However, it’s a good opportunity to get an idea of quantity, required space, and price.Īrchitects and interior designers will often keep schematic sizing and distribution of furnishings in mind throughout the design process by putting generic placeholder furniture in the drawings. The make and model of these furnishings and equipment do not have to be decided yet. For a commercial kitchen, the head chef will want to be assured there’s room for enough speed racks and an appropriately sized griddle. Managing Client Expectationsįor example, if you’re designing an office park, the client will want to know the number of hot desks that might be available in an open floor plan. While there may be times that you will design a space entirely around a very specific piece of furniture, for the most part, you can keep FF&E vague at this point. You have an architectural layout that may or may not be finalized and now you have to populate it. It’s easiest to start designing FF&E by looking at the big picture. Step 1: Design the Schematic Layoutĭesigning with FF&E in mind from the beginning enables more human scaled design, accurate client expectations, and responsible budgeting. For example, understanding how many desks can fit in an open floor office layout is integral to development of the architectural floor plans both for budget and layout concerns.įrom here, the FF&E plan is developed and refined concurrently with the architectural design process. FF&E is often not supplied by the general contractor, but may be installed by them, denoted as ‘OFCI’ or ‘Owner Furnished, Contractor Installed.’ĭepending on the scale and type of project, FF&E design may begin schematically as early as feasibility studies. In architecture and interior design, FF&E typically encompasses all movable or easily removed objects in a building, not including sellable products. Our goal is to show you how to implement the FF&E process in an efficient and integrated manner with these 7 key steps:įF&E is shorthand for Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment. That data often resides in disconnected platforms, making it difficult to keep tabs on everything at once. Throughout the FF&E process, a great deal of data needs to be gathered and shared among the project stakeholders. Procurement, delivery, and installation statuses need to be recorded. Regardless of the exact scope of FF&E on a project, FF&E items need to be tracked carefully from the selection stage to their final placement in the building.
The reality is that the FF&E process takes a lot of detail-oriented, behind-the-scenes coordination. We often think of the FF&E process taking place in showrooms and design meetings. We’re here to demystify the FF&E process for you. In this guide, we’ll explain the FF&E process and the tools you need to implement and deliver FF&E projects.
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