Explain the key concepts and principles of space planning and management:
https://financial-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/space+planning space planning - definition
Configuring the interior of a building for the optimum use of interior spaces in order to meet the needs of the owner or occupant. It is usually a good idea to meet with a space planner before designing a building or leasing space because a good planner can minimize the square footage necessary for one's needs, thus saving expenses.
The most basic benefit of a space management system is to understand how your organization is using its spaces. What spaces are occupied? Where are certain departments located? Who are the primary occupants of each room? The space management …show more content…
We have two conference rooms and one training room.
There are 10 hot desks available to all staff to use. I do not own my own desk as I am a mobile Manager, therefore I tend to use the training room mainly when I am in the office. I find the hot desks have started to be taken up by other staff and have made hem their own. Personal items, including shoes under desks, printed copies of families and coats hanging from chairs etc… this is far from what these desks are about, this needs to be corrected.
Our reception area is too large with so much excess space not being used. Our training room is too small, we could remove partitions and widen the space allocated.
Personal items to be removed from desks and offices and stored appropriately.
AC 3.2
Describe how to encourage responsible space occupancy
Communicate to staff the layout, how it should work and what is the expectation of each …show more content…
encourage the use of personal lockers and a clear desk policy to allow for future sharing of desks
Use of monitor arms and suspending computers under the desktop will give staff significantly more desk area
As much as possible, staff should be able and encouraged to work anywhere, including outside the building, to maximise productivity – so long as security and confidentiality is not compromised.
Encourage staff to use any desks that are temporarily vacant. − Encourage staff to secure confidential files whenever they leave their desks to enable vacant desks to be used by other staff when needed throughout the day. − Utilise ‘hub’ spaces for short-term expansion requirements.
Work zones should be designed to become quieter as staff move further away from the collaborative hub spaces and high movement areas, with desks for high-concentration work located the furthest away.
Easy-clean, stackable meeting chairs.
Rectangular meeting tables of consistent size, capable of being locked together when in use and folded/tilted away for