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RULES OF THUMB FOR OFFICE SPACE PLANNING


A. Typical President’s Office or Chairman of the Board

          250 to 400 s.f.

B. Typical Vice President’s Office

          150 to 250 s.f.

C. Typical Executive Office

          (Executive Secretary, Manager or Administrative Assistant)

          100 to 150 s.f.

D. Partitioned Open Space

          50 to 100 s.f. (Clerical Manager or Supervisor)

E. Open Space

          50 to 100 s.f. (Secretary or Clerk space)

F. Conference Rooms

          Allow minimum of 15 s.f per person for theater style or classroom seating, allow 30 to 35 s.f.           per person for conventional conference seating.

G. Workroom

          Approximately 8' to 9' in width. This includes 30' counters against each wall with a 4' aisle           between. Then length depends upon the number of people working in the room and the           amount of mail activity.

H. Reception Room

          Including Receptionist and seating for 2-4 people, 150-250 s.f.

          Including Receptionist and seating for 6-8 people, 250-350 s.f.

I. File Room

          Allow for approximately 7 s.f. per file. Suggested aisle width varies from 3' to 4'. Minimum is           2'8".

J. Library

          Allow 12" for book shelves against walls. 24" for back to back shelving. Aisle space           minimum is 2'8", with seating for 4-6 people, 175-450 s.f.

K. Employee Lunch Rooms

          Allow 20-30 s.f. per person, not including kitchen. Kitchen and serving area should be a           minimum of 1/3 to ½ of the dining room.

L. Clerical Pool Area

          Allow 80-100 s.f. of usable area per person.

M. Corridors and Circulation

          20%-25% of the total usable areas for executive offices, reception rooms, open clerical           areas, conference rooms, libraries, file, mail and storage rooms, computer rooms. Suggested           corridor widths are 5' for principal office corridors, 6' for public corridors, 3'8" to 4'6" for           secondary interior corridors. Clearance between desks should be at least 3'. Suggested           width of corridors in which secretaries are located 10'. This allows for a standard 5' long           secretarial desk and 5' passageway which is comfortable passage for two people. Minimum           for this type of corridor is 8'.

N. Coat Closets

          Allow 1 linear foor for 4 coats - 3" per person.

O. Water Coolers/Drinking Fountains

          Allow a minimum of 1 unit per 75 people or as directed by applicable codes.

P. Standard Door Sizes

          Standard office door is 3' x 7'. Double entrance doors are 6' wide (two 3' doors).

 

Information Provided By:

Farmer & Baker Architects, Inc.

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