Title:
Tomorrow's office : creating effective and humane interiors
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Publication Information:
London ; New York : E & FN Spon, 2000
ISBN:
9780419244004
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Summary
Summary
'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.
Table of Contents
ForewordProfessor Charles and 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 |