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Journal article
The Rise of Office Design in High-Performance, Open-Plan Environments
Buildings, Vol.9(4), p.100
23/04/2019
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Abstract
This study aimed to identify key drivers behind workers’ satisfaction, perceived productivity, and health in open-plan offices while at the same time understanding design similarities shared by high-performance workspaces. Results from a dataset comprising a total of 8827 post-occupancy evaluation (POE) surveys conducted in 61 offices in Australia and a detailed analysis of a subset of 18 workspaces (n = 1949) are reported here. Combined, the database-level enquiry and the subset analysis helped identifying critical physical environment-related features with the highest correlation scores for perceived productivity, health, and overall comfort of the work area. Dataset-level analysis revealed large-size associations with spatial comfort, indoor air quality, building image and maintenance, noise distraction and privacy, visual comfort, personal control, and connection to the outdoor environment. All high-performance, open-plan offices presented a human-centered approach to interior design, purposely allocated spaces to support a variety of work-related tasks, and implemented biophilic design principles. These findings point to the importance of interior design in high-performance workspaces, especially in relation to open-plan offices.
Details
- Title
- The Rise of Office Design in High-Performance, Open-Plan Environments
- Creators
- Christhina Candido - The University of SydneyPrithwi Chakraborty - Southern Cross UniversityDian Tjondronegoro - Southern Cross University
- Publication Details
- Buildings, Vol.9(4), p.100
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Identifiers
- 991012926977102368
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering; Information Technology
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article