Spatial layout and face-to-face interaction in offices- a study of the mechanisms of spatial effects on face-to-face interaction

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作者
Rashid, Mahbub
Kampschroer, Kevin
Wineman, Jean
Zimring, Craig
机构
[1] Univ Kansas, Dept Design, Lawrence, KS 66045 USA
[2] US Gen Serv Adm, Publ Bldg Serv, Washington, DC 20405 USA
[3] Univ Michigan, Taubman Coll Architecture & Urban Planning, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
[4] Georgia Inst Technol, Coll Architecture, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA
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ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING B-PLANNING & DESIGN | 2006年 / 33卷 / 06期
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10.1068/b31123
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X [环境科学、安全科学];
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08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
In this paper we report a study that uses space-syntax theories and techniques to develop a model explaining how spatial layouts, through their effects on movement and visible copresence, may affect face-to-face interaction in offices. Though several previous space-syntax studies have shown that spatial layouts have significant effects on movement and face-to-face interaction in offices, none has investigated the relations among movement, visible copresence, and face-to-face interaction in offices with significantly different layouts. On the basis of statistical analyses of the spatial and behavioral data collected at four moderately large offices, this study shows that spatial layouts have consistent effects on movement, but inconsistent effects on visible copresence and face-to-face interaction; that visible copresence, not movement, is an important predictor of face-to-face interaction; that movement has negligible effects on the relationship between visible copresence and face-to-face interaction; and that functional programs have little or no effect on the culture of face-to-face interaction in these offices. Limitations of the research design for workplace study and implications of the research findings for workplace design and management are discussed.
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页码:825 / 844
页数:20
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