Office interior design in Singapore
for startups, SMEs & hybrid teams.

Office fit-out in Singapore typically costs $80 to $180 per square foot. A basic open-plan startup fit-out with standard finishes, modular furniture, and limited partitions starts at $80–$100 psf. A mid-tier SME office with private rooms, branded reception, and decent AV runs $110–$140 psf. A premium corporate HQ with bespoke joinery, imported finishes, high-end AV, and acoustic treatment can exceed $180 psf.

The biggest cost drivers are M&E (mechanical, electrical, plumbing — 25–35%), partitions and ceilings (15–25%), furniture (15–25%), and AV and IT infrastructure (10–15%). Landlord technical requirements (floor loading, fire rating, FCU access) can add 5–10% if the shell is not fit-out-ready.

Every MET Interior quote is itemised line-by-line and benchmarked against the landlord technical guide, so you know exactly where the budget goes.

Every commercial office fit-out in Singapore requires landlord (or building management) approval before works start — typically through a technical submission covering scope of works, contractor insurance, renovation deposit, and compliance with the building technical guide. Most buildings require a licensed renovation contractor and restrict works to after-hours or weekends to minimise tenant disruption.

On top of landlord approval, office fit-outs that add or modify partitions, change occupancy load, or affect fire compartmentation require a Fire Safety Certificate (FSC) submitted by a Qualified Person (QP). BCA submission is required for any structural modification. URA change-of-use is required if the tenancy switches from retail to office or vice versa.

MET Interior coordinates all of this — landlord technical, FSC, BCA, URA where applicable — through our panel of QPs, licensed Architects, and M&E engineers.

Hybrid-ready office design has become the default in Singapore since 2022. Typical desk-sharing ratios now sit at 1:1.5 to 1:2 (one desk per 1.5–2 employees), with focus pods, reservable meeting rooms, phone booths, and collaboration zones making up the rest of the floor plate.

Key design moves: camera-ready meeting rooms with consistent lighting and sound absorption, phone booths placed near collaboration zones (not facing open-desk areas), reservation-driven space booking software, and furniture specified for re-configurability — not fixed built-ins.

We design hybrid office space around measurable outcomes: seat utilisation, focus-zone bookings, and NPS feedback from the team post-move.