DESIGNING OF A FREE-ADDRESS RESEARCH OFFICE WITH USER'S TERRITORIES

Abstract

We found some factors which effect the territoriality of person working in an office, such as, job relations, work styles, informal relations, layout of furniture, visible places from one's workstaion, as we have already reported. In this report, we tried to test the temtoriality in a free-address research office at a university, comparing two layouts. After we surveyed persons' territory, we settled some number of workstations, which have different settings and the layout of workstations and personal file cabinets, according to each person's territory. Then we confirmed that we could enlarge person's territory and keep privacy and encourage communication.