Ulteriori informazioni
This book has been written for practitioners who would like to apply evidence-based and human-centric design principles to office and workplace design. Each chapter addresses a real-world workplace design-related issue and unites practice and research.
Sommario
1. Science-Informed Office Design. 2. Biophilia and Biophilic Design. 3. Managing the Air. 4. Visual Aesthetics. 5. Lighting. 6. Acoustics, Noise, and Soundscapes. 7. Touch, Haptics and Textures. 8. Promoting Healthy Behaviours. 9. Organisational and National Cultures. 10. Occupant Personality. 11. Supporting the Neurodiverse. 12. Spaces for Collaboration. 13. Supporting Focused Work. 14. Spaces for Revitalising. 15. Spaces to Encourage Creativity. 16. To Work!
Info autore
Sally Augustin, PhD, is a practicing environmental psychologist, a principal at Design With Science and a founder of The Space Doctors. Dr Augustin is also a fellow of the American Psychological Association, the editor of Research Design Connections, and a core researcher at the Interdisciplinary Center for Healthy Workplaces at the University of California, Berkeley.
Nigel Oseland, PhD, CPsychol, is an environmental (chartered) psychologist, workplace strategist, change manager, researcher, speaker, and author. Dr Oseland co-founded and hosts the Workplace Trends series of conferences; he presents internationally on workplace psychology and occasionally lectures at UCL and Liverpool John Moores University. He is the author of
A Practical Guide to Post-Occupancy Evaluation and Researching Building User Experience and
Beyond the Workplace Zoo, published by Routledge.
Riassunto
This book has been written for practitioners who would like to apply evidence-based and human-centric design principles to office and workplace design. Each chapter addresses a real-world workplace design-related issue and unites practice and research.
