Making the seating plan practical
Set out the purpose of a conference suite, then assess the fixed armrests configuration and a fixed seat-height specification against the day-to-day demands of quiet individual tasks. When informal conversations takes place, the path between seating rows can show whether a fixed seat-height specification and the fixed armrests configuration fit the intended seating plan.
How the seating will be used
When the room is shared, workplace consultants should review a fixed seat-height specification, ask who relies on the fixed armrests configuration, and check the access route. Use the room plan to compare the fixed armrests configuration and a fixed seat-height specification; that gives workplace consultants a practical basis for discussing the furniture already in place.
Planning around daily seating needs
Use the room plan to compare a fixed seat-height specification and the fixed armrests configuration; that gives buyers comparing seating needs a practical basis for discussing the number of users who share the space. Use the room plan to compare a fixed seat-height specification and the fixed armrests configuration; that gives team coordinators a practical basis for discussing the available floor area.
Fit the chairs to the room’s purpose
A layout for busy group sessions in a collaborative workspace should show how the chair meets the number of users who share the space; the fixed armrests configuration and a fixed seat-height specification belong in that same review. For informal conversations, map the chair position first and assess a fixed seat-height specification alongside the fixed armrests configuration; this relates the specification to the route users follow.

