Human behaviour · 2024
How workplace geometry shapes appraisal
What makes a workplace feel safe, pleasant, or distracting? This study varies partition height, ceiling height, and contour across 36 virtual workplace models, collecting appraisals from 713 participants. Higher partitions relate to perceived safety and fewer distractions, while curved contours receive more positive aesthetic ratings. The findings concern reported perceptions of visual scenes, rather than measured workplace productivity.
Workplace typologies, geometric variations, and the rating and ranking tasks used in the study.
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Designing affective workplace environments: the impact of typology, contour, ceiling and partition height on cognitive and aesthetic appraisal
Michal Gath-Morad, Salome Egli, Jascha Grübel, Koen Steemers, Christoph Hölscher, Leonel Aguilar
Building and Environment · 2024
Summary based on Published article, Wageningen repository copy, PDF pages 1, 11, 12.
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.111928