Can we use the definite article (the) with the word "reception" when it means an office or a desk?

Let's consider this from a broader perspective.

The names of many departmental areas of the modern office have zero-article.

We speak of:

-Human Resources,
-IT
-Hospitality
-Maintenance
-Security
-Parking

None of those use "the"...it is just another area. However, if you add "office" or "department" or "desk" to the equation, then the definite article does function.

Usually we say..."Call security, ask at reception, get IT to fix it..." Not the HR, the Security etc.

That said, "the reception" sounds like a reaction to a public statement, or what your radio is getting on the airwaves, or the event that occurs after a wedding.

It's a usage issue. As alphazero has mentioned: "This is the general principle that unique objects are identified by their name, without an article."

This is not too easy to research. But Lexico gives an example licensing the use of the definite article with 'reception' in this sense:

reception [noun] [British] The area in a hotel, office, or other establishment where guests and visitors are greeted and dealt with.

• The larger areas, the reception, pub, and dining room, have been repositioned around a central atrium, as have the smaller offices.

I'm happy that amongst Brits 'from reception' is totally acceptable, and in fact more idiomatic than 'from the reception', but ngrams are tricky to use here as the attributive usage ('from the reception desk' etc) muddies the results.