Back-of-House Planning
Integrated planning of supporting hospitality functions and service areas, so that the whole back-of-house works as one system rather than a set of separate rooms.
- Receiving and goods-in control
- Stores, cold rooms and issuing
- Staff entry, changing and welfare areas
- Service corridors, lifts and vertical movement
- Housekeeping and linen support areas
- Waste holding and removal routes
Back-of-house area is often the first thing compressed in a project and the first thing to fail in operation. Planned together, the supporting functions protect the operation: goods arrive without crossing guest routes, stores are reachable from production, and staff, materials and waste each have a route that makes sense.
What HFPC provides
- Space programming for BOH functions
- Flow planning for people, food, materials and waste
- Adjacency and zoning planning across levels
- Equipment planning for support areas
- Coordination with architecture, structure and MEP
Typical deliverables
- Concept layouts
- Detailed BOH plans
- Equipment layouts and schedules
- Sections and elevations
- Utility requirement schedules
- MEP coordination inputs
Technical considerations
- Circulation widths and trolley movement
- Separation of clean and soiled routes
- Ventilation and temperature control in stores
- Drainage and washable finishes
- Access for maintenance and equipment replacement
How the work is staged.
Each engagement follows HFPC's structured process, scoped to the stage the project is at.
- 01
Concept Brief
- 02
Operational Analysis
- 03
Space & Flow Planning
- 04
Layout Development
- 05
Equipment Planning
- 06
Technical Coordination
- 07
BOQ & Specifications
- 08
Tender / Procurement Documentation
- 09
Site Coordination
- 10
Handover
Where this service applies.
Case studies in preparation.
Project records for this service are being prepared for publication.
Project portfolioCommon questions.
- Is back-of-house planning only relevant to large hotels?
- No. Any facility with receiving, storage, production, service and waste has a back-of-house. The scale changes; the need for a workable flow does not.
- Can BOH planning be reviewed for an existing property?
- Yes. Existing facilities can be reviewed against how they operate today, and planned changes documented for implementation.
Planning back-of-house planning?
Share the operation, the capacity and the stage the project is at, and we will take it from there.
+91 9548839087 / New Delhi, India