Modern Office Interior Design for a travel agency based in China.
The first challenge was to create a functional layout on this space that would add in the Manager's and Director's offices, the meeting room, the kitchen, the sales room and the lounge area. I went for a design that's modern and minimalistic, bright and open to maximize the natural light from the big glass windows and to create a more comfortable and calm environment.
The color palette has blue tones which are psychologically linked to professionalism, enhancing the company's image. We can have decoration objects that highlight the travel industries. The dark blue and gray tones are also an excellent way to balance the open and bright space. The color palette on this project also contains neutral tones, like gray and wood. The visual cue here is modern, casual and minimalism.
So, to fit all this together, comfortably with lots of space, I decided to rearrange the rooms so they would fit into two categories: the office rooms (manager's, director's and the meeting room) which are private and the common areas (kitchen, sales area, lounge) which are public and integrated. The private spaces,would be on the back of the office, enclosed by full height glass sliding doors (allowing for maximum daylight usage in those rooms)(check image "glass and wood walls), separated by drywalls, which are cheap and easily built. These are indicated on the "partition walls diagram".
As you can also see on the floor plan, I've included a large table with an office chair and two extra seats for private meetings. One can also arrange a way to hide what's inside the room from outsiders, like a curtain or a frosted glass. The meeting room currently holds up to 10 people, 4 on the left and right sides of the table and two extra seats, one on each end, with a multimedia kit built in. The common areas, on the other hand, are now integrated as it makes for much more open and bright spaces.
On the "Sales area" image, which sits on the right side of the office, right next to the restrooms, you can see where sales agents can meet with clients in a more formal way. This area, when not being used for sales, can be used as a small meeting area for workers too. In the middle, we have a more informal and comfortable way to receive clients, maybe reserved to elite clients. It also doubles as a more informal meeting area for employees.
On the left, we have the integrated Kitchen + Lounge, ideal for employees to relax, have lunch and also comfortable enough for clients to sit back and have some coffee with this sales agent. It also doubles as a waiting area for clients.
The idea is for the whole common area to be 100% adaptable to the momentary use, so the sales area can be used as desks when there are no clients around, the meeting room can also fit 2-3 sales agents + customers when not used for meetings. To cut down on costs and to improve the modernism of the design, I envisioned the lighting fixtures to be fully visible, creating a pattern on the ceiling (which I do not have a picture of to see how it looks, nor do I know if the beams are visible). Although, apart from the office rooms on cloudy days, none of the whole office lights would need to be on, I think.
The whole design was created thinking on how to maximize the daylight inside the room.
