At Shore Total Office we understand that new furniture designs need to meet the needs of all users, stays within budget, and reflects the way your organization works. Or, you might be charged with consolidating offices and re-design existing spaces to be more efficient. And, you want to ensure everything stays within budget.
Step 1: Programming or Pre-Design
This stage is an information gathering session. Our team meets with you to discuss your goals and needs. At this stage, we encourage feedback from anyone invested in the success of the project. Our design team wants to understand your project goals and gather overall requirements.
Next, we will visit your jobsite, or, if it’s under construction, study the completed design drawings. Plans of existing conditions are created, often with verified field dimensions. If the project focuses on reusing existing furniture, we’ll also do an inventory.
Step 2: Design Development (understanding what you’re getting)
The design development phase explores ideas and tests floor plans that meet your criteria. We will create drawings based on critical adjacencies within people and departments. Drawings are created and we will present workstation examples, or typical. The design team will select products and finishes that are reviewable for your final design. The final drawing is updated with your selections and turned over for final approval from you.
We can also help with the selection of all finishes, upholsteries, and materials. Sometimes, we’re also asked to help select some architectural finishes, such as the paint, wall and floor coverings. We can provide you with this feedback, and then create finish plans for you or your contractor.
Step 3: Project Documentation
Project documentation refers to logging all the products and finishes that have been selected. These “specifications” are used to order your product. The specifications are then used to create installation drawings for your project, noting the individual pieces with the tags needed to install the right product in the right place. If your product selections involve electrical com- ponents, we recommend access points and ensure they coordinate with building systems.
We also take the extra step of auditing plans and specifications. Your final specifications are accurate for the application, meet all necessary code compliance, and all order quantities are exact. When you need a little more, such as additional design help, or ongoing consultation, we are ready to work with you on any design needs you might have.
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