Recommendations
Spaces to collaborate
1. The project space is ‘owned’ by a team that can use it on an impromptu basis, giving the team members a permanent ‘hub’.2. An abundance of digital and traditional display media allows work to remain on show for long periods of time.
3. Moveable furniture and bench-style tables allow teams to congregate and individuals to spread out for solo work.
4. Dynamic lighting allows users to adjust the light to the task at hand and their specific ergonomic needs.
Provide dedicated spaces to collaborate – offices often lack project spaces in which teams can communicate their ideas and work freely without worrying about making a noise, a mess or pinning things up.
A project or collaborate space is something similar to a studio where workers can spread out their sheets and data, talk, argue and not worry about confidentiality or tidying away before the project is completed. It is space that can adopt a character for a period of time – it is not anonymous like most meeting rooms.
Collaborate space can be reserved by the day, week or month, and should be well-equipped with large surfaces, white boards, paper, pens, digital image capturing and AV equipment. It is not a precious space – but it is private and secure for the user while it is booked, or for the duration of the project.
It should provide moveable furniture and flexible work settings for personalised use by individuals as well as by project teams. Bigger desks to spread things out and bigger backdrops to pin things up will enhance collaborative modes of working.
Lighting should be adjustable to suit the task and time of day. The chemistry of collaboration often depends on lighting to deliver the right mood and ambience within the space.
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