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In New Office Designs, Room to Roam and to Think
- ChrisArchitect 15y agoand the 'open' office design debate continues...... Noted there are no developers in any of these so-called office scenarios...maybe a mention or two of a 'type of work' that needed more concentration and 'noise cancelling headphones'. IMO the open office concept push that's been on and off for years is no good overall other than a perception that it's great and helps productivity.
- DanBC 15y agoI'm pleased to see that designers and architects show awareness of privacy. > “You have spaces where you go and seek refuge,” says Eric LeVine, an NBBJ architect. “Or you hunker down at your desk, maybe you put your headphones on, and people will know to leave you alone.” > Brent Rogers, another architect at the company, adds: “If someone’s wanting privacy, they’re sending out signals that tell you. You become more sensitive to body language in an open office environment.” Open environments can be hard for some people. I've recently seen two products that attempt to give little bit of noise insulation and privacy. In my opinion they'd fail pretty hard in a real office, not least because you couldn't get big monitors in them. (http://www.studio-kg.com/deskshell/ http://www.studio-kg.com/deskshell/) (https://shop.ligne-roset.co.uk/store/540-p-rewrite-desk.html https://shop.ligne-roset.co.uk/store/540-p-rewrite-desk.html) (That last one, at £1771.00 or $2813.05 U.S. is too expensive.)