Lobbies and circulation
Common areas set the value of everything behind them.
A lobby is the only part of a commercial building that every tenant, visitor and prospective occupier passes through. It is also the hardest place to work, because it cannot close.
We deliver common area works in phases, with hoardings, protected routes and out-of-hours activity planned so the building keeps operating while the space changes.
Scope
What the package covers.
Typical scope
- Main lobbies and arrival areas
- Lift lobbies and lift car interiors where in scope
- Corridors, circulation and stairs
- Shared WCs, showers and end-of-trip facilities
- Concierge, security and reception positions
- Wayfinding, signage and lighting upgrades
The technical work behind it
- Lighting and controls replacement
- Ventilation and comfort in high-traffic spaces
- Fire detection and life safety alterations
- Access control and security integration
- Stone, metalwork and specialist finishes
- Durability at contact and impact points
Working in a live building
- Hoarding design that still looks like the building
- Protected public routes at all times
- Out-of-hours and weekend working windows
- Dust, noise and odour control
- Daily clean-down and handback
- Tenant communication support for the landlord
Control
Where the risk actually sits.
The building never closes
Phasing, hoarding and access are planned so the entrance, the lifts and the escape routes work every day of the works.
Finish durability tested first
Common area finishes take more wear than anything else in the building. Materials are selected and sampled against cleaning and impact, not only appearance.
Presentation matters during the works
Hoardings, temporary lighting and signage are treated as part of the design, because the building is still being shown to prospective tenants.
Before pricing
What we need to see.
Send what exists today. We will tell you what is still required rather than price around the gaps.
- Existing plans and photographs
- Scope of the areas to be changed
- Tenant and public access constraints
- Permitted working hours
- Landlord standard or design intent, if it exists
- Target completion date
Questions
What clients ask about this scope.
Related
Where to go next.
Discuss a commercial project
Tell us where the interfaces sit.
Tell us the asset, the scope in question and who else is contracted. We will set out where responsibility should sit and how the interfaces would be controlled.