People who work in an office spend at least a third of their lifetime in these spaces. The planning of office and administration buildings can therefore contribute a great deal to the satisfaction and well-being of future users. The book looks at the health-relevant factors that affect people in office and administration buildings and therefore deserve special attention in the planning process. In doing so, the authors are guided by a concept of health as defined by the World Health Organization: Accordingly, health encompasses mental as well as social and physical well-being and thus goes far beyond the factors laid down in legal norms and guidelines. In this volume, architects and designers, physicians and ergonomists deal with all aspects of interior design seen from a health perspective: What role does colour design play, what significance do light, air and noise have? What does a demand-oriented building technology look like and how is the office furniture adequately designed? Which medical and hygienic aspects have to be considered? How can offices be designed in terms of work-life balance and how will the office change in the course of digitalisation? The book serves as a guideline that can be applied chapter by chapter in the planning of health-promoting office spaces - depending on the interests of the reader. Problems that arise are discussed using examples, and checklists help you with planning and implementation. The guide is aimed at building owners, architects, engineers, but also at lawyers, psychologists and doctors as well as university members in the field of economics and engineering.

People who work in an office spend at least a third of their lifetime in these spaces. The planning of office and administration buildings can therefore contribute a great deal to the satisfaction and well-being of future users. The book looks at the health-relevant factors that affect people in office and administration buildings and therefore deserve special attention in the planning process. In doing so, the authors are guided by a concept of health as defined by the World Health Organization: Accordingly, health encompasses mental as well as social and physical well-being and thus goes far beyond the factors laid down in legal norms and guidelines. In this volume, architects and designers, physicians and ergonomists deal with all aspects of interior design seen from a health perspective: What role does colour design play, what significance do light, air and noise have? What does a demand-oriented building technology look like and how is the office furniture adequately designed? Which medical and hygienic aspects have to be considered? How can offices be designed in terms of work-life balance and how will the office change in the course of digitalisation? The book serves as a guideline that can be applied chapter by chapter in the planning of health-promoting office spaces - depending on the interests of the reader. Problems that arise are discussed using examples, and checklists help you with planning and implementation. The guide is aimed at building owners, architects, engineers, but also at lawyers, psychologists and doctors as well as university members in the field of economics and engineering.

People who work in an office spend at least a third of their lifetime in these spaces. The planning of office and administration buildings can therefore contribute a great deal to the satisfaction and well-being of future users. The book looks at the health-relevant factors that affect people in office and administration buildings and therefore deserve special attention in the planning process. In doing so, the authors are guided by a concept of health as defined by the World Health Organization: Accordingly, health encompasses mental as well as social and physical well-being and thus goes far beyond the factors laid down in legal norms and guidelines. In this volume, architects and designers, physicians and ergonomists deal with all aspects of interior design seen from a health perspective: What role does colour design play, what significance do light, air and noise have? What does a demand-oriented building technology look like and how is the office furniture adequately designed? Which medical and hygienic aspects have to be considered? How can offices be designed in terms of work-life balance and how will the office change in the course of digitalisation? The book serves as a guideline that can be applied chapter by chapter in the planning of health-promoting office spaces - depending on the interests of the reader. Problems that arise are discussed using examples, and checklists help you with planning and implementation. The guide is aimed at building owners, architects, engineers, but also at lawyers, psychologists and doctors as well as university members in the field of economics and engineering.

Businesses and schools today are looking for ways to spur the kind of creative thinking that leads employees and students to generate innovative ideas. Many are finding that the physical spaces in which people work and learn can provide a strong impetus to follow a creative train of thought. Space for Creative Thinking puts this trend into the knowledge-work context, discussing the underlying design concepts that factor into making a space that stimulates original thinking. The book follows this outline of theory with twenty compelling examples, which range from offices and schools to research facilities. Each case study is presented through photographs, as well as interviews with both designers and users. It concludes with a brief set of guiding principles for designing spaces that capture the essence of a Creative Thinking Space.

Die in diesem essential vorgestellte Visualisierungstechnik ermoeglicht es, ein Hoechstmass an Kommunikation und Wissensaustausch am Arbeitsplatz zu erreichen und die notwendige Transparenz in die Arbeitsprozesse zu ubertragen. Mit der Kartentechnik wird jede Aufgabe bereits zu Anfang mit Bildern beschrieben. Dabei setzen Piktogramme und schnelle Zeichnungen die Diskussionen der Workshops - in Echtzeit - in fur alle verstandliche Bilder um. Alle Beteiligte werden von Anfang an Teil des Teams und koennen so alle Informationen in die Nutzeranforderungen einfliessen lassen.

Die neuen Arbeitswelten koennen aus ganz unterschiedlichen Perspektiven betrachtet werden. Fur die einen erscheint alles positiv, fur die anderen negativ. Aber was bedeuten diese neuen Arbeitswelten fur die Mitarbeiterin und Mitarbeiter? Wie kann man sich dort am besten zurechtfinden? Was koennen die Mitarbeiterin und Mitarbeiter persoenlich dazu beitragen, in einer gesunden Burowelt zu arbeiten und dabei zufrieden und glucklich zu bleiben? Das Buch analysiert Arbeitswelten und gibt Hilfestellungen sowohl in der Planungsphase wie auch im Bestand. Daruber hinaus unterstutzt es Menschen dabei, das Richtige in ihrem Berufsalltag zu tun und sich selbst zu helfen, in einer positiven Atmosphare zu arbeiten. Gemeinsam mit verschiedenen Autoren aus unterschiedlichen Professionen geht die Herausgeberin in diesem Buch der Frage nach, was ein Buro menschlich macht und was die unterschiedlichen Interessengruppen zu einer humanen Arbeitsumgebung beitragen koennen.