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Every successful company has growing pains. Currently, one of our biggest pains is that we're simply out of office space.

We are going to be leasing a new building to help ease the pressure of our rapid expansion. We would like you and your team to give us a proposal as to how we could most efficiently use the new space, and how you would share the space with other teams. It's important that we have your feedback from the beginning -- nobody likes to work in a place that doesn't suit their needs. This experience will introduce you to some resources in the areas of space design, workspace efficiency, and even some of the more esoteric (but interesting) things to consider when developing a proposal for how your team would use the new space. 

Presently, we are considering a few different spaces. Each team will be provided with a few different empty floor plans in which to plan their team area.

In your plan, you may re-purpose office furniture that your team currently uses. Keep in mind that any additions of furniture, design elements, etc. will be costs your team must justify. Please limit furniture to items available from IKEA or BKM Office Environments (a catalog will be provided to your team). Also, consider group areas for existing printers, new meeting rooms, and the like. Your target budget is $40,000.

Consider well how to use the space and how to organize your team environment. We hope to keep this new building for many years, and of course, we want to find the most efficient use possible for it.