抄録
The aim of this study is to find the architectural composition for ″boundary areas″ in office space. As a first step to reach this aim, this paper focuses on the relationship between architectural planning factors for boundary areas and workers′ activities in the office. In this paper we have defined ″boundary area″ as an area that has no particular function for office work and exists between individual functional spaces. The methods used in this study are listed below.
1. We have examined recent advanced offices in order to investigate a trend for the boundary areas.
2. A case study was conducted in an office focusing on activities that occurred in the boundary areas.
In the first study, we found that the zone level boundary area is one of the trend factors for planning recent offices. And we also discovered that the architectural characteristic of the zone level boundary areas could be classified into three categories: ″absorber type″, ″buffer type″ and ″passage type″. In the second study, we confirmed that valuable communication exchanges for office work were activated in buffer type boundary areas. From this case study and former studies, the relations between office planning factors for the boundary areas and communication activities which took place in these areas have been verified through the table in our conclusion.
