{"id":3817,"date":"2019-06-20T23:08:21","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T03:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/?p=3817"},"modified":"2019-06-20T23:08:40","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T03:08:40","slug":"5-office-space-planning-tips-to-create-a-comfortable-efficient-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/5-office-space-planning-tips-to-create-a-comfortable-efficient-office\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Office Space Planning Tips to Create a Comfortable, Efficient Office"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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There are few things more frustrating, aggravating, or annoying than a cluttered space. This goes not only for private rooms such as bedrooms but for shared rooms such as offices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact, a cramped office is arguably more problematic than a cramped bedroom, as it directly reduces work efficiency. For this reason, if you manage an office, you need to do everything in your power to create an optimal office layout. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Need help? Here are 5 office space planning tips. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Office Space Planning Tips<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Whether you run a roofer marketing<\/a> company, a paper company, or otherwise, properly spacing office equipment isn’t always the easiest of tasks. However, by utilizing these tips, you’re bound to become a master office space planner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Toss Unwieldy Furniture <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

First and foremost, you’re going to want to throw unnecessary furniture to the curb. Keeping scarcely-used furniture in the office is a sure-fire way to create clutter. If you don’t use it regularly, it’s more of a liability than anything. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Consider Your Technology<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Technology rules the modern office. If you’re living in the 21st century, you must have computers, copiers, printers, and a wide variety of other technological devices on-site. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When planning the layout of your office, you need to consider these items. Obviously, they’ll need to be in close proximity to their necessary outlets and hookups. Often times, the positioning of these items will dictate the positioning of everything else in an office. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Keep Decor to a Minimum<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Some decor is necessary to keep an office from feeling like a jail cell. However, you need to be careful with the amount of decor you use.<\/a> If it’s intruding upon necessary items in your office, it’s a problem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep decor confined to walls, corners, and other spots in which it won’t impede the efficiency of your employees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Prioritize Open Space<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Depending on the size of your office, it can be difficult to find open space. However, regardless of the size of your office, open space must be found. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why? Because a lack of open space can have negative psychological effects on employees, causing them to feel claustrophobic, and reducing the quality of their work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

When positioning walkways between tables and desks, make sure that there’s plenty of room. No one wants to weave in and out of chairs while trying to get from one side of the room to the other. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Devise Collaboration Spaces<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Every once in a while, your employees are going to have to get together and collaborate on projects. The last place you want this to happen is around one of their desks. 5 people huddled around a desk is about as uncomfortable a scenario as one can imagine in an office. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, you should devise dedicated collaboration spaces. Whether this is a table off to the side of the desks or a table in an entirely different room, it’s key to the comfort and efficiency of your office. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Looking for More Office Organization Tips? <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Now that you’ve reaped the benefits of some office space planning tips, you might be on the search for some more office organization tips. If so, you’re in the right place. We have office planning tips of all kinds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peruse our list of office organization articles now! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There are few things more frustrating, aggravating, or annoying than a cluttered space. This goes not only for private rooms such as bedrooms but for shared rooms such as offices. In fact, a cramped office is arguably more problematic than a cramped bedroom, as it directly reduces work efficiency. For this reason, if you manage […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3817"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3817"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3817\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3819,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3817\/revisions\/3819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.atyourbusiness.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}