Planning office spaces : a pratical guide for managers and designers / Juriaan van Meel, Yuri Martens, Hermen Jan van Ree

Objectives : Enhance productivity : Reduce costs : Increase flexibility : Encourage interaction : Support cultural change : Simulate creativity : Attract and retain staff : Express the brand : Reduce environmental impact -- Crucial choices : Location : Use : Layout : Appearance : Filing : Standardization -- Work space : Open office : Team space : Cubicle : Private office : Shared office : Team room : Study booth : Work lounge : Touch down -- Meeting space : Small meeting room : Large meeting room : Small meeting space : Large meeting space : Brainstorm room : Meeting point -- Support space : Filling space : Storage space : Print and copy area : Mail area : Pantry area : Break area : Locker area : Smoking room : Library : Games room : Waiting area : Circulation space -- Examples : Efficient landscape office : Attractive cellular office : Creative combination office : Vibrant club office -- Implementation : Analize : Communicate : Involve : Integrate : Care and preserve : Be brave -- Further information : Books and pubications ; Journals and magazines : Research centres : Professional institutions