Fig 01: Flow Chart Explaining the Methodology

1.7 Limitations

The research is focused on overall understanding and requirement for the need of spatial transformation to create a better collective office workspace. It does on focus on the construction technology and materials required to evolve these spaces. It does not focus on climatic requirements for the design of space.

1.8 Methodology

1. Theoretical Research

(i) Need to Study Collective Office Workplaces (ii) Evolution Of Collective Office Workplaces Across the Globe (iii)Understand need of evolution Of Collective Office Workplace in Indian

Context

2. Spatial Research

(i) Collective Office Workplaces Spatial Design Factors (ii) Spatial Arrangement and Hierarchy Of Collective Office Workplaces (iii)Compare Different Types Of Office Layouts

3. Case Studies

(i) Googleplex California (Horizontality Based Design) (ii) GLG Workplace, Austin (Activity-Based Work Design) (iii)RMZ Ecoworld IT Park, Bengaluru (Open Plan Office)

4. Analysis

(i) Contemporary Usage Of Earlier Office Layouts (ii) Society Evolving Techniques to Better Design Collective Office Workspaces, (iii) Post-Pandemic Effects (iv)To compare and assess the spatial requirements of past with present, and how the past is affecting the contemporary usage of the spaces.

5. Conclusion

(i) To conclude and present the demands of the contemporary timesof the contemporary times.

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