Space Oddity: Spatial Design Strategies and Work Place Design

Abstract

Spatial considerations are critical to the area of workplace design. However, what are the different spatial strategies at play in the negotiation and design of space in new workplaces? This question is explored via an examination of one company's workplace design project. As it moved to a new workplace this company chose to employ Activity Based Working (ABW) in the design. Through semi-structured interviews with the managers and designers, the design and planning practices for this project are outlined. The focus is on the early stage design strategies that set the spatial configuration of the workplace. This is in contrast to research orientations that measure workplace design outcomes in..