If your current office aesthetic is leaving you feeling underwhelmed and uninspired, you may wish to consider a luxury office fit out to breathe new life into your space, reinvigorate your business, and attract a new target clientele.
At Southern Cross Projects, we specialise in high-end refurbishment and have the expertise to design and create an office fit out that reflects your business in the most flattering light.
Your office fit out is destined to attract new attention, refresh the image of your space, and leave staff and visitors with a lasting impression of your business. However, for those who are considering an office fit out, you may be wondering whether you require a category A fit out, or a category B fit out. This blog will outline the differences to help you determine the best category fit out for your business.
What is an office fit out?
An office fit out is essentially a comprehensive refurbishment that transforms your space and creates a brand-new office environment through re-design, rebranding, and often, luxury fittings. They create an aesthetic, functional new office space for your business.
Office fit outs can be separated into category A and category B projects, as outlined below:
Category A
A category A fit out refers to covering the basics to make the space functional without any of the finishing touches. Typical category A features include wall coverings, flooring, lighting, electrical distribution, suspended ceilings, toilets, fire detection, walls, and so on.
A category A fit out will make the space functional, providing a base to build upon. When renting an office, landlords will often provide a category A fit out, giving you the necessary elements to then transform the space in line with your vision.
Category B
Category B fit outs involve the installation of everything that isn’t already implemented in the category A fit out. Cat B will include things like IT infrastructure, enhanced lighting, audio, visuals, and segregated areas such as kitchens, receptions, and meeting rooms. They also include any business-specific furniture, décor, design, and branding.
Your cat B office fit out will ensure your new space reflects your business and provides an aesthetic in line with your brand, your business, and a reflection of the clients you wish to attract.
Once your category B fit out is complete, your office will be fully finished and ready for you to move staff in and begin operating in your brand-new, luxury office space.
Why do I need an office fit out?
Reinvigorating your office space with a luxury fit out can help your business in a number of ways. Firstly, an office fit out can completely transform your space into something new. If your office leaves much to be desired, a fit out can help your space fit into your brand, attract new customers and showcase your business in a better light.
Alternatively, if your office space is not as functional as you wish, or you are planning to expand and need to curate a more spacious and functional environment, an office fit out with Southern Cross Projects can help you do this. The layout of your office can be entirely transformed to maximise staff capacity, create designated spaces like kitchens, meeting rooms and bathrooms, and provide an office space that reflects the vision of your business and your customers’ expectations.
Why choose Southern Cross Projects
The Southern Cross Projects team is made up of skilled, multi-disciplined craftspeople who offer full turnkey services to curate an office fit out you’ll fall in love with. From design to implementation, the Southern Cross Projects team takes care of every detail, including bespoke design, creative joinery, carpentry, and so much more.
No detail is too small for the Southern Cross Projects team. We will take control of all elements of project management, overseeing category A and B fit outs to ensure you are receiving a luxury office fit out that sees every detail taken care of by the same skilled team.
When working with Southern Cross Projects, you will work with a knowledgeable team, skilled in a variety of practices, to curate an office fit out that you have envisioned. CAD drawings will be provided, as well as industry expertise, ongoing advice and superb project management of your full turnkey office fit out.
Browse our previous projects here (including our office refurbishment for Mercedes Benz), as well as our other commercial services for refurbishments.
To learn more about what Southern Cross Projects can do for your business, or to hear more details about the office fit-out services we can provide to you, please get in touch. The Southern Cross Projects team looks forward to hearing from you.