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21 <br />County Manager - Assigned space includes large circulation and reception area. <br />Housing, Human Rights and Community Development - Assigned space includes approximately <br />1,300 square feet of storage and waiting /reception area. <br />BENCHMARKS FOR A WELL DESIGNED WORKPLACE <br />A well designed workplace means different things to different organizations. One company may <br />have a clear need for distraction free work 90% of each day. This may result in an office <br />comprised of almost entirely private offices whereas a company whose chief business initiative is <br />to get their product to market faster may require 90% group work. In that case, their workplace <br />will likely be very different from the first. <br />Just as we do not expect every well- designed workplace to be designed in the same way, we <br />would not anticipate that all well- designed workplaces have all of the attributes described above <br />either. As such, the definition of a well- designed workplace is subjective and relative. <br />A $10 billion consumer goods company with a 500,000 square foot Class A, owned corporate <br />headquarters may have state -of- the -art furniture, specially designed spaces for interaction and <br />collaboration, team rooms and the highest HVAC system technology available. On the other <br />hand, a $1 million ad agency that leases 20,000 square feet of Class B space may have low end <br />furniture. But it may have the mobility required to support collaboration. It may also have a "look" <br />that demonstrates their creative atmosphere. The ad agency may have a "spec building" grade <br />HVAC system, but may also have operable windows. These are two entirely different types of <br />workplaces, yet both would be considered well- designed because they support the work their <br />company's employees do and they reflect their respective cultures. <br />So, what is the definition of a well- designed workplace? One could say it is a workplace that <br />supports the strategic business initiatives of the company, supports the employees in <br />performing their work efficiently and productively, reflects and embodies the values and culture of <br />the company and is environmentally healthy. <br />The Physical Attributes of a Well - Designed Workplace <br />Based on our research and our experience as workplace designers, we recognize the following <br />attributes as those that have the biggest positive impact on the physical workplace. <br />A. Accommodates free work on an individual basis; <br />B. Is supportive of collaboration and interaction among employees; <br />C. Accommodates undistracted teamwork and meetings; <br />D. Flexibility of workspaces to accommodate personal work styles; <br />E. Provides some control over heating and cooling in the open office setting; <br />F. Visual access to daylight and control of glare; <br />G. Workspaces are designated in size and type by function; <br />H. The facility is easy to navigate through (wayfinding); <br />I. Appropriate adjacencies are met; <br />J. Ease of access to and flexibility of technology; <br />K. Ergonomics; <br />-10- <br />
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