IR2039
Collaboration and Connection Re-Defining Office Space Post Pandemic Focus Constructing and Specifying Unit Assistant Ashini Shah
Faculty of Design IR2039 Spring 2021
2 nd year Archana Marwaha Ashesha Shah Fiza Elat Lakshita Grade Pranjal Patel Tejaswini Nettem
3 rd year Ananya Bhardwaj Pari Mistry Riya Choksi Sonu Vekaria
Naandi Parikh In the last decade, changes in work processes have brought about a gradual but dramatic shift in the way office spaces are designed. Business objectives often require employees to work collaboratively, promoting interaction between co-workers. But with the #COVID19 outbreak, majority of the workforce are now working remotely and continuing to deliver results efficiently. Although researches done over the past few months, have affirmed a larger percentage of people wanting to return to the workplace. Being said that employee expectations and current scenario requires “Repurposing” of this spaces, designs must provide flexibility for possible new configurations to adapt to the new normal along with taking proper safety measures and keeping in mind human factors such as the need for natural light, privacy, and comfort recognized as essential to their productivity. The particular space-planning studio dealt to address this shift in the design of office spaces and create a flexible interior environment with help of modular furniture, retaining the students’ individual design style, also incorporating existing on-site elements and factors. Students were given 2 different sites to design office space(250 sq mt approx) for a selected profession followed by detailing one area of the space and developing a furniture piece.
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