The Importance of a Spectacular Reception in an Office Fitout

The reception area is considered by many to be the most important part of an office fitout when it comes to impressing new clients, customers and employees. While the whole of an office design and fitout needs to be carefully considered to exact the right impact on the people working within it, the reception is one area where the designer and client can use their creativity to the full to construct an impressive space.

As the reception is the first point of contact clients have with your company in a physical sense, it is imperative that the reception area represents your business accurately, while setting the tone for the rest of the office fitout. The construction of a reception area in an office design is important for influencing the client's lasting impression of the business, and for forming the nature of the relationship the client has with your business. This means that the reception in an office design and fitout can effectively make or break business deals.

The two important components of the reception office fitout are the reception desk and reception seating. Both of these factors can be used to create a unique effect on the client. Reception desks should be chosen for functionality and aesthetics that reflect your company and attract the customer. Reception desks are one of the most important parts in fitout as they are the best place to incorporate a company logo.

Clients often spend a considerable amount of time waiting in the reception area, making reception seating a very important aspect of the office fitout. Chairs should be chosen to make anyone waiting in the reception area as comfortable as possible, to contribute to an image of your business as accommodating and considerate. The object of a reception in an office fitout should be to impress, not intimidate, and inviting seating, arranged sociably will help achieve this end.

While the rest of an office fitout must make concessions to the business of an office, and allow for a little healthy mess here and there, a reception area must be wholly focussed on the visiting customer. The reception desk must hideaway administrative paperwork and equipment to create a clean and efficient image. Similarly, furnishing choices for the reception area of an office fitout must be made to project an attractive image of the company to the client. Down lights, sleek materials, and interesting feature walls all contribute to an impressive contemporary reception.

By giving priority in your office fitout to the reception area, you can use the area to your advantage as a fantastic advertising opportunity for your company.