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How Much Office Space Do You Need
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Operations / Technology
By James Bucki
How Much Office Space Do You Need?A Guide to Help You Decide
Calculating how much office space your business needs is not an exact
science. Your real estate agent will ask you what your requirements
are in terms of how many "square feet" you will need. This will give
him/her a relative measurement of which properties are in the ball-
park and which ones are not. In addition to square footage, the
number of permanent office and rooms required will also aid in an
efficient office search.
The estimates provided below are average space requirements for
each area listed. These estimates can be individually adjusted upward
to provide a more spacious layout or can be adjusted downward to
provide a more efficient use of office space.
Employees Requiring Offices
Employees Requiring Cubicles
Employees Open Area
Other Office Area Requirements
Future Growth
Don't forget that you will be purchasing or signing a lease that will lock you into this office space for at least two to five years. Therefore, add 10% to 20%
to the total square footage that you calculated to accommodate future growth. Remember, the additional expense of terminating a lease early and the cost
of moving an office after only a short period of time will be more than offset by having this additional space in reserve waiting to be used.
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• President (400 sq. ft.)
• Vice Presidents (200 sq. ft.)
• Managers (150 sq. ft.)
• Secretaries (125 sq. ft.)
• Customer Service Reps (125 sq. ft.)
• Accountants (150 sq. ft.)
• Programmers (125 sq. ft.)
• Engineers (175 sq. ft.)
• Data Entry (125 sq. ft.)
• Clerks (125 sq. ft.)
• Temporary Employees (100 sq. ft.)
• Reception Area (100 sq. ft. + 10 sq. ft. per person waiting)
• Conference Room (50 sq. ft + 25 sq. ft. per person seated)
• Mail Room (125 sq. ft.)
• Work Room (125 sq. ft.)
• File Room (200 sq. ft.)
• Storage Room or Library (200 sq. ft.)
• Lunch/Break Room (75 sq. ft. + 25 sq. ft. per person seated)
• Other Specialty Areas (size varies depending upon usage)
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