Can you post a to scale plan showing windows doorways and mark all measurements. Also show the set up now . A bit more info as to what is needed in the space is also helpful.

Before I retired we were shoehorned into a large open area, with rows and rows of desks. And you had to sign in every morning to get a desk at all, and at the end of the day you cleared your desk into a locker. If you arrived late you worked in the lunch room for the day. It was deliberate to have fewer desks than people, to encourage people to work from home. It's called hotelling. (I was management so I heard these discussions, not making this up.)

So your plan seems very spacious to me.

No. It would not be productive to put two people in the small space. Managers need to give employees the resources to do their jobs.

Thank you for the feedback. I will have to put 2 people in for now, the new person will be training with the current person anyway. And I'll keep looking for more space. :-)

Sounds a little tight -- I'd say, if you can't put a cubicle wall between them, then it's too small. If you can, and there's room to walk behind the chair and have what you need in there, it could be ok. Otherwise, too down each others' necks.

Is this right? I just measured behind my desk and it is 4 ft, so I can imagine the person in the back might feel awkward walking behind the other every time. It's really not bad though for sitting. I think there is at least 2' left how I sit, so not ideal. So put the small person in the back? Haha! woops, just noticed I am 2" off on the 10'6" side.

Yes you can fit 2 stations in a space that size, depending on your workspace theme and requirements. Visit your office furniture supplier to layout the space.

Thanks kayozzy for the visual. Maybe another layout would work better? I am just not picturing it.

3onthetree, I have to use what we already have unless I make it permanent, so have to make due with all the pieces already there or in storage. But I think there are plenty to do whatever we need, or at least get close. Plus, our nearest office furniture supplier is an hour and a half away. Thank you for the idea, though.

lmckuin, Thanks! For some reason that didn't even come to mind! That might work really great, even though they'd have less desk space, I think it's still plenty. I just remeasured and it is 8'6" wide, so I will try a desk on both sides, but shorter that the above layout, so that the desk isn't right behind either person. Thank you everyone for your input!

It's going to depend on your existing furniture sizes, but there should be no reason the workspaces cannot be next to each other. There are a few configurations you can do besides facing a desk against each wall, and using PET dividers depending on the workspace theme (collaborative, privacy, etc).