Location found! Lease negotiated! Affordable existing building… Minor remodeling and renovation work included! Opening date announced! Stage fright & nervousness!
And then—bang!
On closer inspection: We need twelve tables, not just ten. We want—no, we have to—form two groups, plus a meeting area—no, better yet—a separate meeting room. The boss mentioned earlier that she’d finally be getting her own office. And clients and visitors are to be ushered in “up front,” so we’ll also need to fit in a reception desk.
And then things are going to get tight!
It's starting to dawn on us that we need to tackle this systematically! And aren't there certain guidelines for this, after all?! Who actually knows them correctly?
OK, better to do it right the first time (rather than do it wrong twice and end up paying more)
In other words, a FURNITURE LAYOUT PLAN that covers all requirements and has been coordinated with everyone involved. With the landlord (regarding lighting, window hinges, and fire extinguishers); with the building superintendent (regarding maintenance of the air conditioners and the hot water line to the kitchenette); and with the tenant next door (regarding the emergency exit, which is supposed to run through their space).
Oh! And then there are all those nitpicky requirements, like table width, space for each person to move around, clearance for the path to the window, an 80-centimeter-wide escape route, a minimum area per workstation, and so on and so forth.
We're running out of time…
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