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Current Footprint & Lease
Current Capacity i Current Workpoint Supply: Enter your existing desk/workpoint count to plot a capacity threshold line on the 8-quarter chart and calculate your baseline density.
desks
Current Area i Existing Floorplate Area: Enter your current leased area to benchmark your existing density per workpoint and per person against your 2-year forecast.
Annual Lease Rate i Annual Rent Benchmark: Calculates your existing cost per workpoint and estimates your 2-year annual lease commitment and shortfall/surplus exposure.
$ /sqf/yr
Existing Baseline Benchmarks
Current Sharing 1:1.49
213 Sqf/workpoint
143 Sqf/person
Current $/workpoint $13,830/yr
2-Year Forecast Impact
2-Yr Capacity Balance
-6 Workpoints
Deficit from Q4 2027
Est. Annual Lease Impact
$3,627,000/yr
$90,480/yr Shortfall Space
Phorkast Risk Protection
+$725,400/yr
±5% vs ±25% Variance
Input your own group names, growth projections, and sharing ratios to see live 2-year forecast demand.
Org Group Current
HC
2 year
Projection
Q4 2028
HC
Desk Sharing
Ratio
i Agility Ratio (Headcount : Desk): Defines the target number of employees sharing a single workpoint. Click the clock icon to pick an attendance policy preset or type a custom ratio.
Capacity
Demand
i Physical Workpoints Required: The calculated quantity of workstations, desks, or seats needed to support the projected population based on your sharing ratio.
Same rate for all? Assign here:
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⚠️ High sharing ratio: Exceeding 1:3.50 typically requires advanced shift-sharing or fully remote operational policies.
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26
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⚠️ High sharing ratio: Exceeding 1:3.50 typically requires advanced shift-sharing or fully remote operational policies.
21
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71
1:
⚠️ High sharing ratio: Exceeding 1:3.50 typically requires advanced shift-sharing or fully remote operational policies.
36
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55
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⚠️ High sharing ratio: Exceeding 1:3.50 typically requires advanced shift-sharing or fully remote operational policies.
37
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156
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⚠️ High sharing ratio: Exceeding 1:3.50 typically requires advanced shift-sharing or fully remote operational policies.
95
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52
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⚠️ High sharing ratio: Exceeding 1:3.50 typically requires advanced shift-sharing or fully remote operational policies.
52
5 / 20 groups
Total/Average 350 1.41% 360 1:1.49 241
2-year Space Demand Forecast i Planning Standard: Toggle between By Person and By Workpoint to drive your 2-year spatial forecast using your preferred benchmark.
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High Density: 80–130 sq ft / person (7–12 m²)
Typical Use Cases: Customer support centers, transactional sales teams, data entry, administrative hubs.
Characteristics: High concentration of bench-style seating or compact linear workstations. Dedicated focus space is limited, with minimal open collaboration zones or large amenity footprints.
Mid Density: 135–185 sq ft / person (13–17 m²)
Typical Use Cases: General corporate headquarters, technology firms, professional services, agile hybrid workplaces.
Characteristics: The modern enterprise standard. A balanced distribution between primary workstations and shared settings, including phone booths, small huddle rooms, informal meeting lounges, and social break areas.
Low Density: 190–250+ sq ft / person (18–23+ m²)
Typical Use Cases: Legal practices, private equity/investment management, executive suites, research labs.
Characteristics: High proportion of enclosed private offices, expansive client-facing meeting facilities, wide circulation corridors, and dedicated spatial buffers for acoustic and visual privacy.
SQF/PERSON: 155
8% lower density than existing
High Density Low Density
SQF/WORKPOINT: 232
9% lower density than existing
High Density Low Density
Equivalent to 232 sqf/workpoint at 1:1.49 sharing
2 Year Demand
55,800 sqf +12%
241 capacity +3%
2-year Capacity Demand Forecast
Why Phorkast Unvalidated forecasts carry ±25% variance, risking unnecessary rent or space shortages. Phorkast’s software & advisory narrow variance to ±5% and cut planning time by 80%+.
For this example, Phorkast could protect over $398,190/yr in lease costs.
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