- 1.An introduction to Kinnarps
2. 3. 4.
- Manufacturer of ergonomic work furniture
- Producer of furniture for offices, education and care.
- Largest in Scandinavia, 3 rdor 5 thin Europe
5. Design Philosophy
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- Places user at centre of all product development
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- Lower cost of well designed ergonomic solutions
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- Reduce costs that dont add to the product
Design Philosophy 6. Culture
- Strong emphasis on sustainability and ergonomics even by
Scandinavian standards
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- Sustainability is seen as what makes sense
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- Has evolved in an agricultural community and has a similar
attitude of stewardship of the land
7. Reducing environmental Impact through space planning and
flexibility 8. Space planning & ergonomics
- Space is expensive; whether you use it to meet in, to store in
or to work in.Dynamic planning, careful specification and
innovative ideas will reduce your costs and your carbon footprint.
Here are some ideas to get you started:
- 01 Introduce shared workspace Introduce hot desking where
people dont have a fixed desk but share resources when they are in
the office - to reduce your overall footprint and save property
costs
- 02 Create flexible spaces Adapt rarely used space such as
canteens or meeting rooms into flexible areas that can become
office space. This will reduce your overall need for space, thus
reducing your energy bills.
- 03 Optimise the office layout Review the total needs of your
office and how best to use the space available for the tasks,
people and their roles. Good space planning will result in
savings.
- 04 Introduce flexible meeting Lots of large meeting rooms maybe
unnecessary. Use different height meeting options standing tables,
small benches with stools etc . This will keep your meetings short,
sharp and effective and reduces the need for visitor seating and
large rooms.
- 05 Go digital Use digital media, rather than paper storage. By
opting for specialist inserts in cabinets you can reduce the volume
of paper storage required and the overall floor-plan you need. It
will save both property costs and residuals costs..
- 06 Annexe the ArchivePut archive storage in areas that are
seldom used. An archive storage area may only be visited
infrequently and does not need to be lit or heated to the same
degree as the common working areas
- 07 Keep heating systems clear Do not plan furniture in front of
heat sources. Blocking radiators or grills will make the heating /
ventilation systems inefficient and have to work harder wasting
energy and costing more.
- 08 Keep windows free Avoid tall furniture at windows and glass
partitions. Windows let in natural energy in the form of sunlight
and heat. Solutions are now available to store heat radiation from
windows, thus reducing your heating costs.
- 09 Use Carpets to good effect Carpets create a warm and
comfortable feeling as well as adding acoustic benefits. In rooms
with solid floors approx 10-12% more of the heat is lost through
the floor
- 10 Use the stairs. Use the lift less. OK this may be obvious,
but good exercise contributes to good ergonomic practice and of
course using the lift less means less energy use.
9. The easiest way to reduce the environmental impact of your
workplace?
10. Topics
11. Workplace trends
- Environmental issues just part of everyday life
- Blurred boundaries between corporate and personal life
- Flexible or Tele-working more prevalent
- Technology continues to evolve,
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- VoIP will mean the phone will disappear from desks
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- Wirless networks the norm in offices
- Younger generation with different skills and aspirations X-box
generation
12. Look at what you have now
- Look at your existing facility and ask:
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- Does this support our current corporate strategy?
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- Does this reflect our team interactions?
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- Was it created with our current technology in mind?
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- Dont just jump onto the latest bandwagon
13. Case study 14. 15. Wave shaped bench
16. Paths of communication Critical proximity required Important
but proximity not required IT Compliance Board rm. Finance HR
Directors Sales Project Int Sales Exec hot desk. CVM Library
Creative Team Sales hot desk OFP Marketing Printers 17. Directly
transposed onto Plan. IT Compliance Board rm. Finance HR Directors
Sales Project Int Sales Exec hot desk. CVM Library Creative Team
Sales hot desk OFP Marketing Printers 18. IT Compliance Board rm.
Finance HR Directors Int Sales Exec hot desk. CVM Library Creative
Team OFP Marketing Printers Sales hot desk Sales Project 19. How it
was IT Compliance Board rm. Finance HR Directors Int Sales Exec hot
desk. CVM Library Creative Team OFP Marketing Printers Sales hot
desk Sales Project Quiet Low level meetings Lively discussions
Noise Levels 20. 2 Initial solution IT Compliance Board rm. Finance
HR Directors Sales Project Int Sales Exec hot desk. Library
Creative Team Sales hot desk OFP Marketing Printers CVM 21. 2 .1
Revised solution with sales hot desk areas, CVM and project areas
being split IT Compliance Board rm. Finance HR Directors Sales
Project Int Sales Exec hot desk. CVM Library Creative Team Sales
hot desk OFP Marketing Printers Sales hot desk Sales hot desk CVM
22. IT Compliance Board rm. Finance HR Directors Sales Project Int
Sales Exec hot desk. CVM Library Creative Team Sales hot desk OFP
Marketing Printers Sales hot desk Sales hot desk CVM Quiet Low
level meetings Lively discussions Noise Levels 2 .1 Revised
solution with sales hot desk areas, CVM and project areas being
split 23. Block Planning Hewlett Packard Zoning plan New ideas were
introduced that would encourage a more flexible and productive
environment 24. Existing Layout The existing space suffered from a
inflexible layout , and did not give the client the density they
needed 25. 26. Storage Audit 27. Get things off the desk
28. Screen hung storage 29. Look at workstation geometry 2.1m
1.82 sq m 1.8m 2.5m 1.66 sq m 1.82 sq m 1.6 sq m 30. Rectangular
versus delta worktops 31. Delta or 120 degree 32. Benching 33.
Cubicle 34. Variable Density Benching 35. Benching Proposed area up
to 120 Existing area - 70 36. Rectangular and bench Usable work
area Shared work area 37. Delta /120 oSingle piece top(Delta top 2)
Usable work area 600 Deep 38. 120 oWorkstation Proposed 120 Deg
headcount - 132 Existing 1600x 1600 headcount - 114 39. 120
oWorkstation By moving post, printing, storage and amenity areas to
an area near the entrance of the floor, a central hub is created.
This would be like a town centre, bringing people together and
providing a first port of call when entering the floor. 40. RSA
Glasgow
41. RSA Glasgow
42. RSA Sunderland
43. RSA Sunderland
44. Ancillary areas 45. Creative meeting spaces 46.
Conclusion
- One size does not fit all