Essays about: "open-plan"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the word open-plan.

  1. 1. Can Less Room Make Room for the Elephant in the Room?

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : Erik Sandsten; [2021]
    Keywords : family housing; raumplan; spatial experience; compact living; sustainability;

    Abstract : 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

  3. 2. Designing the Laptop Lounge Chair: A Product for the Workplace of Tomorrow

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Innovation

    Author : Arvid Wendel; Cristian Andreescu; [2021]
    Keywords : Chair design; ergonomics of sitting; user-centered design; remote work; office work; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : 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

  4. 3. Transmission of Vibrations in Precast Concrete Slabs

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för samhällsbyggnad och naturresurser

    Author : Adam Oskarsson; [2020]
    Keywords : Vibration; Concrete; Transmission; Precast;

    Abstract : 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

  5. 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 samhällsvetenskaper

    Author : Anita Tsioki; Karolina Borg; [2019]
    Keywords : Activity-based Flexible Office; Open-plan office; Office design; Office landscape; Autonomy; Social Work environment; Employee Performance; Leadership; Behaviour;

    Abstract : 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

  6. 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 byggnadsdesign

    Author : Eftychia Stamataki; [2018]
    Keywords : Electrical lighting; Laboratory study; Open-plan offices; Simulations; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : 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