Does the type of office change the fit-out?
Yes. Seat density, cabin share, meeting rooms and technical rooms change by office type, so one rate per sq ft does not suit every company. A startup plans for density, a law firm for private cabins and a BFSI floor for secure data and cabling.
For a startup, plan 80 to 100 sq ft per person with 15 to 20% spare seats for growth. A 3,000 sq ft startup office in Gurgaon has been delivered in 28 days. Law firms need a high share of private cabins and a document library. BFSI offices need secure server rooms, controlled access and raised or cable-managed floors. Technology and capability centres need dense workstation floors, a large collaboration area and strong air-conditioning for high occupancy.
Fit-out norms by office type
| Office type | Layout focus | Special rooms |
|---|---|---|
| Startup | Open desks, 80 to 100 sq ft per person, spare seats | Meeting rooms, phone booths |
| Technology / capability centre | Dense workstations and collaboration zones | Training, IT lab, war rooms |
| BFSI | Secure zones, controlled access | Server room, vault, trading desk |
| Law firm | High cabin ratio, privacy | Library, conference rooms |
How many seats fit in an office?
Plan 80 to 100 sq ft per seat, counting cabins, meeting rooms, pantry and circulation. A 3,000 sq ft office seats 30 to 37 people and a 5,000 sq ft office seats 50 to 62.
Seat counts and budgets at Officea’s 2026 Delhi NCR rates, GST extra, furniture included:
Seats and budget by office size
| Office size | Seats | Basic (₹1,800) | Medium (₹2,200) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2,000 sq ft | 20 to 25 | ₹36 lakh | ₹44 lakh |
| 3,000 sq ft | 30 to 37 | ₹54 lakh | ₹66 lakh |
| 5,000 sq ft | 50 to 62 | ₹90 lakh | ₹1.1 crore |
How many meeting rooms does a startup need?
Plan phone booths and a small meeting room for every 15 to 20 people. At small sizes one founder cabin doubles as a meeting room.
Keep 15 to 20% spare seats for growth and choose modular furniture that can move. More in the startup office interiors guide.
What does a law firm office need?
Speech privacy between cabins and meeting rooms, client rooms near reception and secure records. Law offices of 3,000 to 15,000 sq ft are denser in cabins, so more of the budget goes to partitions, doors and acoustics.
Partitions run to the slab with acoustic seals on doors, records rooms get lockable storage and fire detection suited to paper archives, and cabins are sized to the firm’s hierarchy. Most law firms choose the Medium or Good tier (₹2,200 or ₹2,600 per sq ft in Delhi NCR). See law firm and professional offices.
What does a BFSI office need beyond a standard fit-out?
Secure zoning between customer areas, back-office operations and any cash or vault rooms, with access control and CCTV planned in the MEP and low-voltage design from day one.
Access control, CCTV infrastructure and secure zoning sit in Officea’s MEP and low-voltage scope, coordinated with your security vendor or in-house security team. See BFSI and bank branch fit-outs.
How should a technology or capability centre plan its seats?
Size seats to real attendance data, not total headcount, and plan large collaboration zones alongside focus space.
Seat plans stay flexible so they can change as attendance patterns shift. See IT and GCC office fit-outs and turnkey office interiors for GCCs.
Officea Design & Build’s 2026 rate card for Delhi, Gurgaon and Noida is ₹1,800 to ₹4,500 per sq ft before GST, furniture included. Bangalore is 10% higher, at ₹2,000 to ₹5,000 per sq ft. See the cost index for tier details.