Another suggestion depending on available space would be to stagger the locations that each desk mate will most commonly occupy. this way if they both push themselves away from their repsective spaces for donuts in the conference room, they don't collide.
Not sure if you are also designing the workstations, but I know many ready-to assemble units have desk surface depths of 24-30". This can make it impossible to roll out a set of drawings without creasing them along the bottom edge. Provide a larger surface (arms reach from the computer) for drawing sets if possible.
Can you give each architect a cubicle? If not, give them 72" back-to-back, and a 48" deep x 72" wide workspace with plenty of drawers and hopefully a tack surface as privacy shield.
Really, it's so demoralizing to be 5, 10, or even 20 years out of school, and still be lined up at stools in a vast room of table surface, with no privacy whatsover. Poor lighting, bad chairs, shared phones, theft from drawers that don't lock, chatty deskmates, air-conditioning systems shut down at 6:00 pm even though many people are working late. Why do architects accept such poor working conditions? Telemarketing staff often have nicer workspaces than architects.
I once worked as an intern in a large ballroom-sized studio w/18' ceilings, black floors, white walls and ceilings, and the only light sources ceiling-mounted. By 5:30 pm, I'd be "snow-blind" when walking in the darkness outside. Oh, and each architect had a 36" x 60" table, no drawers, and a hard art-studio backless stool. Cruel and unusual punishment, and all for minimum wage.
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Office layout advide
Hi,
Does anyone have any advice for workstation desks in terms of layout. What is the minimum dimension between two desks if two workers sit back-to-back.
Thanks,
Cypress
48"
actually, make that 60"... sorry
Another suggestion depending on available space would be to stagger the locations that each desk mate will most commonly occupy. this way if they both push themselves away from their repsective spaces for donuts in the conference room, they don't collide.
Not sure if you are also designing the workstations, but I know many ready-to assemble units have desk surface depths of 24-30". This can make it impossible to roll out a set of drawings without creasing them along the bottom edge. Provide a larger surface (arms reach from the computer) for drawing sets if possible.
Can you give each architect a cubicle? If not, give them 72" back-to-back, and a 48" deep x 72" wide workspace with plenty of drawers and hopefully a tack surface as privacy shield.
Really, it's so demoralizing to be 5, 10, or even 20 years out of school, and still be lined up at stools in a vast room of table surface, with no privacy whatsover. Poor lighting, bad chairs, shared phones, theft from drawers that don't lock, chatty deskmates, air-conditioning systems shut down at 6:00 pm even though many people are working late. Why do architects accept such poor working conditions? Telemarketing staff often have nicer workspaces than architects.
I once worked as an intern in a large ballroom-sized studio w/18' ceilings, black floors, white walls and ceilings, and the only light sources ceiling-mounted. By 5:30 pm, I'd be "snow-blind" when walking in the darkness outside. Oh, and each architect had a 36" x 60" table, no drawers, and a hard art-studio backless stool. Cruel and unusual punishment, and all for minimum wage.
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