{"id":160,"date":"2026-06-03T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dummy.xtemos.com\/woodmart2\/elementor\/?p=160"},"modified":"2026-06-03T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T09:00:00","slug":"designing-small-commercial-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/designing-small-commercial-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Designing a small commercial space"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"160\" class=\"elementor elementor-160\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-9be6038 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9be6038\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5220ae7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"5220ae7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>A small shop, caf\u00e9 or office in a village centre has to work hard. It needs to draw people in from the street, make it easy to find what they came for and give staff a practical place to work. We start each commercial project by understanding how customers arrive, move through the space and pay or meet with your team.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d280040 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_image_or_svg\" data-id=\"d280040\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_image_or_svg.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-image text-left photoswipe-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a  href=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/strandveld-studio-light-filled-coastal-south-african-home-interior-w-54916.jpg\"data-width=\"1024\" data-height=\"720\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"no\" aria-label=\"Image link\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/strandveld-studio-light-filled-coastal-south-african-home-interior-w-54916-700x700.jpg\" class=\"attachment-700x700 size-700x700\" alt=\"Light-filled coastal South African home interior with large glazed doors and weathered timber, seen from the living room\" srcset=\"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/strandveld-studio-light-filled-coastal-south-african-home-interior-w-54916-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/strandveld-studio-light-filled-coastal-south-african-home-interior-w-54916-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03b302a elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"03b302a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>From there we plan the shopfront, counter position, storage and back-of-house areas together, so nothing is squeezed in at the end. We also check zoning, parking, accessibility and fire requirements early, since these can shape the layout. Good lighting and durable finishes help a small commercial space look good and stay practical for years.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A good shop, studio or caf\u00e9 layout helps customers feel welcome and makes daily work easier for staff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":148,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[72,67],"class_list":["post-160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-commercial","tag-interiors","tag-planning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=160"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35572,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160\/revisions\/35572"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/148"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/live.allanuxweb.com\/architecture\/architecture-studio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}