Planning Office Spaces: A Practical Guide for Managers and Designers - Softcover

Juriaan Van Meel; Yuri Martens; Hermen Jan Van Ree

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1856696987 ISBN 13: 9781856696982

Publisher: Laurence King Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

When planning a new office, designers and their clients are faced with many challenges and questions. They have to think about practical issues such as spatial needs, proximity relations, IT infrastructure and furniture, but also more strategic issues such as occupancy costs, effectiveness of the working environment and environmental impact. One of the most fundamental questions during the briefing stage concerns the office concept: what kind of office design best suits the working processes and culture of the organization? Should all employees have their own workstation or are they going to share desks? Would enclosed offices or a more open working environment be better? How many and what kind of meeting spaces do we need? Planning Office Spaces is a clear, accessible book written to help solve these problems. It is ideally suited for both office designers and their clients.

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About the Author

Juriaan van Meel is a senior consultant at ICOP and senior researcher at the Centre for Facilities Management – Realdania Research in Copenhagen. Yuri Martens is a researcher and a practitioner on workplace strategy. Hermen Jan van Ree is a senior consultant on strategy, operations and marketing – specializing in performance management. He is an active member of the BIFM and a principal expert to the European Committee for Standardization.

From the Back Cover

When planning a new office, designers and their clients are faced with many challenges. They have to think not only about practical issues such as spatial needs, proximity relations, IT infrastructure and furniture, but also more strategic questions such as occupancy costs, effectiveness of the working environment, and environmental impact. This vast array of issues often confront people who have never had to deal with them before. Practical Office Design is a clear, accessible book written to help solve these problems, looking at each of them in turn. It explains what questions should be asked and shows the alternative solutions on offer and their advantages and disadvantages. It is ideally suited for both office designers and their clients to help them reach the best, most suitable office design while ensuring that they have considered all of the issues that need to be addressed.

Edition details

• Publisher: Laurence King Publishing
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1856696987
• ISBN 13: 9781856696982
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 144