What is a Complying Development Certificate (CDC)? Under NSW’s State Environmental Planning Policy, a CDC is designed to ensure compliance with various environmental and safety codes. While this may sound like a chore or overwhelming if you’re in charge of overseeing an office fit out, keep in mind that the certificate is referred to as [...]
What are the new education and training BCA class 9b building certificate compliance requirements? If you’re an education provider you need to be aware that new legislation means your premises must comply with specific building requirements for you to be able to operate. All education and training institutions must now have a new certificate of [...]
Colour and the ways it is used in interior design has an impact on how we feel and how well we perform in that environment, there’s no doubt about it. But our preconceptions and common beliefs about how exactly colours will affect us don’t always hold true. The rigorous long-term study conducted by academics at [...]
A unique study conducted over 20 years by a team from the School of Architecture at the University of Texas examined the influence of colour within the office environment to properly understand how it affects those who work in it. They ran a series of four intriguing experiments, with some unexpected results. Study #1: Colour [...]
Colour has a direct impact on psychological wellbeing and productivity in the workplace. So it’s a key consideration in office and workplace design and planning. The authors of a study done at the University of Texas go so far as to say that designers have a responsibility to create harmony between colour and the intended [...]
Shakespeare famously said that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet. But what about a rose of any other colour? Would it look as appealing? We all know that a red rose means something very different to a white one, or a yellow one, and each creates very different emotional responses. And [...]
A Checklist for Choosing the Right New Office Space You’ve come to the end of the lease in your current premises, or perhaps business expansion means you’ve outgrown your existing space and its time to move on. So the search has begun for a new office space. You’ll look at a number of options as [...]
Step 5: Decide Your Look and Feel With this last step you’re on the homeward stretch with your office fitout. And the good news is – this is the fun stuff! A number of factors will determine the look and feel of your new office or premises. Key among them are: • Organisation character and [...]
Step 4: Plan your space With your budget in place it’s time to start getting into the detail. The next stage in your successful office fitout is planning your space. Beginning with a blank floor plan (one that includes all load-bearing walls, pillars, windows, security doors, permanent fixtures etc) start laying out what – and [...]
Step 3: Know Your Budget Once you’ve laid the groundwork for your new office fitout and have a clear, tight brief in place you’re ready to move to step three – Know Your Budget. This is where you bring together your organisation’s priorities for the new space, and you’re particular specifications to set the project [...]
