
	* Environmental controls.		* Environmental controls.
	* Views and access to outside space.		* Views and access to outside space.
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	* Legislation.		* Legislation.

−	When considering the office space needed, analysis should be carried out of the types of spaces required, the number of different areas i.e. open office spaces, enclosed cubicles, private meeting facilities, conference areas etc, the number of employees (current and anticipated), recreational requirements, welfare facilities and so on.	+	When considering the office space needed, analysis should be carried out of the types of spaces required, the number of different areas, i.e. open office spaces, enclosed cubicles, private meeting facilities, conference areas etc, the number of employees (current and anticipated), recreational requirements, welfare facilities, and so on.

−	The legislation that guides the planning of office space is the [~~http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/3004/made~~ Workplace, (Health Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992] and Regulation 10 states the following with regards to room dimensions and space requirements:	+	The legislation that guides the planning of office space is the [[Workplace_(Health,_Safety_and_Welfare)_Regulations_1992\|Workplace, (Health Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992]] and Regulation 10 states the following with regards to room dimensions and space requirements:

	'Every room where persons work shall have sufficient floor area, height and unoccupied space for purposes of health, safety and welfare.'		'Every room where persons work shall have sufficient floor area, height and unoccupied space for purposes of health, safety and welfare.'
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	Numerically, the guidance states that the total volume of a room (when empty), divided by the normal number of people who work in the room, should be at least 11 cubic metres.		Numerically, the guidance states that the total volume of a room (when empty), divided by the normal number of people who work in the room, should be at least 11 cubic metres.

−	For example, with a ceiling height of 2.4m, a floor area of 4.~~6m2~~ (eg 2.0 x 2.3m) will be needed to provide the 11 cubic metres. With a higher ceiling height of 3.0m, a minimum floor area of 3.~~7m2~~ (eg 2.0 x 1.~~85m~~) will be needed.	+	For example, with a ceiling height of 2.4 m, a floor area of 4.6 sq. m (e.g. 2.0 x 2.3 m) will be needed to provide the 11 cubic metres. With a higher ceiling height of 3.0 m, a minimum floor area of 3.7 sq. m (e.g. 2.0 x 1.85 m) will be needed.

−	However, this minimum figure may not be sufficient, if for example a large amount of the room is occupied by furniture, or depending on the contents and layout of the room and the type of work being undertaken.	+	However, this minimum figure may not be sufficient if, for example, a large amount of the room is occupied by furniture, or depending on the contents and layout of the room and the type of work being undertaken.

	The 11 cubic metres minimum standard is not applicable to: retail sales kiosks, attendants' shelters, machine control cabs or similar small structures, where space is necessarily limited; or rooms being used for lectures, meetings and similar purposes.		The 11 cubic metres minimum standard is not applicable to: retail sales kiosks, attendants' shelters, machine control cabs or similar small structures, where space is necessarily limited; or rooms being used for lectures, meetings and similar purposes.

−	The 2013 [http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/Journals/2013/09/10/c/y/n/BCO-Occupier-Density-Study---Final-report-2013.pdf Occupier Density study] published by the British Council for Offices (BCO) found '…a mean density of one workplace per 10.9 m2 net internal area (NIA). Of the sample properties 38% fall within the range 8-10 m2, while 58% fall within the wider range of 8-12 ~~m2….~~. the lowest and highest densities are in the Corporate (13.1 m2) and Financial & Insurance (9.7 m2) sectors'	+	The 2013 [http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/Journals/2013/09/10/c/y/n/BCO-Occupier-Density-Study---Final-report-2013.pdf Occupier Density study] published by the British Council for Offices (BCO) found '…a mean density of one workplace per 10.9 sq. m net internal area (NIA). Of the sample properties 38% fall within the range 8-10 sq. m, while 58% fall within the wider range of 8-12 sq. m… the lowest and highest densities are in the Corporate (13.1 sq. m) and Financial & Insurance (9.7 sq. m) sectors'

−	~~= Find out more =~~	+	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =
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	* British Council for Offices.		* British Council for Offices.

Editor at 09:33, 7 September 2018

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	The 11 cubic metres minimum standard is not applicable to: retail sales kiosks, attendants' shelters, machine control cabs or similar small structures, where space is necessarily limited; or rooms being used for lectures, meetings and similar purposes.		The 11 cubic metres minimum standard is not applicable to: retail sales kiosks, attendants' shelters, machine control cabs or similar small structures, where space is necessarily limited; or rooms being used for lectures, meetings and similar purposes.

−	The 2013 [http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/Journals/2013/09/10/c/y/n/BCO-Occupier-Density-Study---Final-report-2013.pdf Occupier Density study] published by the British Council for Offices (BCO) found '…a mean density of one workplace per 10.9 m2 net internal area (NIA). Of the sample properties 38% fall within the range ~~8–10~~ m2, while 58% fall within the wider range of ~~8–12~~ m2….. the lowest and highest densities are in the Corporate (13.1 m2) and Financial & Insurance (9.7 m2) sectors'	+	The 2013 [http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/Journals/2013/09/10/c/y/n/BCO-Occupier-Density-Study---Final-report-2013.pdf Occupier Density study] published by the British Council for Offices (BCO) found '…a mean density of one workplace per 10.9 m2 net internal area (NIA). Of the sample properties 38% fall within the range 8-10 m2, while 58% fall within the wider range of 8-12 m2….. the lowest and highest densities are in the Corporate (13.1 m2) and Financial & Insurance (9.7 m2) sectors'

	= Find out more =		= Find out more =
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	* Post Occupancy Evaluation: operational performance of a refurbished office building.		* Post Occupancy Evaluation: operational performance of a refurbished office building.
	* Site office.		* Site office.
		+	* Space.
	* Space planning.		* Space planning.
	* Structural systems for offices.		* Structural systems for offices.

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	=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki. ===		=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki. ===

		+	* British Council for Offices.
	* Criteria for the choice of a structural system to be included in office specification.		* Criteria for the choice of a structural system to be included in office specification.
	* Lifts for office buildings.		* Lifts for office buildings.

Editor at 12:28, 15 September 2017

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	* Post Occupancy Evaluation: operational performance of a refurbished office building.		* Post Occupancy Evaluation: operational performance of a refurbished office building.
	* Site office.		* Site office.
		+	* Space planning.
	* Structural systems for offices.		* Structural systems for offices.
	* Workplace definition.		* Workplace definition.

Designing Buildings at 07:49, 3 July 2016

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	= Introduction =		= Introduction =
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	The legislation that guides the planning of office space is the [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/3004/made Workplace, (Health Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992] and Regulation 10 states the following with regards to room dimensions and space requirements:		The legislation that guides the planning of office space is the [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/3004/made Workplace, (Health Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992] and Regulation 10 states the following with regards to room dimensions and space requirements:

−	~~‘Every~~ room where persons work shall have sufficient floor area, height and unoccupied space for purposes of health, safety and welfare.’	+	'Every room where persons work shall have sufficient floor area, height and unoccupied space for purposes of health, safety and welfare.'

	The associated [http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l24.htm Approved Code of Practice and Guidance] states:		The associated [http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/l24.htm Approved Code of Practice and Guidance] states:

−	~~‘Workrooms~~ should have enough free space to allow people to get to and from workstations and to move within the room, with ease. The number of people who may work in any particular room at any one time will depend not only on the size of the room, but on the space taken up by furniture, fittings, equipment, and on the layout of the room. Workrooms, except those where people only work for short periods, should be of sufficient height (from floor to ceiling) over most of the room to enable safe access to workstations. In older buildings with obstructions such as low beams the obstruction should be clearly marked.’	+	'Workrooms should have enough free space to allow people to get to and from workstations and to move within the room, with ease. The number of people who may work in any particular room at any one time will depend not only on the size of the room, but on the space taken up by furniture, fittings, equipment, and on the layout of the room. Workrooms, except those where people only work for short periods, should be of sufficient height (from floor to ceiling) over most of the room to enable safe access to workstations. In older buildings with obstructions such as low beams the obstruction should be clearly marked.'

	Numerically, the guidance states that the total volume of a room (when empty), divided by the normal number of people who work in the room, should be at least 11 cubic metres.		Numerically, the guidance states that the total volume of a room (when empty), divided by the normal number of people who work in the room, should be at least 11 cubic metres.
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	The 11 cubic metres minimum standard is not applicable to: retail sales kiosks, attendants' shelters, machine control cabs or similar small structures, where space is necessarily limited; or rooms being used for lectures, meetings and similar purposes.		The 11 cubic metres minimum standard is not applicable to: retail sales kiosks, attendants' shelters, machine control cabs or similar small structures, where space is necessarily limited; or rooms being used for lectures, meetings and similar purposes.

−	The 2013 [http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/Journals/2013/09/10/c/y/n/BCO-Occupier-Density-Study---Final-report-2013.pdf Occupier Density study] published by the British Council for Offices (BCO) found ~~‘…a~~ mean density of one workplace per 10.9 m2 net internal area (NIA). Of the sample properties 38% fall within the range 8–10 m2, while 58% fall within the wider range of 8–12 m2….. the lowest and highest densities are in the Corporate (13.1 m2) and Financial & Insurance (9.7 m2) ~~sectors’~~	+	The 2013 [http://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/Journals/2013/09/10/c/y/n/BCO-Occupier-Density-Study---Final-report-2013.pdf Occupier Density study] published by the British Council for Offices (BCO) found '…a mean density of one workplace per 10.9 m2 net internal area (NIA). Of the sample properties 38% fall within the range 8–10 m2, while 58% fall within the wider range of 8–12 m2….. the lowest and highest densities are in the Corporate (13.1 m2) and Financial & Insurance (9.7 m2) sectors'

	= Find out more =		= Find out more =
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	* Criteria for the choice of a structural system to be included in office specification.		* Criteria for the choice of a structural system to be included in office specification.
	* Lifts for office buildings.		* Lifts for office buildings.
		+	* Mood board.
	* Office definition.		* Office definition.
	* Post Occupancy Evaluation: operational performance of a refurbished office building.		* Post Occupancy Evaluation: operational performance of a refurbished office building.