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AÇIK PLAN OFİS ALANLARINDA İŞİTSEL KONFOR VE MAHREMİYET İLİŞKİSİ

Year 2024, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 123 - 144, 30.06.2024

Abstract

Açık planlı ofis alanlarının ortaya çıkışı, işitsel konfor ve kullanıcı mahremiyetinin korunmasında zorlukları beraberinde getirmiştir. Tasarımlarında, işbirliğini teşvik etmek ile bireysel mahremiyet ve işitsel konfor sağlamak arasında hassas bir dengenin gözetilmesi gerekmektedir. İşletmeler, ekip tabanlı çalışmayı teşvik eden esnek, uygun maliyetli çalışma alanları sunmaya çalıştıkça, ses ve görsel mahremiyetin yönetimi kritik bir husus haline gelmiştir. Çalışmada bu doğrultuda, işyeri tasarımının bu iki kritik yönü arasındaki karmaşık ilişki ile bu ilişkinin çalışanların refahı ve üretkenliği üzerindeki etkisini incelemek amaçlanmıştır. Akustik tasarım stratejileri ve kullanıcı merkezli tasarım ilkelerinin kapsamlı bir literatür incelemesi yöntemi ile çalışma, gürültü ve mahremiyet eksikliğinin işyeri memnuniyetsizliği ve strese neden olabildiği durumunu araştırmaktadır. Gürültüyü azaltmak, konsantrasyon ve mahremiyet için alanlar oluşturmak amacıyla doğal unsurların ve sessiz bölgelerin uygulanması tartışılmaktadır. Ayrıca çalışma, açık plan düzenlerinin işbirliğine dayalı faydalarından ödün vermeden akustik mahremiyet sağlamayı amaçlayan yenilikçi çözümleri araştırmaktadır. Ofis tasarımındaki son çalışmalar ve en iyi uygulamalardan yararlanılarak, açık plan ofislerde kullanıcı mahremiyetini sağlarken, işitsel konforu artırmaya yönelik dengeli bir yaklaşımın önemi vurgulanmakta ve bunun sağlıklı, üretken ve tatmin edici bir çalışma ortamını teşvik etmek için gerekli olduğu işaret edilmektedir.

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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AUDITORY COMFORT AND PRIVACY IN OPEN-PLAN OFFICE SPACES

Year 2024, Volume: 8 Issue: 1, 123 - 144, 30.06.2024

Abstract

The emergence of open-plan office spaces has brought challenges in maintaining aural comfort and user privacy. Their design needs to strike a delicate balance between encouraging collaboration and providing individual privacy and aural comfort. As businesses seek to provide flexible, cost-effective workspaces that encourage team-based working, the management of audio and visual privacy has become a critical consideration. Accordingly, this study aims to examine the complex relationship between these two critical aspects of workplace design and its impact on employee well-being and productivity. Through a comprehensive literature review of acoustic design strategies and user-centred design principles, the study explores the case that no-ise and lack of privacy can lead to workplace dissatisfaction and stress. The app-lication of natural elements and quiet zones to reduce noise and create spaces for concentration and privacy is discussed. Furthermore, the study explores innovative solutions that aim to provide acoustic privacy without compromising the collaborative benefits of open-plan layouts. Drawing on recent work and best practice in office design, the importance of a balanced approach to enhancing auditory comfort while ensuring user privacy in open-plan offices is emphasised, pointing out that this is essential to promote a healthy, productive and satisfying working environment.

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  • Brennan, A., Chugh, J. S. ve Kline, T. (2002). Traditional versus open offi-ce design: A longitudinal field study. Environment and Behavior, 34(3), 279-299.
  • Brocolini, L., Parizet, E., Şevret, P. (2016). Effect of masking noise on cognitive performance and annoyance in open plan offices, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apacoust.2016.07.
  • Charles, K. E.; Danforth, A.; Veitch, J. A.; Zwierzchowski, C.; Johnson, B.; Pero, K. (2004). Workstation design for organizational productivity: practical advice based on scientific research findings for the design and management of open-plan offices, Canada. https://doi.org/10.4224/20377787
  • Danielsson, C. B. ve Bodin, L. (2008). Office type in relation to health, well-being, and job satisfaction among employees. Environment and Behavior, 40(5), 636-668.
  • Donald ve Siu, (2001). Moderating the stress impact of environmental con-ditions: The effect of orgnizational commitment in Hong Kong and China, Jour-nal of Environmental Psychology 21(4):353-368, DOI:10.1006/jevp.2001.0229
  • Kim J, de Dear R. (2013). Çalışma alanı memnuniyeti: Gizlilik-iletişim tica-reti-açık kapalı-planofisler.Çevre Psikolojisi Dergisi. doi:10.1016/j.jenvp.2013.06.007
  • Leather. P., Beale, D, Sullivan, L. (2003). Noise, psychosocial stress and their interaction in the workplace, Journal of Environmental Psychology 23(2):213-222, DOI:10.1016/S0272-4944(02)00082-8
  • Lee, Y., Nelson, E. C., Flynn, M. J., & Jackman, J. S. (2020). Exploring soundscaping options for the cognitive environment in an open-plan office. Bu-ilding Acoustics, 27(3), 185–202. https://doi.org/10.1177/1351010X20909464
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Primary Language English
Subjects Sociology (Other)
Journal Section Research Article
Authors

Penbegül Öztürk

Uğur Özcan

Publication Date June 30, 2024
Submission Date May 12, 2024
Acceptance Date June 3, 2024
Published in Issue Year 2024 Volume: 8 Issue: 1

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APA Öztürk, P., & Özcan, U. (2024). THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AUDITORY COMFORT AND PRIVACY IN OPEN-PLAN OFFICE SPACES. International Journal of Social And Humanities Sciences, 8(1), 123-144.
AMA Öztürk P, Özcan U. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AUDITORY COMFORT AND PRIVACY IN OPEN-PLAN OFFICE SPACES. IJSHS. June 2024;8(1):123-144.
Chicago Öztürk, Penbegül, and Uğur Özcan. “THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AUDITORY COMFORT AND PRIVACY IN OPEN-PLAN OFFICE SPACES”. International Journal of Social And Humanities Sciences 8, no. 1 (June 2024): 123-44.
EndNote Öztürk P, Özcan U (June 1, 2024) THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AUDITORY COMFORT AND PRIVACY IN OPEN-PLAN OFFICE SPACES. International Journal of Social And Humanities Sciences 8 1 123–144.
IEEE P. Öztürk and U. Özcan, “THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AUDITORY COMFORT AND PRIVACY IN OPEN-PLAN OFFICE SPACES”, IJSHS, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 123–144, 2024.
ISNAD Öztürk, Penbegül - Özcan, Uğur. “THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AUDITORY COMFORT AND PRIVACY IN OPEN-PLAN OFFICE SPACES”. International Journal of Social And Humanities Sciences 8/1 (June 2024), 123-144.
JAMA Öztürk P, Özcan U. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AUDITORY COMFORT AND PRIVACY IN OPEN-PLAN OFFICE SPACES. IJSHS. 2024;8:123–144.
MLA Öztürk, Penbegül and Uğur Özcan. “THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AUDITORY COMFORT AND PRIVACY IN OPEN-PLAN OFFICE SPACES”. International Journal of Social And Humanities Sciences, vol. 8, no. 1, 2024, pp. 123-44.
Vancouver Öztürk P, Özcan U. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AUDITORY COMFORT AND PRIVACY IN OPEN-PLAN OFFICE SPACES. IJSHS. 2024;8(1):123-44.