Space and surface planning entails a planned office concept (individual offices, group offices, combination offices, open space) that takes into consideration all ergonomic, functional, and ecological criteria, as well as the applicable standards for office workplaces and integrates them into a specific design.

The planning process begins with defining the framework conditions, such as the type of work tasks, tasks and number of staff, type of the require work equipment, spatial conditions, and the targeted work organisation. Your requests regarding the corporate culture, corporate identity, building ecology, or care and maintenance costs are equally important.

The workstation concept takes into consideration functionality (requirements for table surface, storage space, meeting spaces, work equipment) and ergonomic requirements (table shapes, document accessibility, dynamic potential) to ensure that the users can effectively complete their tasks without any health hazards or diminished performance levels.

The next step involves allocating functions and workstations to the surfaces. Environmental design plays a key role in the specific design planning.

Environmental design - acoustics, lighting, climate

In today's "loud" times, good room acoustics have become a basic requirement for ensuring optimum performance. There is a wide range of options to create good acoustic room conditions. Depending on the tasks, room geometry, number of staff, etc., the individual requirements are equally diverse. The ideal method entails considering such issues beginning with the architect's initial draft through to the specific design of the interior decoration.

Modern computer programs allow the detailed calculation of room acoustics in advance and help to influence them using targeted measures. The goal is to create a listening environment in which the people using the room feel comfortable, can easily communicate with each other, and which they do not find too loud or quite.

Those striving to design safe, ergonomic, and healthy workstations must ensure reasonable lighting conditions. The lighting quality and the visual design of the working environment are required for correct and fatigue-free vision. They determine the people's well-being and motivation.
Professional lighting design defines both the balanced lighting of the entire room as well as the targeted lighting of the individual workstations.

The room climate also plays a vital role in environmental design. An excessive room temperature or low humidity adversely affects well-being and must be avoided. The furniture has another passive yet important role: it must not hinder the ideal room temperature and ventilation. It must also be ensured that the materials do not contain any harmful substances that can reduce the air quality through gas emissions.