Wednesday 18 July 2012

The Office as a Town

I have been working on the analogy of designing an office as a town with a building envelope being the town walls, the internal structures being the buildings within the town, and the circulation space and informal meeting areas being the streets.
I will use this diagram to introduce the idea before showing these images to explain it further.
I will develop a terminology to show the similarities between the town and the office.
Images explained (from left to right)
1. a map of a town
2. the map is coloured to show possible uses and sectors
3. the map has now become the office

Key:
Gate Keeper / Reception
Town Hall / Meeting Areas
Town Square / Socialising and Dining Area
Business Sector / Desk Work Area
[none] / Private or Quiet Work Area
Industrial Sector / Workshop
Entertainment Sector / Relaxation and Games Rooms
Residential Sector / [none]
Retail Sector / Cafe and Kitchen

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