Civil Engineering and Architecture Vol. 11(6), pp. 3681 - 3701
DOI: 10.13189/cea.2023.110633
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Smart Furniture Technologies Supporting Functional Employees' Needs in Workspace: A Case Study of Office Building in Egypt


Aliaa A. yassin *, Nanees El-Sayyad , Lamis ElGizawi
Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt

ABSTRACT

Knowing and providing for the needs of employees is vital for an organization's productivity, performance, and achievement. The main purpose of an office design environment is to support its users in performing their jobs with maximum satisfaction and comfort. Poorly designed workplaces cause low productivity and quality. In a modern workplace, furniture plays an essential role in workplace design, giving all employees a functional, relaxing, safe, and comfortable environment. Lately, with the technological evolution of the office environment, workspace furniture is changing at a rapid pace. Generally, the main aim of this study is to emphasize the importance of taking the employee's functional and work-related needs into account in the workspace design process. This paper particularly sheds light on how we can better design interactive, comfortable, and safe workspace furniture that supports employees' functional needs depending on smart furniture technologies. These approaches have been investigated in an applied case study of a public office workplace in Egypt. Depending on the observation and interview methodology in the selected case, the employees' needs and the nature of the work were identified. Based on the results, design ideas for smart furniture were proposed to support the needs of employees in their work environment. The proposed methodology in the research can be applied to existing office buildings to identify problems and develop appropriate solutions.

KEYWORDS
Smart Furniture Technology, Employees' Functional Needs, Office Workspace

Cite This Paper in IEEE or APA Citation Styles
(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Aliaa A. yassin , Nanees El-Sayyad , Lamis ElGizawi , "Smart Furniture Technologies Supporting Functional Employees' Needs in Workspace: A Case Study of Office Building in Egypt," Civil Engineering and Architecture, Vol. 11, No. 6, pp. 3681 - 3701, 2023. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2023.110633.

(b). APA Format:
Aliaa A. yassin , Nanees El-Sayyad , Lamis ElGizawi (2023). Smart Furniture Technologies Supporting Functional Employees' Needs in Workspace: A Case Study of Office Building in Egypt. Civil Engineering and Architecture, 11(6), 3681 - 3701. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2023.110633.