Rethinking Office Space by Laith Jayousi

Re-thinking Office Space

Introduction Project Type: Office Building Location: Amman, Jordan Proposed Owner: Cairo Amman Bank

About the Project: The projects essence is rethinking work space and work place in Amman, through out the understanding of the current typology and architectural solution to the office building, which is in most cases the air-conditioned glass-box, and coming up with a more suitable solution to office building in Amman, That respects: Urban Realm and Context, Technology and Sustainability, Better Spatial Relationships for better work experience. The Project is about Challenging the present and producing a new architecture that speaks and respects its context and user. The programme was specifically chosen - The support sector in Cairo Amman Bank - as a good example of hierarchical, non-flexible workplace, and produce a new workspace that supports the proposed theory. Project Properties: Net Office Internal Area (including cores)= 3600m2 Number of Departments: 5 Type of Departments : Support Sector (Back Office)

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Work Space Interior

Meeting Room Plan

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Concept

Challenging the prevailing dominant office-building TYPE in Amman.

A. Challenge the rational & image of the office-building air-conditioned GLASS BOX:

B. Challenge the Ammani corporate office solution when building on SLOPE (resulting in a huge retaining wall)

C. Challenge the apathy and lack of PUBLIC SPACE in corporate Ammani culture (providing spaces for general public)

Present:

the office building type prevailing, is the â&#x20AC;&#x153;curtain wall glass boxâ&#x20AC;? building, with no/low design sustainability measures taken to face external environmental factors, these glass boxes result in green house effect, increasing the running cost to counter this effect.

the cut in the mountain solution when building on slope is the dominant and prevailing solution, thus resulting with flat surface and a huge retaining wall, as a result an architecture that is creating a neglected ignored spaces behind the

the office building type prevailing in Amman, has no contribution in the public realm, thus its semi-public to private spaces. Creating a boundary and gap between public and private.

D. Challenge the dominant SPATIAL SOLUTIONS for the office space by: 1. Creating NON-HIERARCHICAL work space where everyone has the same rights in the work space (challenging the hierarchal work place system prevailing in Ammani workplace).

3. Creating better work environment by providing breathing spaces and a better experience; having stronger IN-OUT, IN-IN, OUT-OUT relationships.

Modules intersection forming neigbour-working-hoods, this joint and connection between modules form experience and better connection to the surrounding. Two or more modules may intersect to form a neighborhood, diagrams bellow showing the best variations (Optimum).

Adaptive Non Hierarchical Spatial ArEnclosed Hierarchical Spatial rangement / Mix of Work Space and Arrangement / Work Cubicles (Present) Support Space spaces (Proposed) Housing Bank Headquarters

Arab Bank Headquarters

Capital Bank - Amman

The Living Wall

Total Interaction Variations Explored

Umniah HQ - Amman Greenery

Green Internal Pockets Amman Gate Towers

Zain Jordan Headquarters

Office Building - Amman

Arab Bank HQ - Shmeisani

Proposed

The project was able to challenge and produce a new building type of office buildings that respects sustainability, throughout implementing some passive design techniques to reduce the use of energy needed to cool the building, such as:

The project was able to challenge and produce a new solution when building on slope by resulting a gradient and stepped levels within the site, creating different usable spaces for the public/ private or both.

The project was able to challenge and produce a new typology of office building within an urban context, by creating spaces for the public, where the ground level and curtain levels within the architecture are penetrable by the general public. This reflects on:

1- Over hangs and double skin facade 2- Green tops 3- Active ventilation channels penetrating through out the building

In this configuration the back side of the building is as important as the front Of it.

1- Social responsibility for the corporate in the city. 2- Branding and public image of the corporate. 3- A friendly and interactive architecture with the layers of the context.

Resulting in significantly lower use of energy in the building (working with the environment, not against it).

Support spaces 50% : 50% of the entire work place Support Spaces Serve as a temporary active spaces were all the communication and interaction happens, it also can serve as a temporary working spaces for the population as touch downs and drop-ins around the floor plan. No hierarchy is applied in the workplace, all the population have equal areas and share the same spaces.

Second Floor Plan

Third Floor Plan

4. Future adaptive system throughout future expansion strategy. Based on: - Servant and Served. MANY ORGANIZATIONS CLUSTER WORKSPACES BY DEPART- Modular spatial arrangement system. MENT, BUT MOST WORK REQUIRES INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMUNICATION.

Each worker occupy 10m2 of the whole module for best convenience. Resulting in 80m2 module that can take many Geometrical forms.

Proposed

First Floor Plan

2. Creating flexible working spaces that are adaptive to the needs of work (challenging prevailing departmental type).

As a result, a team module is chosen, with 8 person occupied, and can be extended to 10 when needed (8 was chosen as the optimum number of people interacting in a space, in accordance to acrostics and work-flow.

Present

Implementation

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Proposed

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Modules Form Neighborhoods interaction form complex, Curtain Neighborhoods can reverse back into departmental form when needed. Same interaction diagrams will be chosen to form the expansion strategy, according to the following variations (Which in this project case would be height expansion) Servant and Served Spaces:

Proposed

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Third Floor Plan

Servant Space Served Space

Future Expansion System: Sectional Diagram - Ventilation and Sun

Sectional Diagram - Intersection with Contour

Main Facade

East Elevation - Intersection with Contour

Conceptual Diagram - Project Implementation / Axis

Public Spaces / Axis

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Programme

Site / Context

Site and Context Information: Location: Address : Geographical Boundaries: Slope Decline: 23% Difference Between lowest and highest elevation: Plot Area: Plot Dimensions:

Amman, Jordan Arrar Street 102 Jabal Amman, Jabal Lweibdeh 15 meters 5400 m2 65m x 83m

The site is located in the city center of Amman, Jordan, Located on one of the most important arteries in Amman, Arrar Street, linking West of the city with downtown. Public transport highly active on Arrar street, with its location on the foothill, the site is a connection between Jabal Amman and Jabal Lweibdeh (One of the oldest hills in Amman). With a strip full of offices and workplaces around the site, there is no public space for workers to hangout or enjoy a good food services around in break times, or after working hours, as result, making the site a fertile urban force in the context, with high opportunities.

Programme: Served: Total Modules: 20 Area of module: 80 m2 Total area of modules: 1600m2

Lower view to site- Arrar Street

Servant: Core / Services / Circulation Area / Wet Areas: 240 m2 Cores: 2 Floors: 4 Total 1920 m2

Upper view to site- Jabal Lweibdeh

Macro Analysis - Potential users around site within pedestrian reach

Site Plan - Plot

Approx. Area: 3600 m2 Parking: (Required 20% population: 40 Parking) Parking Available: 100 (50%) Bank Organizational Chart

Specific details about the spaces can be found in the thesis book.

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Programme Relationship Structure Diagram

Historical Time-line : Evolution of office building as a typology

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ARRAR STREET

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CAIRO AMMAN BANK TOWER

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Floor Plans

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Basement Level 2 Parking Floor Plan 1

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Basement Level 1 Service Floor Plan

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Ground Floor Plan

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First Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan

Third Floor Plan

Fourth Floor Plan

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Public Level

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Private Level

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Fire Escape Diagram

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Third Floor

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Private Level

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Basement Level 1

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Basement Level 3

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Sections

Section AA

Ventilation and Sunlight Diagram

Section AA

Zoning Diagram

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Section BB

Ventilation and Sunlight Diagram

Section BB

Zoning Diagram

Working Space

Green Space

Support Space

Utilities/Services

Public Space

Section Line

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Section CC

Ventilation and Sunlight Diagram

Section CC

Zoning Diagram

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Section DD

Ventilation and Sunlight Diagram

Section DD

Zoning Diagram

Working Space

Green Space

Support Space

Utilities/Services

Public Space

Section Line

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Section EE

Zoning Diagram

Working Space

Green Space

Support Space

Utilities/Services

Public Space

Section Line

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Elevations

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East Elevation

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West Elevation

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Axonometric Build-Up

Working Space

Green Space

Support Space

Utilities/Services

Public Space

Section Line

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