Table of contents:
Foreword by ‘Professor Charles Hampden-Turner’. Introduction. Part I: Background. Context. Purposes and Concepts. Part II: Needs. Activities. Communications. Spaces. Ambiences. Part III: Technics. Process. Space Planning. Settings. Building Services. Furniture. Workplace Examples: VIA International, London; Digital Equipment Company, Stockholm; Defence Research Agency, Gosport; British Airways Compass Centre, Heathrow; Sol Cleaning Service, Helsinki; Barr and Stroud, Glasgow; Chiat/Day, New York; Andersen Consulting, London; The Automobile Association, Basingstoke; Ernst & Young, Chicago; Western Morning News, Plymouth; PowerGen, Coventry. Appendices.
'A text which will be valuable for architects and clients...much of practical value...well illustrated...Buy the book if you are involved in office design; it will set you on the path.' ‘Building Design ‘ ‘Tomorrow's Office is an ideal sourcebook for architects, interior designers, and others concerned with office interiors and the provision of good workplace facilities. The author summarizes the changing context of office work and identifies the important issues that facilities managers must consider and resolve when handling major physical revisions in the workplace. Laid out in an easy-to-read format, well-chosen case studies exemplify effective design choices.’
Summarizes the changing context of office work and identifies the important issues that facilities managers must consider and resolve when handling major physical revisions to the workplace. Easy to read with case studies to illustrate the choices.
Foreword by ‘Professor Charles Hampden-Turner’. Introduction. Part I: Background. Context. Purposes and Concepts. Part II: Needs. Activities. Communications. Spaces. Ambiences. Part III: Technics. Process. Space Planning. Settings. Building Services. Furniture. Workplace Examples: VIA International, London; Digital Equipment Company, Stockholm; Defence Research Agency, Gosport; British Airways Compass Centre, Heathrow; Sol Cleaning Service, Helsinki; Barr and Stroud, Glasgow; Chiat/Day, New York; Andersen Consulting, London; The Automobile Association, Basingstoke; Ernst & Young, Chicago; Western Morning News, Plymouth; PowerGen, Coventry. Appendices.
'A text which will be valuable for architects and clients...much of practical value...well illustrated...Buy the book if you are involved in office design; it will set you on the path.' ‘Building Design ‘ ‘Tomorrow's Office is an ideal sourcebook for architects, interior designers, and others concerned with office interiors and the provision of good workplace facilities. The author summarizes the changing context of office work and identifies the important issues that facilities managers must consider and resolve when handling major physical revisions in the workplace. Laid out in an easy-to-read format, well-chosen case studies exemplify effective design choices.’
Summarizes the changing context of office work and identifies the important issues that facilities managers must consider and resolve when handling major physical revisions to the workplace. Easy to read with case studies to illustrate the choices.