Privacy enriches collabora on by allowing individuals and small groups me to think & recharge

workplacetheeff ec vePRIVACY

ECOSYSTEM OF SPACES

People choose where and how the work gets done

Seamless transi ons from one space to another = minimal worfl ow interrup on

People can move between group me and individual me; coming together to problem-solve and then

going away to let ideas gestate

Need-based alloca on and movement through space, as opposed to hierarchy-based

group in enclosed area

Why?

Visual Acous cControlDistrac ons

Ability toFocus A en on

INFORMATION STIMULATIONcontrol control

Controlleda en on

S mulus-drivena en on

Rejuvena on

CHANCE ENCOUNTERS

BUST SILOS by driving traffi c to shared spaces and crossing paths to create “collisions”

Informal interac ons = trust is strengthened and knowledge is more likely to be shared across professions

Amy Alonso | Grad II, Spring 2015

Why?

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group in open area

individual in enclosed area

individual in open area

shared spaces

crossing paths

(Balancing “We” & “Me”, HoK Top 10 Trends Infl uencing Workplace Design)

(Balancing “We” & “Me”, The Transparency Trap,Workplace Design Trends: Make Way for the Millenials, HoK Top 10 Trends Infl uencing Workplace Design, How Culture Shapes the Workplace)

(Who Moved My Cube?, Workspaces That Move People)

CASE STUDY 1

designed by CLIVE WILKINSON architectsNew genera on internet adver sing agencyNew York City, NY125-175 employees; 23,000 SFYear designed: 2014Needs: Collabora on, transparency, easily accessible places to meetDesign concept: One, con nuous surface that unites all employeesAB

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“Endless desk” creates one con nuous, seamless surface, & unites and centers a community of employees; allows for individual and group work to be done

in an open area

Archways provide a place of escape (rejuvena on) or foster tasks that need

controlled a en on

Every department fl ows into another; removes silos and

creates collisions as one moves around the offi ce

Ra o of conference room seats to individual work seat is 52:124;

this means employees have immediate op ons to move to enclosed areas;

at least 6 diff erent se ngs can be used for mul ple types of work

“Phone Booth” rooms allow for complete acous c control

Employees can seamlessly transi on

from one type of space to another

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Archways create “gro os” to accommodate mee ngs or private/focused workspace; conference rooms provide more s mula on control when archways aren’t enough

Easily accessible places to meet for impromptu interac ons, or to carry out rou ne tasks that only require s mulus-driven a en on

Cafeteria area is immediately adjacent and serves as a collision zone - more interac on

Subtle divisions within the space facilitate more casual interac on

Archway “gro os” provide a small degree of informa on control, as well as moderate s mula on control

CASE STUDY

designed by Jean De LessardCanada-wide public rela ons agency specializing in lifestyleMontreal, QC, Canada35 employees; 4,500 SFYear designed: 2014Needs: A collabora ve, energized environmentResul ng Concept: “Stylized, o eat village”. using the small house as inspira onAB

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Loca on of casual areas in rela on to open mee ng spaces or enclosed

mee ng spaces allow seamless transi on from one space to another without

interrup on; employees have several workspace varia ons to choose from,

depending upon ac vity and privacy needs

“Houses” help defi ne work zones, provide somewhat enclosed

areas for individual or group work, and off er visual privacy, as well as oppoortuni es to control distrac ons and focus a en on

Casual open areas invite casual interac ons (chance encounters), and allow employees

to carry out rou ne tasks and employ s mulus-driven a en on

Lacking in quan ty are more “escape” areas for individuals who

need private me for Controlled A en on or Rejuvena on

Ra o of conference room seats to individual work seat is 18:32; with at

least 6 diff erent se ngs can be used for mul ple types of work

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Pods have their own iden ty (fake grass, wood paneling, orange dots), and provide a so fascina on for users

Conference rooms provide visual and acous c control for groups, as well as the ability to control s mula on by minimizing distrac ons and maximizing ability to focus a en on

Individual work places are off ered within the house-like pods, which can either be1) individual enclosed areas,2) individual open areas, or3) group enclosed areas depending on their u liza on

Individual work can be done in an open area, but remote enough to work with focused concentra on; the design lacks enough op ons for individual work in enclosed areas

Layout allows for seamless transi on from one type of space to another

House-like pods can off er acous c privacy (house in foreground), or both visual and acous c privacy (house in background)

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