PLANNING OFFICE SPACES

When planning a new office, designers and their clients are faced with manychallenges and questions. They have to think about practical issues such asspatial needs, proximity relations, IT infrastructure and furniture, butalso more strategic issues such as occupancy costs, effectiveness of theworking environment, and environmental impact.One of the most fundamental questions during the briefing stage concernsthe office concept: what kind of office design best suits the workingprocesses and culture of the organization? Should all employees have theirown workstation or are they going to share desks? Would enclosed offices ora more open working environment be better? Perhaps a solution that holdsthe middle is best? How many and what kind of meeting spaces do we need?Planning Office Spaces is a clear, accessible book written to help solvethese problems, looking at each of these issues in turn and showing thealternatives on offer and clearly indicating the advantages anddisadvantages. It is ideally suited for both office designers and theirclients to help them reach the best, most suitable office design whileensuring that they have considered all of the issues that need to beaddressed.