What is an office test fit?
An office test fit is an early layout study that checks whether a tenant's people, rooms, amenities, and workspace standards can fit within a specific floor plate. It helps teams compare capacity and planning options before detailed design or construction documentation begins.
What goes into an office test fit?
- usable floor boundary and fixed constraints
- headcount
- enclosed rooms
- meeting and collaboration spaces
- amenities
- circulation and accessibility assumptions
- workspace standards
- timing and commercial assumptions
What should come out of a test fit?
- one or more layout options
- seat and area metrics
- room and amenity schedule
- planning assumptions
- issues requiring professional review
- a clear basis for the next client or design decision
How teams compare test-fit options
| Criterion | Question |
|---|---|
| Capacity | Does the option accommodate the required people and rooms? |
| Efficiency | How much usable area supports each seat and function? |
| Experience | Does the layout balance focus, collaboration, arrival, and amenity needs? |
| Commercial fit | Do the capacity and indicative fit-out assumptions support the opportunity? |
| Risk | Which constraints or assumptions require designer, engineer, code, or regulatory review? |
What an office test fit is not
A test fit is not a construction drawing, engineering design, code approval, or regulatory submission. It supports an early decision and must be reviewed by the appropriate professionals before detailed design or construction.
How AI changes the workflow
AI workspace planning can generate and compare more initial options quickly, but useful results still depend on a complete brief, accurate floor information, explicit standards, and human review.
Turn a floor plate into a comparable test fit
See how Brikon generates comparable office test fits from a floor plate and tenant brief, then keeps the selected option connected to the proposal.