Renovating and upgrading your commercial premises can sometimes feel like a similar milestone to owning your first building in the first place. The latter is a statement that your business has made it to a point where the ownership or assets is now a feasible investment strategy, but renovating means retrofitting a space to your needs speaks to the increasing possibilities of your brand and what it can do.
But of course, speaking of such possibilities is somewhat putting the cart before the horse. We do need to retain a forward-thinking vision to alter a building for that purpose but to also consider how such upgrades can help our business here and now, or at least, when such investments are completed.
This back-to-front and front-to-back thinking can make anyone a little dizzy, especially those trying to run an enterprise at the same time. So let us do the hard work for you, and suggest three helpful upgrades commercial premises renovations could focus on:
Renewed Parking & Loading Bay Spaces For Logistical Improvement
Nobody really thinks about parking spaces until they become a problem. The issue is that unless they were custom-designed for your exact capacity and need, there’s bound to have been at least one problem, even if you’ve just had trouble warding away members of thye public parking there when they really shouldn’t.
Not to mention maintenance, as the lines fade away over months, little cracks turn into proper potholes after a few winters, and suddenly delivery drivers are spending twenty minutes just trying to back their trucks in. It’s strange how these issues creep up so slowly that everyone just works around them, but a proper renovation sorts out all those daily annoyances that people have gotten used to, should you plan them right. We’d recommend opening up a second entrance for larger trucks, adding a security gate for privacy, appropriate signage, and clear pathing.
Improved Guest Welcomes & Security Funnels
Reception areas tend to show their age in odd ways, especially if you have an older building. It can be amusing watching new visitors try to figure out where they’re supposed to go because we can relate to it so much, especially when the welcome desk is tucked away in some bizarre corner from a layout that made sense twenty years ago. This requires attention and improvement, however.
Improving your security funnel may mean having a centralized desk with ID card printouts for guests, clear wall signposting, and keycard access limited to permission categories. That, with cameras and at least one security staff member on-site at all times can ensure better care.
Energy Efficiency & Sustainability Future-Proofing
It seems like everyone has one experience of working in an office or workplace that’s freezing in winter and boiling in summer, or wasting energy with buildings that use lights too often when unneeded. We’d recommend better-insulated windows that also keep the traffic noise outside where it belongs. Updated lighting means people can actually see what they’re doing without squinting, and if it’s motion-sensitive you can keep offices more efficient..In larger spaces that are harder to keep cool in summer, like warehouses, commercial fans could make a huge difference. Plan for each space, around comfort and practicality.
With this advice, we hope you can more easily renovate with clarity and care going forward.
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