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Komfort akustyczny w open space w narracji projektantów
Acoustic comfort in open space offices in the eyes of designers

Author(s): Anita Basińska, Agnieszka Jeran
Subject(s): Anthropology, Architecture, Health and medicine and law, Demography and human biology, Rural and urban sociology, Sociology of the arts, business, education
Published by: Szkoła Wyższa Psychologii Społecznej
Keywords: popular culture; space; open space; work comfort; acoustic comfort

Summary/Abstract: Nowadays a significant amount of work is office work. How it is performed is determined by both applied techniques of human resources management and organization of workspace; both these factors relate to each other. The increasing importance of good working conditions, as well as effectiveness, lead to serious discussions about the importance of comfort in a work place. Because the most popular type of workspace is open space, we have analyzed design solutions to provide comfort to employees. We have analyzed 50 projects published on the site sztukawnetrza.pl, and then we classified and described methods and means that reduce noise in open space.It has also caught our attention that in Poland there seems to be no objective acoustic indicators clearly defining the accepted noise level. This indicates the absence of such narration among designers though it does not mean such standards are not applied.

  • Issue Year: 52/2017
  • Issue No: 02
  • Page Range: 80-91
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish