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Floorplate Shapes and Office Layouts: A Model of the Effect of Floorplate Shape on Circulation IntegrationShpuza, Ermal 28 March 2006 (has links)
This thesis proposes a model of understanding the constraining effect of floorplates on the integration of office layouts. The proposed model is based on the analysis of floorplates and layouts which is simultaneously configurational, global and robust. The study departs from two observations: first, there is a difference between the lifespan of shells and layouts; second, shells influence but do not determine the layouts than can be accommodated in them.
The thesis proposes two descriptions of shape which gauge their compactness and convex fragmentation based on configurational relations among modular units of shape. Shapes of actual floorplates are described according to the proposed measures leading to a typology of office buildings.
The space syntax research on workspaces has demonstrated that the integration of layout circulation affects the patterns of movement, encounter and interaction, which are linked to organizational performance. Actual layouts are described according to skewness and density of connectivity of linear maps leading to three alternative types of office layouts: sparse grids, dense grids and fishbones. Two ideal layouts of grids and fishbones, extracted from the typology, reflect opposing ways of increasing the layout integration and best represent open-plan layouts.
Experiments with hypothetical grids and fishbones generated systematically on theoretical shapes demonstrate strong but differing effects of shape on layout integration. These are subsequently confirmed by the analysis of hypothetical grids and fishbones generated into a large sample of actual office buildings in the US.
The relationship between floorplate shape and layout is mediated by the generative principle applied to the generation of layout. There exists an underlying congruence between a morphological typology of layouts (which distinguishes between fishbone and grid as alternative principles for increasing integration) and a morphological typology of shapes (which distinguishes between more compact and convexly unified shapes and shapes with wings). The findings highlight the distinction between constraint and determination. Floorplate shapes exercise underlying constraints upon the layout integration but they do not determine it.
The proposed model enhances the evaluation of existing building portfolios for their suitability for different types of office layouts and aids the design and planning of new work environments.
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Accessibility assessment via workspace estimation /Yang, Jing. January 2007 (has links)
Thesis (M.Sc.)--York University, 2007. Graduate Programme in Computer Science. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 112-117). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:MR38843
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A new general Post Office /Kwong, Kwok-tung, Vincent. January 1997 (has links)
Thesis (M. Arch.)--University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes special report study entitled: Accessibility in Tsimshatsui/Hunghom District. Includes bibliographical references.
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The evolution of a strategic office centre in Tsuen Wan under the implications of PADS : the possibility of Tsuen Wan to become an office centre /Pun, Kok-hing, Ali. January 1997 (has links)
Thesis (M. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references.
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Raštinės priemonių Open Office ir Microsoft Office palyginimas / Comparison of Open Office and Microsoft Office Software PackagesKopylova, Liudmila 13 June 2006 (has links)
Recently more and more attention has been paid to copyright protection in Lithuania. As a result, quite a number of governmental institutions have faced a problem. Most of them use unlicensed software. The alternative way to legalize software is to use free of charge (open-coded) software. That is why the Lithuanian Ministry of Education encourages educational institutions to use stable open-coded localized programmes; Open Office Pack falls into this category. At the moment Microsoft Office Pack dominates the software market. Open Office is a direct competitor of Microsoft Office, because it is free of charge.
In the course if writing this paper, we got acquainted with different office programme packs. The potential and compatibility of Microsoft Office and Open Office packs with each other as well as with various operating systems have been described.
Also, some experimental research has been carried out. We aimed to find out the differences of acquiring theoretical knowledge and practical skills while working with each of the packs. 9 and 10th formers participated in the experimental research. They were introduced to the basics of working with the Microsoft Office Word, Open Office Writer, Open Office Calc and Microsoft Office Excel programmes. In the course of the experiment, the level of pupils’ theoretical knowledge before and after the teaching and practice stages was measured. Also, their acquired practical skills were assessed.
We have also questioned 38 IT teachers... [to full text]
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The fittingness of fitness : the movement of architecture at a human scale: a reinvention of the typical workplace /Parris, Emily. January 2007 (has links)
Thesis (B. Arch.)--Roger Williams University, 2007. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references. Also available online via Digital Commons @ RWU.
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Organizational transformation of a customer service division to cope with technological change in office automation equipment /Wong, Hon-chung, Wilson. January 1997 (has links)
Thesis (M.B.A.)--University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 101-104).
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Office decentralization in Hong Kong, 1981-89, with particular reference to the financial sector /Kwan, Yuen-ling. January 1990 (has links)
Thesis (M. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1990.
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Climate-responsive design for non-domestic buildings in warm climates : optimisation of thermal mass for indoor cooling.Diaz, C. January 1994 (has links)
Thesis (PhD)-Open University. BLDSC no.DX185081.
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A new general Post OfficeKwong, Kwok-tung, Vincent. January 1997 (has links)
Thesis (M.Arch.)--University of Hong Kong, 1997. / Includes special report study entitled : Accessibility in Tsimshatsui/Hunghom District. Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print.
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