We ensure that we fully understand your requirements and provide you with an accurate design by conducting a comprehensive site survey at your premises and sitting down with you to discuss your needs in depth.
We believe that each and every one of our clients should receive good value for money. That’s why we provide all associated project costs in one easy to read, competitively priced quotation, ensuring you aren’t blindsided by any hidden costs.
We’ll design your office mezzanine floor solution around you and your business’ needs. So no matter the size of your budget or your business, we’ll create a solution that works for you.
Our team of expert installers will ensure that your office mezzanine floor is built to spec, on time, on budget and with all health and safety procedures in place.
Once you’ve committed to expanding and improving your workspace, it’s time for the exciting bit – deciding on your mezzanine office design, layout and functionality.
This is your opportunity to create an office space that allows you to maximise productivity and employee wellbeing, while designing a solution that will work for you now, and in the future.
The beauty of installing an office mezzanine is its completely bespoke nature, allowing you to create an office design that’s as unique as your business. Not only does a mezzanine floor allow you to substantially increase your warehouse or industrial unit’s footprint at the fraction of the price of a ‘block and beam’ solution, but they’re also built entirely according to your specifications (providing they meet building regulations, of course).
Your office mezzanine can be designed to accommodate for business growth, changes in working practices and much more. For example, we’ve found that since the coronavirus pandemic, some of our clients are focusing more on hybrid working – allowing employees to work remotely from home and ‘hot desk’ when they come into the office. You can even design your mezzanine with a view to extension in the future if you anticipate further growth.
Ultimately, by working closely with your designer and project manager, you can achieve pretty much anything you want from your office mezzanine design. We’re not just talking layout either. This is your chance to bring your branding up to scratch, build breakout areas into your workspace for more collaborative working and ensure you can work without disruption – even if social distancing or other safety measures need to be put into place.
We love working with our clients on their mezzanine design requirements – there’s something really rewarding about seeing their enthusiasm grow as their ideas start to take shape.
So what do you need to think about in order to achieve the best mezzanine office design for your needs? Here are some of the main things you need to think about as you develop your brief.
It’s a great help to both your contractor and yourself to list out all of the departments to be housed on the mezzanine floor such as accounts, IT, marketing, sales etc. You should include current staff numbers and anticipated growth numbers for the future. Providing information about which departments interact with each other is also beneficial, as well as details on which departments do not wish to be within the vicinity of each other due to noise etc.
Thinking about your staff, your processes and practices, what rooms do you need and where? Do you want a large open-plan space, separate offices or departmental hubs? Are you likely to need meeting or conference rooms? What about reception areas, breakout spaces, WC areas, storerooms, locker rooms and production rooms? Are they all to be situated on the mezzanine floor, or do you want some of these areas installed on the floor below?
Designing your new mezzanine office space can be an excellent time to review storage requirements for paperwork and other office equipment too. You may decide to use the opportunity to move further towards a paperless system to improve your sustainability credentials, eliminating the need for document archives. You may want a central stationery storage facility, or work on a department-by-department basis. Be as detailed as you can in your brief.
Happy workers are productive workers, so you need to get the right look and feel for your office design. Do you want a budget-friendly, functional office space that enables flexible working but without the flair? Or a more up-market, modern or creative feel to stimulate your staff’s imagination? It’s a good idea to put together a mood board or Pinterest board for your designer so they can get a detailed view of what you want it to look like.
This may not be the most creative aspect but you should also be clear about your mechanical, electrical and data needs – this includes the position and capability of your data cabinets and the extent of your Wi-Fi provisions as well. You need to ensure a comfortable working environment too, so make sure you detail your heating requirements, whether provided by electric radiators, wet systems (involving a boiler) or an air conditioning system.
Designing and costing an office mezzanine can be a timely process, so defining parameters from the outset helps to reduce design and lead times. It can be hard to set out your budget, but it’s a key driver in enabling your designer to meet your expectations and create the best design within your investment limits. Ask for a detailed, fully itemised design quote, so you can remove or even add any elements you choose to find the right design/cost balance.
You’ll need to provide an indication as to when the project needs to be implemented by. This allows the designer to anticipate lead times for the materials, supplies and installation work required in order to meet your expectations. You should also advise the designer if the pricing is a feasibility exercise at this stage, as they may be able to provide evidence of similar projects which will give an indication of the sort of costs you’ll be looking at.
While getting the ‘bones’ of your mezzanine office installation ideas in place is the essential foundation for your fit out, you also need to start thinking about furnishings and finishes too. This is your opportunity to put your personal stamp on the project, and you may want to incorporate your company’s brand and colours into your office interiors. We’ll look into this a little more in the next section – start gathering your ideas!
For a faster, more efficient service, your specialist mezzanine floor partner should be able to offer a full turnkey service – meaning that their job isn’t done until the final lick of paint has been applied to your new office space.
The interior design aspect of your project is probably the most exciting stage for you, as the client, so try to enjoy the process as you make your décor decisions!
Now that the floor plan and mezzanine floor designs are complete and your designer has a handle of your budget and expectations, they can begin the process of selecting materials and finishes. They’ll talk you through your options and help to steer you towards the solutions that will satisfy your criteria.
This will include:
Each element has various options available to satisfy a range of applications that have varying implications on budget, aesthetics and also building control requirements. It’s down to the designer to choose a healthy balance of materials that satisfy the functional requirements of the space while also delivering the maximum aesthetic within your budget.
Creating a comfortable ambience and a welcoming stimulating environment will help make your employees and visitors feel at home in your new offices. With many people now used to some element of remote or hybrid working, this can help bridge the gap between home and office working too.
You need to start thinking about:
There should be no limitations when it comes to your office interiors, and by keeping every stage of your mezzanine office design in the hands of one professional provider, you can ensure that this final stage can be carried out as soon as the main installation is complete.
As you can see, there’s a lot to consider when implementing a mezzanine floor and office space into your business, but we hope this guide will help you to feel better prepared to engage with your supplier.
During the process of outlining your requirements and budget, your supplier will want to visit your premises to carry out a full survey. This will allow them to ensure that all the correct calculations and contingencies are made to ensure complete compliance with health and safety and building regulations.
At Nexus, we offer a full design and build solution using our tried-and-tested Nexsteps™ process, and we’d be more than happy to discuss your project to see if we can help you implement a successful mezzanine floor and office build into your business.
Here’s a quick checklist to help remind you of the key stages you need to consider throughout the office mezzanine design process:
If you’d like to discuss your mezzanine office design and installation project with one of our specialists, please contact us for a no-obligation chat.
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