Tell me how to Create a Welcoming office reception?

By Contemporary Interior Design –A write up by Newton InEx - Office Interior Design Experts

You know in the colloquial language in Hindi one says ‘ Jo Dikhta Hai, Wo Biktha Hai ! Such an apt phrase to be used here!   

The front office or your reception area determines what kind of first impression you and your business enterprise makes onto your clients, vendors, interviewees and visitors.

Carefully craft this area to be functional first, stylish and exuberating as the next step of thought and lastly thoroughly professional. One needs to make sure that the reception area design sends the right message and hence do take time to thoroughly plan each detail of this important aspect of your office space.

The size of the reception area that you create will be in direct proportion to both the type and size of your business. The sophistication and associated cost of building a stylish reception area, versus a basic one will depend in largely on what happens in the business and that’s how the space planning begins!

Once the space is planned, one needs to evaluate the design concept in relation to the space planned. On the space being finalized its important to determine the image you want to create and feel you want attain in your reception area.

Ideally, the office interior designers should cater to the tastes of the clientele that would be frequenting the organization and their interior design concept represent the "attitude" of the organization! One could take on a sleek, minimalistic, creative, cozy or an imposing look.

Various design elements such as the input material being used, the color theme and its feel of textures if any and branding spaces can make a statement about the mission and values of your company. Most importantly make the reception desk the centerpiece of the lobby as it is its style, shape and size will determine your brand personality and lastly on this aspect, please make sure you look for customization and originality for an eye-catching design to make a statement.

Most reception areas have commonalities in terms of its furnishings and they are:

- Reception station with a comfortable ergonomically appropriate chair

- Sofa seating or and chairs or even unique settees for guests

- Table to hold coffee mugs and snack offering platters s a must have

- Provide for a bookshelf to hold literature or magazines for guest usage

-  Provide for surface for visitors to keep their bags & belongings 

Please do remember however basic is your reception or the space you have for it; a reception area is a section of your office space that is used to greet all visitors and to provide a waiting area for them until they are met by the person whom they come to meet, so make sure its clutter free and represents a clean ambience.

Coming to the end of my note , your reception or the person seated at the reception area should ideally face toward the entry door for an ease of greeting guest. One can orient it at an angle to the door if you want a more formal setting.

This is an area where in you would need the best corporate office interior designers to build up a classy best interior designers kind of a reception space , so if you need to talk to the best office interior designing company in Gurgaon New Delhi and India , write in to us at enquiry@newtoninex.com