The 4 types of office spaces everyone needs:

1. Collaboration Spaces

Collaboration spaces provide a natural crossroads for co-workers to meet and share
ideas. By nature, they operate at a higher volume than other spaces, and can be as
informal as a big table in the break room or as formal as a walled conference room.
Any space where people can meet and work effectively together can be a great
collaboration space. Just remember to support those spaces with tools like
whiteboards, markers and post-it notes for analogy ideation.

2. Social Spaces
Social zones have been made famous by companies like Klout and Google, who
have found ways to elevate gaming systems, ping pong, and snack food to an art
form. These zones support the activities that make people love coming to work and
are analogous with startup culture. They also help teams gel and foster the kind of
rapport that makes thinking and creating together an agile, energizing experience.

3. Quiet Spaces
Quiet spaces help you think and get things done. Often, they offer room to stretch
out and focus on work while keeping friends nearby for a quick brainstorm. It’s
important to provide quiet zones that allow normal office activity but are not overly
disruptive.

4. Private Spaces
Private zones are places to hide away when you’ve got serious work to do and don’t
have time for interruptions. Private zones politely send the message, “Don’t bother
me,” while allowing you the concentration needed to be productive. Ideal private
zones may have doors and remind you of more traditional office spaces, except that
they’re generally intended for one person only.

Specialized window treatments (blackout shades, plantation shutters, motorized

fabric draperies, etc.), interior windows, glass block partitions, and glazed doors

 Millwork other than service unit/coffee bar and coat storage

 Meeting spaces and conference rooms that include special lighting systems,
acoustical treatment, moveable partitions, millwork, or A/V systems
 Secure storage, strong rooms, vaults, and hardened partitions located within
the office suite
 Large filing, library, or storage areas with concentrated floor loads
 Enclosed spaces requiring acoustical separation higher than 40 STC,
partitions to structure with acoustical insulation, and ductwork sound baffling
 Specialized window treatments (blackout shades, plantation shutters,
motorized fabric draperies, etc.), interior windows, glass block partitions, and
glazed doors
 Humidity, pathogenic, or hypoallergenic air treatment systems
  Upgrade or changes to standard items such as plaster or vaulted ceilings,
specialty lighting, or upgraded ceiling tiles
 Private toilets, elevators, or staircases

Office Spaces

    Enclosed Executive Offices

    Enclosed Large Offices

    Enclosed Small Offices

    Open Large Office

    Open Small Office

    Open Workstations

    Reception Desk

Support Spaces
    Reception Seating

    "Unimproved" Conference
    Large

    Conference Small

    Informal Breakout Centers

    Printer/Copier/Fax Center

    Break Room Service Unit

    Information Reference Centers

    Supply Room

    Work Room

    File Area

    Documents Room