Pattern 82
Office Connections
Context Work Community41 · Self-Governing Workshops and Offices80 · Small Services Without Red Tape81
Problem
Work rarely happens through isolated individuals but through exchange between people. When offices and departments sit far apart, these connections wither and the work splinters into separate islands.
Solution
Lay out offices and workspaces so that short paths and chance encounters occur naturally between people whose work is linked, instead of separating them across long corridors and floors.
Usage Four-Story Limit21 · Building Complex95 · Pedestrian Street100 · Open Stairs158 · Building Thoroughfare101 · Family of Entrances102