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Style and Micropolitics in workplaces: CLOSED-PLAN vs. MODIFIED OPEN-PLAN - the Ministry of Transport building complex [above] and the Statoil office building [below] look very similar as they are both composed of five criss-crossing slabs, but the way in which the criss-crossing is planned in each generates very different work environments. In the case of the Ministry of Transport building complex, the five slabs are lifted high above the ground by three concrete cores. The slabs interlock with one another at right-angles at different levels on the steeply sloping site, enabling the surrounding landscape to “flow” beneath. The interior workspaces in each slab are arranged as cellular offices in a double row which provides no flexibility at work or opportunity for social interaction between workers, although the roof of the slabs could be used as exterior terraces for informal gatherings. In the case of the Statoil office building, the slabs are stacked with two sitting at the bottom on the ground, two in the middle, and one at the top, thus enclosing a central covered atrium in which workers can gather informally. The interior workspaces in each slab are arranged as modified open-plan offices – that is, a combination of cellular and open-plan offices, which avoids the long corridor of the Ministry of Transport building complex and provides break-out spaces in the workplace. Accordingly, the Ministry of Transport workspaces transmit affects of cellularity and privacy inside, and permeability outside, whereas the workspaces at the Statoil office building transmit affects of openness and interaction inside, and enclosure outside. #stylesaturday #thefunctionofstyle #functionlab #architecture #workplaces #atrium #georgechakhava #ministryoftransport #tbilisi #alab #statoilofficebuilding #oslo
Style and Micropolitics in workplaces: CLOSED-PLAN vs. MODIFIED OPEN-PLAN - the Ministry of Transport building complex [above] and the Statoil office building [below] look very similar as they are both composed of five criss-crossing slabs, but the way in which the criss-crossing is planned in each generates very different work environments. In the case of the Ministry of Transport building complex, the five slabs are lifted high above the ground by three concrete cores. The slabs interlock with one another at right-angles at different levels on the steeply sloping site, enabling the surrounding landscape to “flow” beneath. The interior workspaces in each slab are arranged as cellular offices in a double row which provides no flexibility at work or opportunity for social interaction between workers, although the roof of the slabs could be used as exterior terraces for informal gatherings. In the case of the Statoil office building, the slabs are stacked with two sitting at the bottom on the ground, two in the middle, and one at the top, thus enclosing a central covered atrium in which workers can gather informally. The interior workspaces in each slab are arranged as modified open-plan offices – that is, a combination of cellular and open-plan offices, which avoids the long corridor of the Ministry of Transport building complex and provides break-out spaces in the workplace. Accordingly, the Ministry of Transport workspaces transmit affects of cellularity and privacy inside, and permeability outside, whereas the workspaces at the Statoil office building transmit affects of openness and interaction inside, and enclosure outside. #stylesaturday #thefunctionofstyle #functionlab #architecture #workplaces #atrium #georgechakhava #ministryoftransport #tbilisi #alab #statoilofficebuilding #oslo