Spatial layout and face-to-face interaction in offices- a study of the mechanisms of spatial effects on face-to-face interaction
Spatial layout and face-to-face interaction in offices- a study of the mechanisms of spatial effects on face-to-face interaction
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10.1068/b31123
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2006-11-01
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Zimring, Craig
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Rashid, Mahbub;Kampschroer, Kevin;Zimring, Craig
在本文中，我们报道了一项研究，该研究利用空间句法理论和技术开发了一个模型，解释了空间布局如何通过其对移动和可见共生的影响来影响办公室中的面对面互动。虽然之前的几项空间句法研究表明，空间布局对办公室中的移动和面对面互动有显著影响，但还没有人研究过布局差异显著的办公室中移动、可见共存和面对面互动之间的关系。基于对四个中等规模办公室收集的空间和行为数据的统计分析，本研究发现，空间布局对移动有一致的影响，但对可视共生和面对面互动的影响不一致；可视共生而不是移动是面对面互动的重要预测因素；移动对可视共生和面对面互动之间的关系影响可以忽略不计；功能性程序对这些办公室的面对面互动文化影响很小或没有影响。讨论了工作场所研究设计的局限性以及研究结果对工作场所设计和管理的启示。
In this paper we report a study that uses space-syntax theories and techniques to develop a model explaining how spatial layouts, through their effects on movement and visible copresence, may affect face-to-face interaction in offices. Though several previous space-syntax studies have shown that spatial layouts have significant effects on movement and face-to-face interaction in offices, none has investigated the relations among movement, visible copresence, and face-to-face interaction in offices with significantly different layouts. On the basis of statistical analyses of the spatial and behavioral data collected at four moderately large offices, this study shows that spatial layouts have consistent effects on movement, but inconsistent effects on visible copresence and face-to-face interaction; that visible copresence, not movement, is an important predictor of face-to-face interaction; that movement has negligible effects on the relationship between visible copresence and face-to-face interaction; and that functional programs have little or no effect on the culture of face-to-face interaction in these offices. Limitations of the research design for workplace study and implications of the research findings for workplace design and management are discussed.