Department reception
Where a Departmental Reception space is required, designers and specifiers should consider the following adjacenies and components.
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Components
Planning
Planning
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Site factors
| Adjacency to relevant spaces and amenities, per department. |
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Design occupancy
| - Typical 1 reception staff (if required)
- Wait space for 2-6 people. |
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Area
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Pending size of department served. |
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Other
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Consider operational requirements of department. |
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More information about Planning
Building fabric
Materials & Finishes
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Joinery
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- Joinery items to suit overall design aesthetic. |
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Adornment |
- Decorative finishes to enhance spacial quality. |
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Finishes | - Higher spec finishes can be provided to reception spaces with frequent user interface. |
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More information about Materials & Finishes
Floors
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General Selection Requirements
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To suit department office fitout. |
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Variations
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Decorative floor finishes to enhance spacial quality. |
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Preferred Material Selection
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Carpet tiles to match adjoining office spaces. |
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Carpet
| 500x500 tiles preferred. |
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More information about Floors
Ceilings
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Ceiling Finishes
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To suit department office fitout.
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Ceiling Selection
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Bulkheads for focused lighting may be included over reception desks. |
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More information about Ceilings
Openings
Doors
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Door Selection | - To suit department office fitout.
- Unique doors may be used for direct access to meeting rooms or main entry to office. |
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More information about Doors
Furniture
Furniture
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General Design Principles
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Furniture to suit size and function of space. |
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| Furniture Selection
| Unique furniture may be used for wait areas. |
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More information about Furniture
Fixed Furniture
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Notice Boards
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Digital sign boards may be used to display Department activities. |
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Reception Desk |
Joinery item may be designed, or use off-the-shelf reception desk. |
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More information about Fixed Furniture
Fittings
Signage
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Design Principles
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- Provide Department Name sign.
- Digital sign boards may be used to display Department activities.
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More information about Signage
Security
Security
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CCTV
| - Required to cover main point of entry. |
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Access control
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- Main entry to be behind swipe access control.
- Connection to Department office to be access controlled. |
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Keying
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Refer to Doors
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More information about Security
Services
Ventilation
| General
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As per building and floor controls |
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More information about Ventilation
Conditioning
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Mechanical cooling
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As per building and floor service |
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Mechanical heating
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As per building and floor service |
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More information about Conditioning
Illumination
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Lighting / lux levels
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- Special lighting can be utilised over reception desk.
- Lower level lighting can be used over wait areas. |
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Lighting controls
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Separate switch from main office controls. |
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Other
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Non-standard lighting can be used to enhance arrival point to department. |
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More information about Illumination
Power
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General
| - As per typical work point where a receptionist is seated.
- Additional GPO's to suit any special reception or wait area items. |
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More information about Power
Communication / AV
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Voice
| - As per typical work point where a receptionist is seated.
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Data
| - As per typical work point where a receptionist is seated.
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AV type
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- To suit any digital signage requirements. |
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WAP
| - Required |
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More information about Communication / AV
Commissioning
