Provide social gathering and activity space 6.9

Section

Directive

Amenities

• Space to be available for all employees.

• Space to be located away from work or quiet zones.

• Space to include acoustical solutions to contain noise.

• Space to include amenities such as games, monitors, and group activities. For example, video game systems, chess, pool, foosball, ping pong, or corn hole.

• Space gives employees an area to unwind and interact or meet with others in a more relax setting.

Reasoning

Physical & Social Support: Providing bonus space with varying levels of social interaction, allows uses to choose how they relax. Space to move and interact with others supports stress relief, group collaboration, and enables those with hyperactivity to engage in purposeful activities.

Experience Categories Support

Smith, Theo and Amanda Kirby. 2021. Neurodiversity at Work: Drive Innovation, Performance and Productivity with a Neurodiverse Workforce. Kogan Page.

Maslin, Steve. 2022. Designing Mind-Friendly Environments Design and Architecture for Everyone Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

Kristi Gaines, Angela Bourne, Michelle Pearson, and Mesha Kleibrink. 2016. Designing for Autism Spectrum Disorders. Routledge.