Isaac and Harry 358 Workbook
Visual style
The simple line work represents the ease of use and relaxed feel that we achieved in the space.
We chose yellow as the main colour as it has strong connotations to happiness and paired it with a slightly washed out black (80% grey) so that it is not too strong.
The yellow and 'black' also references the Wellington City Council's aesthetics as they will be the ones funding the initiative. This link also establishes a sense of trust.
The aesthetic style has a very professional feel to it as well as being bright and youthful which is exactly what we wanted to achieve.
Website
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thinkspace.businesscatalyst.com
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thinkspace.businesscatalyst.com
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Website elements
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How does it work?
A quick run down of how the system works/how it's used.
What's inside?
An interactive representation of the space where the user can explore different elements of the space to learn why they are there and how they affect the user and space.
Booking a space.
A quick, hassle-free system where the user can pick a space to find out more information about it and book a time to use it.
Contact.
An added little footnote that lets other businesses know how to get involved.
Enspiral workspace
Yesterday we spent all morning working in Enspiral to try and get a better idea of industry workspaces. Enspiral is a shared workspace where freelances or other small businesses can go to rent a spot in the space. It is focussed around the idea of facilitating collaboration and inspiration through a real community feel.
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It was great to really experience how people interact in the workspace on a regular workday. We found that it confirmed our research around the fact that the majority are purely function-based workers who only stop occasionally to make a coffee or go to the bathroom. We found that there was not as much interaction between the workers as we had anticipated - purely because of the values Enspiral is based off we assumed that it would be better here.
It was also amazing to see the implementation of separate, smaller, modular workspaces for specific needs - very similar idea to Think Space. Around the office various rooms had been allocated uses such as 'the Skype room' and 'the break room'. 'The break room' was actually a small shed like structure that had been brought into the office and was dark and sound proof inside to create a surreal, relaxing feel.
The small spaces have been very popular at Enspiral and made us feel very confident about our idea.
Modular house space
This space is similar to ours in the way that it works to 'frame' the view. It is placed right against the edge of the ground and cantilevers out over the water. The position means that although the space is located in quite an industrial area, almost all of the views are directed out toward the water instead.
[Full ArchDaily article]
Research into workspace productivity tips
From the research we found that there are 7 main tips that we want to get across through the project and portray in the space:
- Isolation - to remove the user from others and immerse them in their own little world.
- Personalisation/customisable - giving the user the ability to personalise the space in some way to make it their own and giving them opportunity to even change the space itself (moving furniture).
- The view - the space must have a good view, nothing absolutely spectacular as that can be distracting, but some sort of nice landscape.
- Plants - plants within a workspace environment help the user to overcome mental fatigue.
- Natural light - natural light is great for productivity.
- No noise - removing noise (unwanted sound, so the users music is fine) can reduce stress.
- De-clutter - Removing anything unnecessary removes distraction and helps focus.
There are also other minor tips that we could include:
- Colour choice - affecting emotions according to colour theory.
- Curves - curvy spaces have been proven to make users more peaceful, calm and relaxed.
- Smell - the right fragrance (like colour theory) can increase productivity, energise and focus the user.
Sources:
Future of workspaces
[Full article on ArchDaily]
A 'workspace' that allows for so many different uses while not defining any. The space can be used however the user needs while still having different sub-areas allowing for isolation, separation and collaboration. The space is more of an object and almost acts as a blank canvas, it provides almost 'suggestions' on how the space can be used without enforcing it through any means. The space is based around the idea of standing desks and how good they are for health and productivity and trying to inject this into the workspace in a different, more explorative and customisable manner.
This is a very interesting concept for our space although our target audience needs an efficient and absolute hassle-free experience so maybe this won't be suitable. The essence of the space could be implemented though, the idea of not defining how the space is used but more providing a dynamic tool to facilitate working.
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