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- Andersson, Morgan, 1965, et al.
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Exploring the Function and Use of Common Spaces in Assisted Living for Older Persons
- 2014
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Ingår i: HERD. - : SAGE Publications. - 2167-5112 .- 1937-5867. ; 7:3, s. 98-119
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- OBJECTIVE: This exploratory study examines the function and use of common spaces in assisted living facilities (ALFs) from the residential and workplace perspectives.BACKGROUND: The impact of the physical environment on human activities in healthcare settings has been emphasized in many studies. Few studies, however, have explored the daily use of common spaces and theimpact on the usability of ALFs.METHODS: Four explorative methods–observation, group interviews, individual interviews, and questionnaires—were used to investigate 14 ALFs in Sweden. The study involves residents, staff, relatives, architects, and people responsible for planning and construction of eldercare.This research strategy combines quantitative and qualitative methods to enhance the validity of the results. Method triangulation and data triangulationwere used and the data were analyzed using Qualitative Content Analysis (QCA).RESULTS: The results show that residents and staff have different objectives for use and these differences affect usability, although explicit conflicts are rare. The residents, staff, and other stakeholders have differentviews about the demarcation of home and workplace and the role of common spaces as venues for social interaction.CONCLUSIONS: Both the residential and the workplace perspective must be considered when planning assisted living facilities. Otherwise, inherent conflicts between these perspectives will manifest as a result of thephysical design. Common spaces have diverse functions that are reflected in their spatial organization. Therefore, ALFs should be designed so the intended function of a specific space is apparent to all users.
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- Benning, Pierre, et al.
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Collaboration processes A State of the Art
- 2010
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The key objective of InPro is to define and support a new way of working with integrateddesign from a life cycle perspective, capturing client requirements and collaboration betweenstakeholders during the early design phase of a construction project. This phasestarts with the first client contact and ends with the delivery of a design proposal, withrecognisable functions, visualised for easy understanding and with a cost calculation tosupport the clients' go/no-go decision.The aim of Work Package 2 is to develop model-based and knowledge-based workingmethods for the Early Design phase. This will result in a systematic integration of lifecycledesign processes in new construction or renovation of buildings, taking into accountthe added values for society/citizens, clients/users, and the construction sector. ThisWork Package will also propose a framework for the collaboration process between involvedparties.The aim of Task 2.2 "Collaboration Processes" is to develop this framework for collaborationin the Early Design process, where all partners share information in a common OpenInformation Environment delivered by WP5 and add knowledge to the project. Thisframework of collaboration is a concept related to the needs of shared guidelines in orderto work efficiently together, generally defined in a contract. This framework will answerto the main question:How to create concurrent and iterative working processes with clear decisionmilestones?and includes other key questions:How to create functional working groups that represent different competenciesor backgrounds, including conflict resolution conceptsHow to to establish trustHow to balance between formal and informal communication channelsHow to communicate design changes in a virtual building model between concurrentlyworking design teams, e.g. by managing, categorising and highlightingdesign changesHow to reuse knowledgeIt also includes project and contractual issues management, progress monitoring, strategiesfor delegation of responsibility, methods for risk assessment and strategies for continuousimprovements based on measured Key Performance Indicators developed in Task1.3.
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- Byfors, Jan, et al.
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Syntes 2019 - 2021: Smart Built Environment
- 2022
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Denna rapport är en sammanfattande syntes av samtliga projekt som genomförts inom Smart Built Environments under programperioden 2019 – 2021, totalt 95 projekt. Sammanfattningen bygger på fyra delrapporter som utgör syntes av respektive temaområde. Syftet med syntesarbete har varit att sammanställa de resultat och insikter som genererats i projekten under programperioden för att på så sätt kunna dels dra slutsatser om det sammanlagda bidraget till programmets effektmål, dels ge rekommendationer gällande kommande utlysningar och strategiska satsningar. Sammantaget har projekten inom den andra programperioden resulterat i betydande och för sektorn viktiga resultat. Sektorn har nu kommit ytterligare närmare det ”sömlösa informationsflödet” och sektorns nivå vad gäller digitalisering har ökat. Ytterligare slutsatser är att: projekten har bidragit väl till programmet samtliga uppställda effektmål. En närmare granskning av resultaten visar dessutom att projekt med inriktning mot miljö och klimat har ökat över tiden. huvuddelen av projekten har ett TRL-värde om 6 á 7. Få projekt är ren forskning och kunskapsuppbyggnad, utan projekten syftar mera mot praktisk tillämpning. Notabelt är att för ett antal projekt har resultaten lanserats på marknaden. många projekt kan anses vara nytänkande och vissa till och med disruptiva. för ca 60% av projekten finns få eller inga tydliga internationella kopplingar eller samarbeten. flertalet projekt är öppna, såväl vad gäller resultat och som deltagande i projektet. Däremot är jämlikhetsaspekten svagt adresserat så väl vad gäller projektens sammansättning, genomförande som resultat. Utifrån detta ges i denna sammanfattande syntes följande rekommendationer: Spridning, förvaltning och utveckling av projektresultat måste stärkas. Det internationella perspektivet måste öka. Öka fokus på insatser som stödjer transformation av branschen. Digitaliseringen skall ses som en möjliggörare - inte som ett eget mål! Jämlikhetsfrågan måste få ökat fokus. Åtkomst av data/delning av data är fortsatt en mycket stor utmaning som kräver insatser. Lyft blicken – Se mer på livscykelperspektivet i stället för byggkostnaden! Smart Built Environments roll och arbetssätt kan utvecklas. Till dessa rekommendationer ges och ett stort antal förslag till åtgärder. I syntesrapporterna för respektive temaområde ges mera detaljerade rekommendationer och förslag till åtgärder.
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- Eriksson, Johanna, 1978, et al.
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Mapping a framework for co-design in healthcare buildings - an empirical study
- 2012
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Ingår i: Proceedings from ARCH12.
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Rapid technological development and changing demands from a changing population call for new ways of working in the healthcare sector. As the working environment should support these new ways of working and be prepared for yet more changes, new strategies for facility planning need to be studied.Architects have a long tradition of working with end user involvement in the early stages of building projects, but over the past ten years, a shift in focus or trend has been noticeable. Over time, the purpose of end user involvement has moved from mere participation to co-designing, making fuller use of user knowledge and experience. This paper revisits seven healthcare building projects, now in various stages of realization but initiated in 2007–2011 using a design-driven co-designing framework, involving end users in the early stages of developing and designing their future environment. The co-designing framework and its outcome are revisited and scrutinized here in light of four factors presumed to influence the quality of the process and its outcome: representativity, continuity, ownership, and innovation. Each case was mapped through archival studies, observations, and interviews with involved architects, project managers, and users. The intention is to deepen our understanding of the planning framework and the consequences of user participation and co-designing by highlighting recurring factors connected to the collaborative planning process and its outcome. The findings indicate that the framework’s basic structure has proven stable and useful in several projects and, although affected by external factors such as timing, politics, and finance, still offers good conditions for involving end users in project development and ownership creation, enabling the development of innovative ideas.
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- Forooraghi, Melina, 1989, et al.
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Exploring Office Design Approaches in Relation to Health and Wellbeing: A Scoping Review
- 2019
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Ingår i: S.ARCH 2019. - 9783982075839 ; , s. 181-195
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aim: This article explores emerging design approaches in relation to health in the context of office building design. Background: Design for health is an emergent theme in architectural design. Healthcare sector has long dealt with the built environment and its health outcomes. In the past decades, there has been growing interest in the potential of design approaches with a key focus on patients’ health such as Co-design, Evidence-based design, Salutogenic design, User-centred design. Some of these approaches extend beyond healthcare to sectors such as schools and offices. Nevertheless, very little is currently known about how these design approaches relate to employee health and wellbeing in office building design. Therefore, new insights into the existing literature is needed to support discussions on future office design among researchers. Methods: A scoping review of 7432 papers was conducted in 2018, in four electronic databases and five scientific journals to scan design approaches in relation to health and wellbeing in office building design resulting in the selection of 26 papers. Result: The review, firstly, disclosed a mismatch between the research outputs and target population. Secondly, a limited understanding of health in relation to office physical environment was noted. Lastly, design approaches were found to be underdeveloped in the field of office design. Conclusion: It was noted that Salutogenic orientation toward health is not well-recognized in work environments. Further research might be useful to conceptualize positive aspects of health in relation to physical office environment. Design for health is becoming more visible in office context, however, more research is required to expand our thinking toward the impact of the interplay of design aspects on those health and wellbeing related outcomes. This might be through firstly identifying the dimensions of office environments that can support employee well-being, and, secondly, testing and validating existing frameworks. Considering the different cultural norms for dissemination, with research agenda focusing on scholarly communication, against a far more visual language used by designers, we need to identify ways to increase visibility and readability of research outputs
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- Forooraghi, Melina, 1989, et al.
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Health & wellbeing in offices - A study of literature on the Nordic perspective
- 2019
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Ingår i: IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science. - : IOP Publishing. - 1755-1307 .- 1755-1315. ; 297
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aim : This review aims to explore the relation between the physical office environment and employee health as found in the Nordic literature. Background : The Nordic countries have a worldwide fame for their high living and working standards. Nevertheless, they have also been facing global challenges related to demographic changes, aging population, and a rise in long term conditions which require a creative way of thinking, and innovative approaches in the ways we deliver buildings and the built environment. The built environment is a health determinant and a resource for health and wellbeing of building users. In office sector, however, there is little known regarding the design implications of the physical environment for health outcomes. A review of the literature on the current state of the art in the Nordic context could offer an opportunity to rethink office design and support dialogue on how better design can improve employee health outcomes. Methods : An explorative document analysis of recent literature on workplace environment in the Nordic context was carried out. Results : Three main gaps in the literature were identified, including (1) limited understanding of health, (2) unrecognised role of the physical work environment and design professions in relation to health, and (3) diverse research orientations. The combination of results suggests the paucity of the studies relating the physical office environment to positive health approaches. Conclusions : This review highlights the need for more quantitative and qualitative methods to give relevant knowledge for complex questions regarding the physical office environment and health outcomes of employees. Future research should enable dialogue and collaboration between different actors such as managers, human resources, occupational health professionals and designers, which can benefit the users of office building.
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- Forooraghi, Melina, 1989, et al.
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How Does Office Design Support Employees’ Health? A Case Study on the Relationships among Employees’ Perceptions of the Office Environment, Their Sense of Coherence and Office Design
- 2021
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Ingår i: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. - : MDPI AG. - 1661-7827 .- 1660-4601. ; 18:18
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study investigated the current design circumstances of an office as well as employees’ perceptions of the office environment in relation to their perceived health, drawing on sense of coherence theory (comprehensibility, manageability, and meaningfulness). Previous studies have related the physical office environment to employee health. However, most studies have focused on alleviating negative effects, while health-promoting potential, including employee sense of coherence, has been overlooked. This study adopted a mixed method case study approach, combining semi-structured interviews with employees, structured observations, and analysis of architectural drawings. The results indicated that employees’ perceptions did not always align with the ideas behind the architectural design and that employees understood the environment differently. The study also highlighted the interrelations (and contradictions) among the different components of sense of coherence. The findings imply that organizations may need to prioritize which components of coherence should be supported most by the office environment. It also suggests that case-specific design aspects should play a more central role in studying and conceptualizing healthy office design and that design solutions should be continuously modified during the use phase, while ensuring employees’ participation. The study concluded that an ‘ideal’ office environment should not be the goal. Instead, office design should provide an environment in which employees are able to cope with challenges in comprehensible, manageable and meaningful ways.
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- Forooraghi, Melina, 1989, et al.
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Relationship between the design characteristics of activity-based flexible offices and users’ perceptions of privacy and social interactions
- 2023
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Ingår i: Building Research and Information. - : Informa UK Limited. - 1466-4321 .- 0961-3218. ; 51:5, s. 588-604
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Activity-based flexible offices (AFOs) provide a variety of workspaces to meet the need for social interactions and privacy at work. This study investigates the relationship between the design characteristics of AFOs and users’ perceptions of visual and acoustic privacy and social interactions. This case study is based on post-occupancy evaluations in three AFO layouts at a public service organization in Sweden. A mixed-method approach is adopted that combines questionnaires and layout analysis. In general, the results showed that while aesthetics received the highest satisfaction scores, office functionality, task support, storage and visual and acoustic privacy received the lowest ratings. Key design characteristics for AFOs were operationalized, observed and exemplified: zone diversity, proportion, readability, spatial enclosure, sharing ratios and functionality of furniture and tools. These insights may contribute to better-informed decisions about the design characteristics that influence privacy and social interactions in AFOs.
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- Forooraghi, Melina, 1989, et al.
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Scoping review of health in office design approaches
- 2020
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Ingår i: Journal of Corporate Real Estate. - 1463-001X .- 1479-1048. ; 22:2, s. 155-180
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- Purpose: This paper aims to explore the literature on office design approaches (ODAs) in relation to employee health. The overall goal is to facilitate the practical use and theoretical development of design approaches to healthy offices. Design/methodology/approach: A scoping review of 7,432 papers collected from 4 electronic databases and 5 scientific journals resulted in the selection of 18 papers for content analysis. Findings: Various ODAs relating to building design features and health were identified. The findings highlight challenges for this emergent field, including a paucity of literature on ODAs, a lack of definitions of health and healthy offices, ambiguous design strategies and a lack of a holistic ODA. Originality/value: ODAs are potentially valuable resources but an under-considered topic for healthy office development. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first scoping review to map and compare different design approaches in the context of office design and its main contribution is in encouraging researchers and practitioners to bring a salutogenic and holistic perspective to their design approaches.
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