The architecture of the open office in the twentieth-century

The architecture of the open office in the twentieth-century: Exploring the spatial configurations of the open floor plan in offices As example the Johnson Wax Headquarters and Centraal Beheer Office

Buijinck, Yu anna (TU Delft Architecture and the Built Environment; TU Delft History & Complexity)

Panigyrakis, P.I. (mentor)

Delft University of Technology

Architecture, Urbanism and Building Sciences

AR2A011

2022-09-05

In this thesis the modern office typology will be the main object of this research. Giving an answer to the question: how did the open floor plan in offices emerge in the twentieth century? The buildings Johnson Wax Headquarters (1939) by Frank Lloyd Wright and Centraal Beheer Apeldoorn (1972) by Herman Hertzberger will be analysed to illustrate the principles and ideas of the before-mentioned architects. How these projects influenced office architecture and how the workspace has changed in the period from the beginning to the end of the twentieth century. The analysis of buildings will show how the ideas of the architects are visible in the design, relating to the historical and theoretical framework of that time. This research can be useful in understanding the means and functioning of open office spaces and could help with designing future offices.

AR2A011
Structuralism
co-working
open floor plan
Modern office
modernism
workplace design
Office building history

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