Office Layout

Office layouts require the grouping of workers, their equipment, and spaces to provide for comfort, safety, and movement of information. The main distinction of office layouts is the importance placed on the flow of information. Office layouts are in constant flux as the technological changes sweeping society alter the way offices function.

Figure 9.1 Office Relationship Chart

The Muther Grid for a software firm.

Even though the movement of information is increasingly electronic, analysis ...

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