Office refurbishment & restyling
Office interiors · Refurbishment and restyling
Rearranging, partly reusing and renewing the finish — while your organisation carries on working in the building.
Not everything new, but everything right
A refurbishment or restyling makes your existing office fit the way you work now, without a new building or shell. What is good stays, what is worn out or superfluous goes, and the layout follows the work. We guide the analysis, 3D design and installation, with as little disruption as possible and one point of contact.
The reason is rarely one thing. Often the furniture is at the end of its life, the organisation has grown or shrunk, a new house style is coming, or part of the fixed workstations is structurally empty. The building stays, the use has changed.
That is why a refurbishment starts with an inventory of what is there and how it is used, not with a product list. Which desks, cabinets and chairs can stay, possibly after reupholstering or refurbishment? What genuinely needs replacing? And which spaces are now used differently from what they were furnished for? The scope follows from those answers.
The difference from an empty building lies mainly in the execution: your organisation carries on working during the work. That means phasing per floor or department and, where necessary, temporary workstations. That is what this page is about.
If it concerns a whole project, for example new build or a new floor, read project furnishing. Relocating or scaling up or down is covered under growth, downsizing and relocation. The materials side of reuse is covered on sustainable office interiors.
This is what a refurbished office looks like
Five images from our own range: zoning on an existing floor, finishes that set the atmosphere and places that are added without building work.
How far do you go?
The scope follows from the inventory. A phased plan often combines the levels: first a refresh, later a space rearranged.
Restyling and refreshing
New colours, materials, lighting, greenery and accessories. Worn furniture is replaced or refurbished; the layout stays as it is.
Partial refurbishment
Renewal of particular spaces or components: workstations, meeting rooms, the reception, acoustics or lighting. A rearrangement with existing furniture also falls under this.
Complete transformation
A new layout plan with a complete interior: furniture, lighting, window coverings, floors and wall finishes, acoustics and greenery.
What stays, what is replaced
Four components that come up in virtually every refurbishment.
Workstations
Tabletops and frames often stay good for years, while the chairs and the height adjustment are the bottleneck. We look at each component to see whether replacing, adding or refurbishing makes the most sense, and whether the number of fixed workstations still matches the actual occupancy.
Layout and acoustics
A different layout is usually cheaper than building work. With partitions, desk screens and acoustic panels you create zones in an existing floor, and a phone booth takes the calling off the work floor. These means stand free and can be moved later.
For an organisation that keeps running that is also practical: free-standing zoning goes in quickly and requires no building permit or dust-free workplace. Mobile walls are moreover the simplest way to create a temporary division during the work.
Storage and flexible workspaces
If working becomes more flexible, the need shifts from a personal drawer unit to lockers and central storage space. Often part of the existing cabinets can stay. A cabinet wall can serve as zoning at the same time.
Storage also determines the schedule. A cabinet that has to be emptied before it can be moved is work for the department itself. We put that in the phasing as a separate step.
Finishes, light and greenery
In a restyling without changing the layout, lighting, greenery and seating do most of the work. They can be installed without structural alterations. An informal seating area on the work floor takes pressure off the meeting rooms.
If the finishing is included, floor, wall and window come with it. These require an empty space and belong at the front of the phasing.
Eight steps, while you carry on working
Set up for an office that stays in use. The difference lies in steps four to seven.
Analysis and inventory
We map out the layout, the use of space and the condition of the furniture. Occupancy, bottlenecks, budget and planning are also covered.
What stays, what goes
For each component we record whether it stays, comes along after reupholstering or refurbishment, or is replaced. That list determines the work on the floor.
Advice and 3D design
You receive a layout plan with 3D visualisation and advice on colour, material, lighting and acoustics. The interior advice is free.
Quotation and phasing
A quotation with variants and price brackets: new, refurbished or a mix, and a phased approach per floor or department. Costs can be spread via lease or a multi-year plan with priorities.
Temporary configuration
For the department whose turn it is, we set up temporary workstations elsewhere in the building if necessary. That way nobody works a day without a desk.
Dismantling and disposal
Our installation team dismantles the old interior and removes it. Reusable furniture gets a second life, the rest is recycled.
Installation per phase
Phased per floor or department: our own installation team completes each phase the same day and tidies up.
Handover and aftercare
The office is handed over ready for use. Office furniture carries a 5-year warranty; for later maintenance we provide reupholstering, spray painting and refurbishment.
Suited to a refurbishment
Separate zoning, storage that grows with you, and furniture from the outlet. That holds showroom models and refurbished furniture from our own showroom in Moordrecht. It always concerns one or a few items: what is there is what there is, and ordering more in the same version is usually not possible. Refurbished chairs have been checked, cleaned and fitted with new parts where necessary; the warranty that applies is stated with those products.
Four things that keep the work running smoothly
What makes a refurbishment in an occupied office succeed lies in the preparation.
Start with what is already there
An inventory per item of furniture prevents something being disposed of that could have lasted for years after reupholstering. You see per component what replacing costs and what refurbishing costs.
Phase it one department at a time
One floor or department at a time keeps the rest of the office in operation. Larger phases go faster on paper, but produce more days on which nobody can work properly.
Arrange the temporary workstation in advance
Agree per phase where the staff involved will work on those days and what happens to their belongings. Mobile walls and lockers make a temporary configuration usable quickly.
Record what is going to happen to the old
Disposal, storage or refurbishment: that choice determines the schedule on the day itself. We include dismantling and disposal, and whatever is reusable gets a second life.
Related topics
Project furnishing from A to Z →
Growth, downsizing and relocation →
Sustainable office interiors →Schedule an inventory on site or visit our showroom at Westbaan 170 in Moordrecht. You can also call: 010 - 753 60 40.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, lease and financing are also available for self-employed professionals (ZZP'ers) and sole proprietorships, provided you meet the creditworthiness requirements.
With operational lease, you can choose to return, extend, or purchase the asset at its residual value. With financial lease, you automatically become the owner.
All costs are communicated clearly in advance. There are no hidden fees.
This depends on the type of financing and the terms and conditions. We would be happy to discuss this with you.