Civil Engineering and Architecture Vol. 6(2), pp. 78 - 87
DOI: 10.13189/cea.2018.060205
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The Design of Flexible Furniture for the New Generation Offices

Didem Bedük Tuncel ^*, Hande Zeynep Kayan
Department of Interior Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University, İstanbul, Turkey

ABSTRACT

The technological developments in every extent cause the office interiors to change, the furniture to be updated. This situation brings along new concepts in working spaces and furniture design. Because the changing activities require different technologies in the offices that consist of individuals coming together for the same purposes, especially the Y generation born between 1981-2000, raised in the 4th Industrial Revolution era has an important effect on workplace designs. In this era where modern information and mobile technologies come into prominence; the family and social life culture is changing rapidly and man power is slowly getting behind robotic-smart systems. The Y generation has different choices from their clothes to working hours, from their thinking to the way they work; so they demand flexibility in every aspect in their offices. This situation affects the use of technology, and working systems more and more each day causing us to rethink the working areas and how we use the office furniture.

KEYWORDS
Office Furniture, Flexibility, User Needs

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Didem Bedük Tuncel , Hande Zeynep Kayan , "The Design of Flexible Furniture for the New Generation Offices," Civil Engineering and Architecture, Vol. 6, No. 2, pp. 78 - 87, 2018. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2018.060205.

(b). APA Format:
Didem Bedük Tuncel , Hande Zeynep Kayan (2018). The Design of Flexible Furniture for the New Generation Offices. Civil Engineering and Architecture, 6(2), 78 - 87. DOI: 10.13189/cea.2018.060205.