Workspace design

Workspace design

Question # 1 How can we find out what users need?

Question # 2How can we create quiet workspaces?

Question # 3How open do you want your workspace to be?

Question # 4How can we transform public spaces such as stairs, hallways, sidewalks, and parking lots into useful work spaces?

Question # 5How can we create playful workspaces?

Question # 1

How can we find out what users need?

People want to work across a variety of geographic locations and digital platforms. They want to be able to choose from different workspaces and want to sign into those workspaces that best satisfy needs they have, for example regarding 1. event possibilities, 2. furniture and lighting,3. availability of quiet spaces.

Adapted fromhttp://www.cmswire.com/social-business/its-time-to-reinvent-your-office-space-for-the-digital-age/

There is a move away from flat, white corporate spaces to more vibrant, blended office designs that mix in residential, academic and hospitality elements.

Co-working space will evolve to provide a multitude of options tailored to work styles and industries. The corporate office will be designed to become an experience center.

http://www.hok.com/about/news/2016/07/20/hoks-curtis-knapp-and-kay-sargent-discuss-top-trends-in-workplace-design/

Listen, listen, listen. There is no better way to getting to the heart of a client and knowing what they want.

http://freshome.com/why-a-class-in-communications-is-a-must-for-architects/

Before changing a space, companies must have an understanding of what they’re trying to achieve.

What behaviour do we want?What values are important for us?

http://hbr.org/2014/10/workspaces-that-move-people/ar/3

The client hires you, so the client is the priority. But you can’t just build a building based on what the clients say, because their vision is based on what’s normal. How do you get out of the normal? You’ve got to

question everything.

http://hbr.org/2011/11/frank-gehry/ar/1

Frank O. Gehry

Further inspiration

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Needs-that-people-have-1530997https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Questions-to-discover-your-values-1329394

Question # 2

How can we create quiet workspaces?

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Quiet-workspaces-2701098

Question # 3

How open do you want your workspace to be?

Flexible seating

Good working space forextroverted people

Assigned seating

Good working space for introverted people

Private offices Open plan offices

http://hbr.org/2014/10/workspaces-that-move-people/ar/3

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People cannot see my computer screen.

People cannot see my personal photos.

I can block out my neighbour’s phone conversations.

I can minimize exposure to flickering fluorescent lights.

http://hbr.org/2014/10/balancing-we-and-me-the-best-collaborative-spaces-also-support-solitude/ar/2

1 = not important at all. 5 = very important.

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I can turn off instant messaging.

I can shield my name from feedback to superiors.

I can opt out of giving biometric data used for security purposes.

http://hbr.org/2014/10/balancing-we-and-me-the-best-collaborative-spaces-also-support-solitude/ar/2

1 = not important at all. 5 = very important.

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I can avoid informing colleagues about my personal interests.

I can avoid connecting with colleagues on social media.

I can reduce interruptions by co-workers.

I can avoid exposure to the noise and activity of others.

http://hbr.org/2014/10/balancing-we-and-me-the-best-collaborative-spaces-also-support-solitude/ar/2

1 = not important at all. 5 = very important.

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There is a wall behind my work table.

There is a wall beside my work table.

Nobody is facing me when I am at my work table.

I have a view to the outside from my work table.

1 = not important at all. 5 = very important.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/best-office-design-your-any-good-gretchen-rubin

Across industries, workplaces that prioritize

both focus and collaboration score

higher on measures of satisfaction, innovation, effectiveness, and performance.

Gensler's 2013 Workplace surveyhttp://www.archdaily.com/595033/when-one-size-does-not-fit-all-rethinking-the-open-office/

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Further inspiration

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Introvert-and-extrovert-2037536

Question # 4

How can we transform stairs, hallways, sidewalks, and parking

lots into useful work spaces?

http://www.constructiondive.com/news/the-future-of-work-how-office-design-is-changing/415840/

In one workplace, Colliers took these 4 initiatives to make, for example, stairs more attractive workspaces:1. They put in graphics and colours. 2. They made the doors to the stairs more obvious. 3. They added light.4. They encouraged people to take the stairs, for example

through challenges between departments.

The general idea is that any space is most efficient and lively when it's continuously in use.

Examples of questions How can hotel lobbies be used more? How can restaurants be used more outside lunch and

dinner times?

http://www.fastcodesign.com/3060752/todays-workplace-is-a-stage-not-an-office

Question # 5

How can we create playful workspaces?

Example # 1

A play and learning environment for children

CuriosityCreativity

Play

Learning

Values

Activity

Social

http://www.impactlab.net/2012/01/22/new-school-system-in-sweden-is-eliminating-classrooms-entirely/

http://news.tes.co.uk/b/news/2014/11/05/39-we-are-consulting-early-years-kids-on-what-they-think-of-their-education-39-reveals-finnish-education-minister.aspx

Finnish educators asked 3-6 years old children to take photos of the places they hated and the places they loved.

The kids loved all the things that related to games

and being physically active; places where they can

hide. They hated rooms that are for calming down.

Further inspiration

https://www.pinterest.com/frankcalberg/playground-innovation/

Example # 2

Public spaces thatstimulate exercise through fun

Movement

Play

Values

Bus stop

http://big.dk/#projects-tryg

Road crossing

http://big.dk/#projects-tryg

Example # 3

The dancing house

Activity

Creativity

Values

Social

Dancing house.Prague, Czech Republic

Sourceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Gehryhttp://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/propertypicturegalleries/9313950/Are-these-the-worlds-most-unusual-buildings.html

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Further inspiration

http://www.destination-innovation.com/articles/if-you-want-more-creativity-give-your-office-more-funhttps://www.flickr.com/photos/audreypenven/sets/72157617328268331/http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/255498http://www.newyorker.com/business/currency/the-open-office-traphttp://www.pinterest.com/frankcalberg/outdoor-work-and-living-environmentshttp://www.pinterest.com/frankcalberg/indoor-work-and-living-spaceshttps://youtu.be/usTz1_S_uOkhttp://youtu.be/2lXh2n0aPywhttps://youtu.be/J5jwEyDaR-0