Abstract
The evolution of workplace environments has intensified the scrutiny of open-plan offices. The design paradigm of emphasising collaboration and sense of community within workplace has celebrated its facilitation of collaboration, providing open-plan office layout as example of collaborative space. Yet it has diminished individual comfort and privacy that are strengthened in enclosed-plan office layout. Studies revealed the demand of understanding occupant’s satisfaction. Since 85%-90% of one’s time is spent in indoor environment mostly at work, occupant’s satisfaction of physical environment or surroundings should be taken into count. This article proposes a comprehensive conceptual framework that leverages Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to enable adaptive spatial design within open-plan corporate offices. Centred on the coherence theory of psychology, the framework advocates for an integrated approach wherein personalisation and community sense coexist seamlessly, by critically examining problematic challenges found in the current openplan layouts. The study accentuates the potential IoT technologies integrated in offices not merely as a monitoring indoor climate system control but also as an enabler of innovative smart technologies such as service robots, interactive materials, adaptive furniture, and dynamic spatial configurations that respond in real time to occupancy, employee culture, and activity zones.
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El Hawary, Sarah Mohammed; Hashem, Ola Ali; and Rahimian, Farzad Pour
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"Toward a Conceptual Framework for IoT-Driven Adaptive Spatial Design in Open-Plan Office,"
Journal of Art, Design and Music: Vol. 5
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Available at: https://doi.org/10.55554/2785-9649.1078
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