Mukta Rai Saxena

April 2023

RE-IMAGINING THE FUTURE OF WORKPLACES IN SUBURBAN AREAS

A DISTRIBUTED, HYBRID AND EXPERIENTIAL APPROACH

Rai Saxena

“Our days would be best spent in workspaces that stimulate the sense and envelop us with creative elements in whatever forms they take”

- Melinda zelinsky

Mukta

HISTORICAL WORKPLACE TRENDS

To accomplish great things, we must not only act but also dream. Not only plan but also believe.

- Anatole France, writer

Workplaces have evolved from dusty industrial spaces to rigid office cubicles, on the pretext of efficient working culture. The trend of co-working and digital connectivity has opened many possibilities for work settings. My research concluded with the idea of having distributed workplaces that host multiple amenities and flexible office spaces in a stimulating and energizing environment. Through my proposed design for a professional technology hub in a city suburb, I have tried to create a workplace that is hybrid and experiential.

Master and servant at work

Open office plans by Frank Lloyd Wright Cubicle farms Remote working with home computers

Factory culture

Master and servant at work

DESIGN PROPOSAL

RESEARCH CONCLUSIONS

HYBRID HUB AND SPOKE MODEL

TIER -2

PROFESSION SPECIFIC AMENITIES

GREEN TRANSPORT TO TIER - 3 ( CO-WORKING HUB)

TIER - 1 ( CORPORATE HUB )

TECHNOLOGY MEDICAL

CATEGORIES SHARED OR DEDICATED SPACES

COULD BE LEASED OUT BY COMPANIES

LAW + FINANCE DESIGNER

- NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCKS AND PROFESSIONAL HUB

MASON - NEIGHBORHOOD BLOCKS AND PROFESSIONAL HUB

for Neighborhood Blocks

Site selection for Neighborhood Blocks

mins of walking distance subdivions community club library for Professional Hub

• Within 6 mins of walking distance

• Within subdivions

• Within community club

• Within local library

Site selection for Professional Hub

Viabilty for Mason residents

bike paths

Environmental Viabilty

• Easy access for Mason residents

• Access by bike paths

Connectivity via shuttle from neighborhood blocks between Dayton and Cincinnati to connect to public transport system via I-71

• Connectivity via shuttle from neighborhood blocks

• Mid way between Dayton and Cincinnati

• possibilty to connect to public transport system via I-71

Economic Viabilty

• Many Industries and Companies within 3 miles ; extended rentable space

• Convention space

• Number of freelancers in radius of 5 -10 miles

• Training center / education center ( proximity to universities)

Social Viabilty

• Proximity to schools,

Viabilty Industries and Companies within 3 miles ; extended space space freelancers in radius of 5 -10 miles center / education center ( proximity to universities) to schools, statement for Mason Amusement park versus Business Park

• Location as statement for Mason

• Amusement park versus Business Park

Drainage

Existing Vegetation

Existing Vegetation

Site Context

CAMPUS LAYOUT

THE CAMPUS

C AMP U S PR O GRAMM I N G

CAMPUS SITE AREA = 66.5 ACRES

CENTRAL PARK = 8 ACRES

WORKPLACES = 6 ACRES

COMMERCIAL = 6 ACRES

RESIDENTIAL = 20 ACRES

TRANSPORTATION HUB = 3.5 ACRES

FUTURE BIO RESEARCH LAB = 23 ACRES

MAS ON - WH O BUILDS T HIS ?

“ $2.4 billion to prepare sites around Ohio for economic development. The hope being if Ohio builds it, the next Intel will come. The budget makes one-time investments $150 million for smaller city innovation hubs.”

- as reported Nick Evans. 2023. "Ohiocapitaljournal." https://ohiocapitaljournal.com/2023/02/13/ohio-budget-primer-heres-gov-dewines-spending-p lan- or-the-next-two-years/. 02 13. Accessed 03 06, 2023.

Project could be promoted by Mason Tech Elevator Program: A public private partnership established in 2007.

THE CONCEPT

THE CAMPUS SITE

CENTRAL PARK

LUXOTTICA

LINDER CENTER OF HOPE

DAYCARE FACILITY

THE CONCEPT

CONCEPT TRANSLATED ON SITE

ROAD AND BIKE PATH

EXPERIENTIAL ZONING AND AREA PROGRAM

PLANS

PLANS

WESTERN ROW ROAD

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

FIRST FLOOR PLAN

01. AUDITORIUM

01. AUDITORIUM

02. SHARED DECK SEATING ALONG WATER EDGE

02. SHARED DECK SEATING ALONG WATER EDGE

03. SHARED OFFICE WITH AQUARIUMS AND WATER PODS

03. SHARED OFFICE WITH AQUARIUMS AND WATER PODS

04. ENTRANCE LOBBY

05. DROP OFF

04. ENTRANCE LOBBY

05. DROP OFF

06. CO- WORKING SPACE WITH LOUNGE AND HOT DESKING

06. CO- WORKING SPACE WITH LOUNGE AND HOT DESKING

07. BASEMENT RAMP

08. CAFE

09. COVE SEATING

10. ROCK CLIMBING WALL

11. HOTEL AMENITIES

12. HOTEL ROOMS

13. KITCHEN

14. DINING

15. SHOPS

07. BASEMENT RAMP

08. CAFE

09. COVE SEATING

10. ROCK CLIMBING WALL

11. HOTEL AMENITIES

12. HOTEL ROOMS

13. KITCHEN

14. DINING

15. SHOPS

16. SHARED CO- WORKING

16. SHARED CO- WORKING SPACES

17. AIR PAVILION

18. CENTRAL GREEN

19. CONSERVATORY

18.

19.

SECOND FLOOR

THIRD FLOOR PLAN

ELEVATIONS

WATER WING

NORTH ELEVATION

EARTH WING

SOUTH ELEVATION

WIND WING

FIRE WING

SECTIONS

VIEW OF CENTRAL COURT

EXPERIENCE THROUGH WATER WING

DETAILS OF WATER WING

PART PLAN SECOND FLOOR

EXPERIENCE THROUGH WATER WING

EXPERIENCE THROUGH FIRE WING

PART PLAN FIRST FLOOR

DETAILS OF FIRE WING

WOODEN STAIRCASE

PART PLAN THIRD FLOOR

PART PLAN SECOND FLOOR

SUNKEN LOUNGE

PART PLAN FIRST FLOOR

EXPERIENCE THROUGH FIRE WING

PART PLAN FIRST FLOOR

WORKING BY FIRE DISPLAY

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