Derivation: Framework of factors

influencing Spatial Performance.

Through the theoretical study, it is understood that
workplace performance mainly depends on the
ability of a space to support and facilitate workflow
and communication. Thus, the performance of an
organization is directly influenced by the spatial
perforrnance. The physical space is a medium that
structures interrelations of work relationships,
typology of spaces based on the type of work,
communication patterns, and controls the
movement of employees. It also structures the
type of interactions required. (Chapter 1)
All of this is done through spatial planning at the
macro, mezzo and micro level. Since an organization
consists of people working to achieve a common
goal, the physical qualities of space along with
spatial planning, play a vital role in influencing
human factors and behaviour patterns. Proximity
and ergonomics are two significant factors
influencing human interactions and comfort,
respectively. Better outputs are achieved when the
space has favourable working conditions. Hence
through theories of spatial planning and human
factors, various aspects having a significant impact
on spatial performance are identified. (Chapter 2)
Amongstallthefactorsinfluencingspatialperformance,
it is understood that the communication and face
to face interactions are the most efficient means
for data processing, and they form the basis of
working of an organization. Hence for a space to
support the processing of work, it should facilitate
the efficient flow of communication. (Chapter3)
Therefore, from the theoretical inferences, to
understand spatial performance, a theoretical
framework is synthesized as a hypothesis where
factors of spatial planning correspond to and are
correlated with parameters of human factors,
which are mainly control and communication and
concepts of proxemics and ergonomics. Spatial
organizational factors are analysed through the
ways they encourage or discourage face to face
interaction and communication, which are the
backbone of efficient processing of work.
This framework is used as a basis to quantify and
qualitatively understand spatial performance
through post-occupancy analysis. The synthesize is
to understand the correlations of the ways planning
decisions affect control and communication and
other human factors which reflects on work outputs.
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