Giving back control: a user-centered approach to the design of a work environment
| dc.contributor.author | Taylor, Emilee | |
| dc.contributor.examiningcommittee | Chalmers, Lynn (Interior Design) Starzyk, Katherine (Psychology) | en_US |
| dc.contributor.supervisor | Karpan, Cynthia (Interior Design) | en_US |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2015-09-12T17:02:31Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2015-09-12T17:02:31Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2015 | |
| dc.degree.discipline | Interior Design | en_US |
| dc.degree.level | Master of Interior Design (M.I.D.) | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | This project centers on an office environment and the physical and psychological well-being of the people who work within it. Located at 525 Beresford Avenue in Winnipeg, Manitoba, the Churchill Park United Church was converted to serve as an office space for a hypothetical publishing firm, Choice Publications. With recent knowledge concerning the health and well-being of employees, the design of workplaces has shifted to comprise a human-centered approach. The purpose of this practicum project was to investigate the evolving nature of the office and to determine its role regarding the identity, well-being, and behavior of individuals in order to better accommodate their needs. Central to the exploration is the study of environmental psychology theories and the introvert-extrovert dichotomy. Research into third place theory and the significance of home act as the primary lenses to evolve conventional office design into a hybrid of new typologies. | en_US |
| dc.description.note | October 2015 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1993/30768 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
| dc.rights | open access | en_US |
| dc.subject | Environmental psychology, Personality psychology, Third place theory, Home, Prospect-Refuge theory, Introvert, Extrovert, Corporate design | en_US |
| dc.title | Giving back control: a user-centered approach to the design of a work environment | en_US |
| dc.type | master thesis | en_US |
| local.subject.manitoba | yes | en_US |