Planning around daily seating needs
Because a presentation space may support interviews as well as quiet individual tasks, assess the white base colour beside whether a named standard is listed while keeping the furniture already in place in view. Start the comparison with the white base colour. Then review whether a named standard is listed and make sure the available floor area is covered in the a boardroom plan.
How the seating will be used
When procurement leads assess a client-facing space, they can record whether a named standard is listed and the white base colour beside the requirements for informal conversations. With rotating users in mind, ask whether whether a named standard is listed and the white base colour suit the users, then check that the planned chairs leave a workable route through a multi-purpose room.
What to review before choosing
For collaborative work, map the chair position first and assess the white base colour alongside whether a named standard is listed; this relates the specification to the route users follow. When the room is shared, design teams should review whether a named standard is listed, ask who relies on the white base colour, and check the access route.
Assessing the selected chair features
A chair shortlist for a central gathering space should explain why whether a named standard is listed matters, how the white base colour changes the choice, and what needs checking around the available floor area. When design teams review chairs: no named standard / white-tone base, they can start from the white base colour, consider whether a named standard is listed, and test both against how the seating reads across the room before settling a room arrangement.

