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The science of the workplace Sailer, Oct 2016@kerstinsailer
The Science of the WorkplaceUsing data to understand people in buildings
Dr Kerstin Sailer
Reader in Social and Spatial Networks
Bartlett School of Architecture
University College London
Databeers London, 13th October 2016
The science of the workplace Sailer, Oct 2016
On Architecture and Data
Scott Berkun
“Architects are notorious for
designing and disappearing,
never returning to see how
their choices worked or failed
after the building opens.
”
The science of the workplace Sailer, Oct 2016
Myths... (and reality)
Steve Jobs on Pixar:
“If a building doesn’t encourage
[collaboration], you’ll lose a lot of
innovation and the magic that’s
sparked by serendipity. So we
designed the building to make people
get out of their offices and mingle in
the central atrium with people they
might not otherwise see.
”
The science of the workplace Sailer, Oct 2016
(Myths...) and reality
The science of the workplace Sailer, Oct 2016
(Myths...) and reality
Finding hard evidence? A google search…
Finding hard evidence? A google scholar search…
The science of the workplace Sailer, Oct 2016
Myths... (and reality)
Jon Gertner (2012) in the New York Times on Bell
Labs building in New Jersey (opened in 1941):
“Traveling the hall’s length without
encountering a number of
acquaintances, problems, diversions
and ideas was almost impossible. A
physicist on his way to lunch in the
cafeteria was like a magnet rolling past
iron filings.
”
The science of the workplace Sailer, Oct 2016
This is where people actually interact
(Myths...) and reality
StandingWalkingSittingInteracting
The science of the workplace Sailer, Oct 2016
(Myths...) and reality
This is where people actually interact
Data source:
160,000+ people in 27
different office buildings
The science of the workplace Sailer, Oct 2016
The British Library – a place for nomadic workers?
The science of the workplace Sailer, Oct 2016
The British Library – a place for nomadic workers?
What are spatial preferences? Do
they change throughout day and
week?
The science of the workplace Sailer, Oct 2016
Analysing the affordances of a spatial layout
Quantifying layout properties using Space Syntax
The science of the workplace Sailer, Oct 2016
Regular grid to create isovists
Floor plan
Syntax model:
Strategic visibility
IntegratedS
egregated
Constructing a
visibility graph
(VGA)
A scientific approach to evaluate layouts: Space Syntax
The science of the workplace Sailer, Oct 2016
Integrated spaces: livelier and frequented by more people ↔ Segregated spaces: lesser
frequentation
A scientific approach in architecture: Space Syntax
First 10 minutes of museum visit of 100 peopleStrategic visibility on the ground floor of Tate Britain
IntegratedS
egregated
The science of the workplace Sailer, Oct 2016
Usage patterns in the British Library
Data source:
7993 observations
The science of the workplace Sailer, Oct 2016
Usage patterns in the British Library
Data source:
7993 observations
The science of the workplace Sailer, Oct 2016
On the interplay between space, people and organisations
IT’S COMPLICATED!
The science of the workplace Sailer, Oct 2016
The new science of the workplace
“If we have , let’s look at data.
If all we have are - let’s go
with mine.”
Jim Barksdale, former Netscape CEO
DATAOPINIONS
Thank you! @kerstinsailer