| Title |
Case Study of Space Characteristics and Layout to Promote Communication within the Laboratory Facility |
| DOI |
http://doi.org/10.14774/JKIID.2021.30.3.054 |
| Keywords |
연구소; 공간특성; 공간배치; 커뮤니케이션; 사례연구 |
| Abstract |
Laboratory buildings are required to meet the essential functions and safety requirements for research and experimentation, and to provide an optimal research environment to enhance researcher creativity. Therefore, the space for interaction through communication among members of the institute is a key component of the building.
The purpose of this study is to establish fundamental design data for space layout aimed promoting informal communication and mutual exchanges among members of the institute. This study also aims to understand the correlation between the space layout and the space for informal communication through case study. The scope of the case study was selected and analyzed by carefully choosing six cases among the portfolios of recent US research institutes. After an intensive literature review, the characteristics of informal communication space were divided into openness, activity inducement, and chance; this is the framework for this case study analysis. The study showed the following. First, an atrium provides community space for members on the first floor, and communication stairs are the focal point of the entire building. In this regard, providing members of the institution with furniture, outdoor terrace, and cafeterias induces chance meetings and creates informal communication space supporting social activities. Second, the floor plan of the laboratory can be divided into square and rectangular shapes with variations in response to the presence of an atrium, to location of the laboratory and office space, and the walls enclosing the corridors. Third, reevaluating the corridor width can provide a space where members can move away from the research and experimental activities and promote informal meetings, in addition to being a line of passage. |