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Design
We specialise in turnkey workplace design solutions that bring your dream workplace to life. Once we understand your business objectives and your approach to People, Process, Place, our design team can begin to work with you on creating an office fitout that promotes productivity and encapsulates the essence of your organisation. We help you integrate a focus on employee wellbeing that leads to better outcomes for your people and your processes.
Our holistic design approach ensures that every element of your workplace, from layout and lighting to acoustics and ergonomics, is crafted to improve efficiency and engagement. We can incorporate flexible workspaces, breakout areas, and technology-driven solutions, creating environments that support collaboration and accommodate different work styles.
The way we work is informed by industry-leading best practices in sustainability, functionality, and future-proofing. If you’re looking to attract top talent, reinforce your brand identity, or improve operational efficiency, our bespoke workplace design solutions are ideal, designed to adapt to evolving business needs
Stage 1: Needs Analysis
- Review of existing workplace and accommodation standards
- Future workplace envisioning
- New suite of work settings
- Develop and agree space budget
- Stay V Go analysis including comparative financial analysis of the options
- Establish project budget and benchmarks
- Develop and agree project program
- Strategic Recommendations
Stage 2: Property Search and Lease Negotiations
- Property and space performance brief
- Issue agreed property Brief to agreed sectors
- Interview and evaluate respondents/responses
- Comparison matrix of options
- Building services audit
- Space planning analysis of shortlisted properties
- Negotiation and preparation of commercial heads of agreement (HoA)
- Achieve ‘best and final’ offers with shortlisted options
- Execute HoA
- Negotiate/execute Lease documentation
Stage 3: Design Services
- Develop concept design
- Block and stack
- Sample and evaluate furniture selections
- Design development and associated cost forecasting
- Value management workshop
- Lodge authority and building owner approvals
- Project programming
- Detailed Documentation
- Manage services documentation by Services Engineers and co-ordinate with architectural layout
Stage 4: Tender and Award Contracts
- Agree packages for tender and issue proposed contractor tender list for client approval
- Prepare tender documentation (scope, contract, program, inclusions, transmittals, etc.) and issue to market
- Answer RFIs
- Collate tender responses, evaluate, negotiate and present total cost to construct as a trade-by-trade breakup
- Engage and administer subcontracts
Stage 5: Construction Management
- Manage and report on site construction works against agreed time, cost, quality and environmental metrics
- Implement safety management plan
- Convene, chair and minute weekly contractor and consultant meetings
- Convene, chair and minute weekly contractor and consultant meetings
- Manage final commissioning, Practical Completion, Occupation Certificate (OC) and Final completion
- Schedule defects and manage rectification
- As-built documentation & maintenance manuals
Within a hybrid environment, ogranisations may no longer require ‘alocated’ work points for every team member. At Niche Advisory, we will analyse your employee attendance rhythms to determine the exact area (m2) quantum of your optimal ‘new way of working’.
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