What to do With an Empty Commercial Outdoor Space in the City

Posted On Friday, 17 February 2023 17:19

Commercial properties that come with outdoor areas are truly a gem, especially in busy cities. An empty commercial outdoor space creates so many possibilities to the point where you might struggle to decide on the best way to utilise the empty space. If you’re in need of ideas on what to do with an empty commercial outdoor space, then you’re at the right place. Read on to find the best ideas for how to efficiently use your outdoor space. 

Highlight The Entrance of Your Business

An empty outdoor area is a great way to attract people to your business. By this we don’t just mean putting an A-frame board outside with your promotions. Use greenery and promotional elements to create an enticing pathway leading to your establishment. This can be done with large planters strategically placed around your entrance. 

Create an Outdoor Seating Area for Visitors and Employees

The spare space outside your establishment will be ideal for creating an outdoor seating area that visitors and employees can enjoy. Depending on the space available and the location of your building there are quite a few interesting things you can do in terms of outdoor seating. You can even invest in a canopy or other form of shelter above your seating area, so it can be used all year round. 

Install an Interesting Water Feature

A water feature is a fantastic way to utilise empty outdoor space and an element of interest to your building. You can even design a relaxing seating area around your water feature where people can unwind while watching the water gently flow. 

Utilise Empty Roof Space

Rooftops are an outdoor space that is commonly forgotten in big cities, but they hide so much potential. If properly utilised a roof can become a stunning garden with seating areas for visitors, water features or even plant beds with different flowers and greenery. 

Of course needless to say that designing a rooftop garden can be challenging, particularly with the height of some buildings in the city. If you’re set on creating a roof area where visitors can sit and relax, you should leave the building to the professionals. There are many landscapers in bigger cities who can help you transform your space. Landscaping services in London for example are quite popular, so you wouldn’t have to worry about finding a professional to help with your project. 

Integrate Your Branding 

Decorating the space outside your establishment provides another interesting way to implement your branding and advertise your business in a creative way. For instance, you can use planters in your brand colours or get branded parasols to cover your seating area. There are truly plenty of options to play around with.

Add Biodiversity to Your Car Park 

Car parks are often overlooked when it comes to landscaping, but the reality is that there are a lot of ways you can diversify a boring car park. Think of all the empty space between the rows of cars or around the edge of the car park. Although they look tiny, these spaces hide great potential and can be used to plant a variety of flowers, shrubs or trees to add some biodiversity to the concrete landscape. 

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