Once you understand the reasons why banquette seating can maximise the success of your business, you’ll never look back. Fact. In fact, it is one of the few seating options that complements just about any commercial space due to the number of benefits it carries.
It is also fast becoming a designer favourite and taking 2023 by storm. And it just so happens to be our inhouse speciality!
What is banquette seating?
If you’re new to this growing trend, a banquette is a seat or bench that is specifically designed to fit into any space, often known as fixed seating, booth seating and bench seating. (It’s highly likely you’ll associate this design with nostalgic American diners. Think Grease, the movie. A bunch of teenagers sat at brightly coloured booths while drinking milkshakes!)
While banquette seating still firmly has a place in bars and restaurants, it has now transitioned its way to the commercial space. And you’ll soon see why.
Stylish and cost effective
Let’s get down to the bare bones. Banquette seating is one of the most stylish yet cost effective solutions on the market. With its wonderfully nostalgic appeal, it offers a touch of elegance to any space and at a fraction of the cost of individual ergonomic seating solutions. With numerous options to make your banquette feature bespoke; your choice of high or low-backed seats, soft cushioned seating, luxurious style, and affordable price tag, it is difficult to find a worthy competitor in the realm of commercial furniture.
Space Optimisation
Banquette seating is configurable which means it can easily fit into the awkward or hard-to-fill spaces within your commercial area. Whether you choose a long, linear arrangement or a cosy U-shaped booth, you can pick a seating plan that best works for your space and enhances your environment.
Bespoke options allow you to work around windows, chimney breasts or other architectural spots giving you much greater freedom in your design. Curved designs are excellent for collaboration, lunch breaks, meetings; the possibilities are endless!
Being the space-savvy seating option it is, it can be tailored to fit any sized area for any number of people with any number of curves. In fact, banquette is a more economical way of seating more people than that of individual chairs – super-efficient for high footfall areas and with all the necessary durability! A terrific way of increasing your seating capacity without compromising on comfort.
Bench seating even takes up less space than individual desks, pods, or cubicles (and its cheaper!) which makes it highly cost effective in cost per square foot.
Comfort and durability
It can be difficult finding a comfortable seating option for a busy area, particularly ones that is as durable as it is cosy. You know what’s coming next. Yep! Banquette seating ticks both boxes!
Commercial spaces choose banquette seating for the same reason people request booth seating at a bar or restaurant – its super comfortable! Bear in mind the volume of traffic that passes through dining areas and durability is self-explanatory. With that in mind, banquette makes a great common room/breakout area option for any commercial space.
From a longevity perspective, banquette is built to take the inevitable knocks and bumps that come with busy areas making it an intelligent long-term investment.