Essays about: "open-plan"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the word open-plan.
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1. Can Less Room Make Room for the Elephant in the Room?
University essay from KTH/ArkitekturAbstract : Just north of Stockholm is a neighbourhood of wooden buildings, all of them a merge of three or four compact family homes placed carefully in the topography.This typology is challenging a housing stock dominated by the open plan. READ MORE
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2. Designing the Laptop Lounge Chair: A Product for the Workplace of Tomorrow
University essay from Lunds universitet/InnovationAbstract : This master thesis maps and discusses the current and future needs, wishes and challenges of office workers. The resultant contextual knowledge is utilized to develop a concept of an office chair. The work followed an exploratory design process. READ MORE
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3. Transmission of Vibrations in Precast Concrete Slabs
University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurserAbstract : Dynamic loads have historically not been a troubled area for concrete floors, foremostbecause of the high self-weight compared to the dynamic load. With new technical andcalculation achievements during the last decades concrete floors have become longerand more slender. READ MORE
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4. Engaging, Inhibitive or an Organizational Chaos? : A Phenomenological Study on Employees’ Perception of the Activity-based Flexible Office
University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaperAbstract : This study discusses employees’ perception of a rather new and progressive office type, namely the Activity-based Flexible Office, the A-FO. Within this office type, the employee does not have a personal desk, but instead changes workspace depending on the task at hand. READ MORE
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5. Electrical lighting in open-plan offices. A laboratory study and simulations on lighting preferences and enegy use.
University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för Energi och byggnadsdesignAbstract : The need for energy use reduction raises the question of electrical lighting use especially in the non-residential sector. Office spaces are particularly sensitive in this area, as lighting is quite essential, and connected to satisfaction, mood and performance. READ MORE