Aspek Pemilihan Ruang Kerja Pada Hunian Untuk Work From Home (Wfh) Di Era Pandemi Covid-19

Abstract

A suggestion to do work at home or known as working from home/WFH has become a new habit for some of the workers in the pandemic Covid-19 era. This new habit makes publics to do some adjustments due to changes of their activities in their house, such as choosing a space to work at home. This study aims to determine what space do people choose for working and what factors and aspects that makes them choose the workspace. This study is using grounded theory approach and qualitative explorative. Data collected using online questionnaire with open-ended question and the sample is chosen with purposive sampling with the criteria people who is/was working from home. Data analysis process in three steps, such as open coding, axial coding, and selective coding. The results show that there are three architectural aspects in choosing workspace at home, such as space and physical aspects, functional aspects, and psychological aspect. This research can be applied in designing workspace at home especially in this pandemic era.