Layout
Understand how customers and staff move through the space, including access and service points.
Plan for the use
Different spaces. Different demands.
The same square footage can mean very different work. A customer-facing shop, an office, and an occupied building each bring their own priorities.
Retail & customer spaces
Keep the customer journey in the plan.
Entrances, circulation, service areas, and the flow of stock all influence the construction brief for a retail or customer-facing space.
Operations
Identify the storage, power, lighting, and support areas required by the day-to-day business.
Offices & workplaces
A workplace that supports the team.
A workplace project needs a practical understanding of how people collaborate, focus, meet, and use shared facilities.
People & space
Discuss the balance of individual work areas, meeting rooms, and shared amenities.
Building interfaces
Review the requirements for services, existing systems, and coordination with the building owner.
Occupied properties
Plan the work around real constraints.
Keeping a property in use can change the delivery strategy. Feasibility depends on the proposed work and the controls the site can support.
Access & separation
Assess how workers, occupants, deliveries, and emergency routes can be kept appropriately separated.
Disruption
Discuss noisy work, service interruptions, temporary arrangements, and how changes will be communicated.
Forgepoint