Note that all the major improvements (walls, plumbing, heavy-duty wiring, gas, venting, and floor drain) can go along one wall, which will save $$ on build-out.
The other side of the bakery doesn’t really even need walls – partitions made of sheet metal and/or wire grids would work & save space & $$. Floors & walls need to be sealed. That side can hold wiring for telephone, computer networking, burglar alarm and security cameras.
1. Loading door – to alley – this is main entrance to bakery. Needs fan above &/or screen. Punch clock next to the door. Space for staging deliveries in & out.
2. Private office — next to the front door so the manager can have a clear idea of traffic in & out. Inside a locked door is a safe, checkbooks, and confidential files. This is where the telephone hub is, the internet cable in, and the networking cables out. Also wired into computer are three security cameras & possibly the alarm system. Office software & bakery software (must be new, obviously.) (But computers don’t! Better an old PC with fast internet, than vice-versa.)
3. Shipping/receiving desk – counter height w/ computer, telephone, space for P.O.’s, receiving scale on floor, hand truck. Also postage scale, UPS boxes & forms. Needs floor space for racks.
4. Public office – desk, chair, computer, telephone, all-in-one printer/scanner/fax/copier. Files/records storage. Space above for water cooler & coffee machine. Bakers will use this space for ordering, inventory, and break-time.
5. Employee break area (with 5a, lockers) — couple of couches, a coffee table, & another telephone.
6. Rest room #1 — standard issue, one toilet, one sink, mirror, paper towel dispenser / trash receptacle. Floor drain. Vent to alley side of building.
7. Maintenance closet— with sink, shelving for cleaning supplies, hooks for mop & broom, and stacked washer/ dryer to save on linen expenses.
8. Rest room #2 — like rest room #1, only perhaps with shower head behind a