Office Fit-Out in Singapore

The date is the brief

A commercial fit-out is judged on one thing: whether the space opens when the lease says it opens. Everything else — layout, finishes, furniture — is scheduled backwards from that date.

Approvals set the critical path

Fire safety submission to SCDF, landlord and building-management approval, and where the use changes, URA change-of-use, all sit ahead of the physical work and are the usual cause of slippage.

After-hours and building rules

Most commercial buildings restrict noisy works to outside office hours and require permits, lift bookings and insured contractors. These constraints shape the programme more than the design does.