OFFICE LAYOUT AND WORKSPACE ENCLOSURE AS MEDIATORS TO WORKERS' PRIVACY AND COMMUNICATION AFFECTING PRODUCTIVITY

Abstract

This Sl凵dy ispartof a comptex research on current Japanese office environmenl6 ．Based on qualilaliveand quantitativedata from group interviewsand questionnaires，’free−tayout’and seating positionsin’is］e −type ’Iayoul，as wel ］as lev巳 1sof workspace enc ］osures were definedand then じ croSs −tabu ］ated by ・h・ f・ 11・ wi ・ g P ・y ・ト・phy・ i・・ 1… i・・一 ・・1 ・ h・ ・act ・ ・i・ ・i・… isual−a ・ d − ・・i・・ 1P ・ivacy（・ ・ i・e i・s ・ e ・）・・ d ea ・ e ・ f ・… ・ ni ・ ・ti。 ・ ・1・・ y ・ ・t diff・ ・ence ・ did nol hav¢ strong effects on privacyand noise issues，but affecled in【erscctionaL communication 、Sealingpositiensaffected workcrs ’visual and acouslical privacy．as wetl as communicalion ．Enclosureleve［s had lhe slrongesl media 重ing effecls on privacyand communication ．Communication and visuat privacy showed significant poSitivecorrelalions wi1h diff『rent facetsof produc1ivilies．Noise and lack ofprivacy were pointedout as mos1 seriolls issues