Workplace Space Calculator

From headcount to a clearer brief. Estimate the floor area, workpoints and supporting spaces your next workplace needs, in under a minute. Fill in your details to open the calculator.

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Space Calculator

Size your next workplace.

Current headcount 1 to 2,000

people

Growth allowance 10%

The extra people you want the space to support over the planning period.

Desk provision 80%

100% means one workpoint per planned person; 80% suits a balanced hybrid pattern.

Space allowance 12 m² / person

Indicative requirement

Your starting brief

660 m²

Estimated usable workplace area for 55 planned people, including your 10% growth allowance.

55Planned people

44Workpoints

5Focus rooms

20Collaboration seats

Indicative allocationAdjusted in a test fit

Work settings · 50% Collaboration + focus · 20% Amenity · 15% Support + circulation · 15%

This is an early planning estimate, not a test fit. The 10 m² efficient option aligns with the British Council for Offices (BCO) general workplace design benchmark; the other options are scenario allowances. Focus-room and collaboration quantities are starting ratios and should be validated against attendance, workstyle and building constraints.

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Workplace Space Calculator

Size your next workplace.

Your starting brief

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