ifix.sg › Office renovation cost Singapore

Office Renovation Cost Singapore (2026): Fit-Out Prices per Sq Ft

By ifix.sg by Trends Interior Design Pte Ltd (UEN 200408913Z) · Last updated 12 Nov 2026 · Sources cited below

Short answer: Published 2026 guides put a basic office fit-out in Singapore at about S$50–S$90 per sq ft, a mid-range office at about S$80–S$150, and a premium or complex floor at about S$130–S$300. Cushman & Wakefield’s 2026 benchmark for a collaborative hybrid workplace is about SGD 180 per sq ft. These are indicative ranges, not a quotation. ifix.sg prices are quote on request after a site assessment.

How much does office renovation cost in Singapore in 2026?

Office renovation, or office fit-out, is the work of turning a bare or previously used floor into a working workplace. In Singapore it is almost always priced per square foot, with design, furniture and authority fees sometimes sitting outside that rate.

The table below brings together publicly published 2026 figures. Treat every number as an indicative range from other firms, not a ifix.sg quotation. Most exclude GST. Some also exclude design, furniture, IT and MEP, as the sources note.

Cushman & Wakefield’s 2026 guide also reports basic hybrid workplaces at about USD 102 per sq ft and highly specified advanced hybrid workplaces at about USD 212 per sq ft, and it ranks Singapore as the most expensive city in Southeast Asia for office fit-outs [3]. ifix.sg / Trends Interior prices are quote on request after a free site assessment.

A worked example helps. At mid-range rates of S$90–S$150, a 2,000 sq ft office is about S$180,000–S$300,000 before GST and loose furniture. Adex’s 1,500 sq ft planning example runs from about S$120,000 on a budget brief to S$270,000 and up at the corporate end [4]. Those are arithmetic on published bands, not a quote for your floor.

What does a basic, mid-range or premium office fit-out include?

A basic fit-out is usually paint, flooring, ceiling touch-ups, and essential lighting and power. It suits a simple open plan where you are not adding many rooms [1].

A mid-range office adds meeting rooms, a pantry, manager rooms, structured cabling and glass or drywall partitions [1][2]. This is the band most growing teams actually land in.

A premium floor adds a custom reception, feature joinery, acoustic rooms, tighter lighting design and more M&E coordination [1][2]. Carpentry volume, AV/IT and acoustics explain most of the jump [2].

Partitions are often a large line item on their own. See our partition wall cost guide for drywall, glass and fire-rated rates.

And one more thing the per-sq-ft headline can hide: design fees. One 2026 guide puts design at 8–15% of construction, with FF&E, separate MEP packages and MCST deposits sitting outside the build rate as well [2]. Ask what is in, and what is out, before you compare two quotes.

What drives office renovation cost?

1. Specification. Moving from basic to premium can double or triple the rate on the same floor plate [1][2].
2. The starting condition. A bare shell costs more to fit out than a recently used floor you can partly reuse. Cushman also reports an average retrofit cost of about USD 63 per sq ft in Singapore, which is a different job from a full new fit-out [3].
3. Partitions and rooms. Every enclosed room adds framing, doors, glass, acoustics and usually more air-con and lighting work [11].
4. M&E and ACMV. Additional power, data, and re-zoning of air-conditioning move the number more than a paint colour does.
5. Building rules. Many Grade A and JTC buildings restrict noisy work to after hours and require common-area protection, which adds labour [8].
6. Approvals. Change of use, plan submissions and fire-safety works add consultant time and fees [6][7].

What permits does an office renovation need?

• URA change of use. If the unit’s approved use is not already office (or the use you need), a change of use application may be required. URA’s processing fee for a full application is S$500, generally assessed in about 10 working days, and URA says not to commit to the tenancy or start renovation before its decision [6]. See our URA change of use guide.
• SCDF fire safety. Installing or altering fire protection, or changing a layout that affects escape routes, can need plan approval [7].
• JTC consent. Fitting-out works in a JTC unit need JTC’s consent before you start [8].
• Building management or MCST. Most managed buildings want a permit, insurance, work-hour limits and lift bookings before the first hoarding goes up.

How long does an office renovation take?

Design and drawing time sits in front of the site programme. On site, a straightforward mid-size office is often measured in weeks rather than days; a premium or heavily serviced floor can run to a few months. After-hours rules stretch that further.

If you are moving out of another unit at the same time, put the reinstatement programme next to the fit-out programme. Two dates that do not line up is how tenants end up paying rent in two places.

How should you budget, beyond the per-sq-ft rate?

Keep a contingency. Published guides often suggest around 10% for discoveries once the ceiling is opened. Add GST if your contractor charges it (9% at the time of writing). Add design, furniture, IT, moving and any landlord deposits that are not in the build rate [2].

Then add a line for the end of the lease. Trends Interior, the company behind ifix.sg, prices office reinstatement at about S$10–S$20 per sq ft [9]. Cushman & Wakefield’s 2026 average office reinstatement figure is USD 19 per sq ft [3]. And the cheapest fit-out is not always the cheapest lease if it is expensive to take out.

For the wider commercial picture, including retail and F&B, see the commercial renovation cost guide.

Why talk to ifix.sg?

ifix.sg is a brand of Trends Interior Design Pte Ltd (UEN 200408913Z), in commercial renovation and fit-out since 2004, with partitions, electrical, ACMV and carpentry handled by in-house trades. We give you an itemised quote after a site assessment. Office renovation is quote on request. WhatsApp +65 9863 5364.