A happy ambience: Incorporating ba and flow in library design

Bossaller, Jenny; Oprean, Danielle; Urban, Alex; Riedel, Nathan

doi:10.1016/j.acalib.2020.102228

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“…There were frequent mentions across both samples of the lack of separation from work and rest; this confirms the influence of 'zoning' and its importance in achieving concentration and knowledge absorption [31,32]. It was the most frequent response to barriers experienced within the respondents' workspaces, regarding the lack of 'distinction between work and relaxation' or the difficulty in 'motivating yourself to do work in the same space you sleep', and this creating 'a negative effect on my mental health'.…”

Section: Layoutmentioning

confidence: 52%

“…When considering the goal of inclusion and effective work performance, individuality must be noted; every person works and studies at different speeds. Understanding how we work could reinforce inclusion in the workspace: for example, understanding the human need for concentration and the physical and mental conditions required for knowledge management and absorption [32][33][34][35]. An important physical takeaway from this research is the importance of 'zoning' and its relevance to individual workspace and play [36].…”

Section: Workpace Design Considerationsmentioning

confidence: 98%

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Inclusive Design of Workspaces: Mixed Methods Approach to Understanding Users

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Accessible design within the built environment has often focused on mobility conditions and has recently widened to include mental health. Additionally, as one in seven are neurodivergent (including conditions such as ADHD, autism, dyslexia, and dyspraxia), this highlights a growing need for designing for ‘non-visible’ conditions in addition to mobility. Emphasised by the growing disability pay gap and the disability perception gap, people with disabilities are still facing discrimination and physical barriers within the workplace. This research aimed to identify key ways of reducing physical barriers faced by people with a disability and thus encourage more comfortable and productive use of workspaces for all. Once the need for designing for a spectrum of users and inclusive workspace design was understood, a survey was then circulated to students and staff at a large university in the UK (working remotely from home), with the aim of understanding how people have adapted their home spaces and what barriers they continue to face. Quantitative and qualitative results were compared to the literature read with key issues emerging, such as separating work and rest from spaces in bedrooms. The survey findings and literature were evaluated, extracting key performance-based goals (e.g., productivity and focus within a study space) and prescriptive design features (e.g., lighting, furniture, and thermal comfort), whilst also considering the inclusivity of these features. The key conclusion establishes that, to achieve maximum benefit, it is important to work with the users to understand specific needs and identify creative and inclusive solutions.

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Section: Workpace Design Considerationsmentioning

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Inclusive Design of Workspaces: Mixed Methods Approach to Understanding Users

2022

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“…Choy and Goh (2016) stated that with a lower noise level, a person could be more productive in producing high-quality work, particularly youths who can devote more time to reading and writing. Furthermore, despite the fact that smell is not often considered in library design, Bossaller et al (2020) discovered that there may be favourable implications for concentration. The fragrance of books that smell like old books often draws readers to the public library.…”

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Youths’ Perceptions on The Attributes of Sarawak State Library, Sibu

2022

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A public library is where valuable information or materials are maintained and preserved, whether in printed or electronic form. In the general public's view, a library is no longer just a storage facility for books. It has evolved into an integrated community centre that offers a variety of events. In recent years, Malaysian public libraries have been working on constructing a better library with an ideal interior environment in line with those in other developed countries. However, the success of the public library design will depend on the users themselves. This is due to the fact that certain perceptions exist, and each perception may be different from one user to the others when using the public library. In addition, this also extends to the public library, whether its design meets the needs of the users or not. Thus, Sarawak State Library located at Sibu is chosen as it has been observed that many users, particularly the youths, are utilising it. Therefore, this research aims to explore youths' perceptions as users on the attributes of Sarawak State Library, Sibu. This qualitative research was conducted through laddering interviews using purposive sampling. With that, content analysis method was applied to analyse all the data gathered from sixty respondents. A total of eleven attributes are identified namely quietness, good environment, many books, free Wi-Fi, comfortable furniture, good lighting, charging ports, air-conditioning, spacious, computer, and window views. Meanwhile, five rationales governing the youths' perceptions are derived from the eleven identified attributes, including good outcome, achievement, future assurance, sense of well-being, and health. The findings obtained from this research will help to provide insights for architects or designers in developing a better and more successful public library environment.

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“…An effective learning environment is a different combination of various environmental elements such as sufficient available space, noise, air conditions, color, and lighting (Ata et al, 2012). The color, size, and shape of the learning space, acoustics, smell, the presence of nature all affect people’s feelings and behaviors in the learning space (Bossaller et al, 2020). As a kind of interior design, the emerging library reconstruction must also be based on the user’s comfort and a certain understanding of the user’s psychological state in order to implement effective transformation (Wang, 2018).…”

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Users’ needs and expectations of immersive learning spaces in an academic library: A survey

Zhu

Xie

2022

Journal of Librarianship and Information Science

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This research aims to investigate users’ space requirements, facilities, equipment, environmental needs, management services, and food services in immersive learning space. Descriptive statistical analysis is used to study the degree of users’ demand on spatial factors of different dimensions. The influence of identity and gender on the spatial needs is measured through t-test and one-way analysis of variance. The study found that in terms of space requirements, users are inclined to choose private and quiet seats; in terms of facilities and equipment, the higher the user’s academic status, the correspondingly higher requirements for some space facilities and equipment. Users attach great importance to the environmental elements of the immersive learning space, especially the cleanliness, lighting, acoustic environment, and temperature. Users also hope to use the online reservation services and increase the open time of the library. Although the main purpose of the immersive learning space is to learn, users hope to get food services. According to the research results, suggestions for the improvement of library spaces are put forward: adding special areas for doctoral candidate and faculty community, enhancing space planning, building better online services, building a 24-hour open learning space, and seting up a dining area outside the library.

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A happy ambience: Incorporating ba and flow in library design

Cited by 12 publications

References 41 publications

Inclusive Design of Workspaces: Mixed Methods Approach to Understanding Users

Inclusive Design of Workspaces: Mixed Methods Approach to Understanding Users

Youths’ Perceptions on The Attributes of Sarawak State Library, Sibu

Users’ needs and expectations of immersive learning spaces in an academic library: A survey

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