Carbs ARE bad. (But no carbs are worse.) With my obligatory blasphemy out of the way, here are some thoughts,
Just as with designing an application or website, your first task is to figure out WHAT needs to be in the cube. What kind of computer? one monitor or two? laptops with docking stations? machines on floor or on desk? LCD monitors or CRTs? What size? Telephone on desk? how often is the phone used? Right handed or left handed person? How many books, how often are they used? where are they stored? How many files, how often are then used? where are they stored? What kind of chair? Does the person work with others face-to-face often? Do they need privacy (hr discussions)? Are they loud (salespeople on the phone alot)? What hours per day are they in the office? What are the artificial and natural lighting conditions during those hours? with those items in mind, you can build a minimum sq ft need per person. you then need to look at what your sq ft actually is available per person, and start to compromise to get these numbers closer. Some numbers: desk hight for typing: 27 inches from the floor (this could either be the desk surface or the keyboard drawer height.) desk depth: 30 inches desk knee space: 30 inches minimum chair roll space depth: 30 inches minimum shelf height over workspace, 50 inches (20 inches of clear air above the desk) My preference: I hate tight kneespaces, tend to have too many books, and lots and lots of paper. So my workspace is usually a table, rather than a desk, minimum 30x60, but longer if possible. My phone is kept off the workspace (shelf above or hung on cube wall). if the desk is longer, a rolling 2 drawer file that fits under a 28 inch table height. otherwise, the 2 drawer is stored outside the cube in a shared space. My books and longterm files are stored outside the cube in a shared space. (4 drawer laterals for longterm files, 6 foot bookshelves). I dont care if my back is to the room. I do care if my monitor faces the morning sunrise or evening sunset, cause the glare can really cut down on productivity. I constantly need a large whiteboard, a blank wall to stick paper on, a shared large table to spread out and build things on occasionally, and a space with speaker phone for meetings. If you have any design or creative types, I would recommend letting them put together their workspaces themselves from pieces and parts. Ive done this 3 times now. Hollowcore interior wood door blanks are about 25 bucks (http://www.bairdbrothers.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=BB&Category_Code=040Doors-040Flush-01Hollow as an example), and standard industrial/restaurant shelving (http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=64014-80752-61398&lpage=none) can be cut and customized to hold the desk, create a return if necessary, and handle the above-desk shelving. A whole cube of furniture (desk, shelves, supports) will run about 95-120 bucks, depending on quantity and finish on the shelving (stainless is cheapest, white black red and sage green a little more expensive). This include a little spent on cable runs (stainless conduit is one option, there are plenty of others), and matching lighting. The cube walls can be similarly created, just make sure (for sound dampening) to include some soft surfaces (pushpin walls?), and insulation on the wall interior. (As a confession, I was a draftsman/interior designer for 3 years, mainly for large office complexes) Jerry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Check out the new features and enhancements in the latest product release - download the "What's New PDF" now http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/coldfusion/cf8_beta_whatsnew_052907.pdf Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:240947 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
