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Half-Private Office

Opening context:
Intimacy Gradient, Flexible Office Space, Small Work Groups

Conflict

What is the right balance between privacy and connection in office work?

Resolution

Avoid closed off, separate, or private offices. make every workroom, whether it is for a group of two or three people or for one person, half-open to the other workgroups and the world immediately beyond it. At the front, just inside the door, make comfortable sitting space, with the actual workspace(s) away from the door, and further back.

Closing context:
The Shape of Indoor Space, Light on Two Sides of Every Room, Workspace Enclosures, Windows Overlooking Life, Sitting Circle