Office for the 1990s

Abstract

Examines the potential for adapting offices of the pre‐IT period to the business needs of the 1990s in a pilot study of space policy, taking in aspects of IT and the concept of the waking (as opposed to the working) week, where productivity is, unconventionally, tied to neither space nor time. This involves reversal of hierarchy, short lines of communication and near‐elimination of “churn” through the interchangeability of staff, the whole producing a considerable saving in costs. Points up the value of recognizing the fundamental mechanics which relate available space to business operation.

Citation

Melvin, J. (1992), "Office for the 1990s", Facilities, Vol. 10 No. 11, pp. 16-19. https://doi.org/10.1108/EUM0000000002214