Designing the Office of the Future : Japanese Approach to Tomorrow's Workplace

A study of the office of the future, this work reports the major findings of the Advanced Building Systems Integration Consortium in the study of several key Japanese office buildings.

The study focuses on a selected set of design features, components and integrated systems that herald innovative future trends and stand the test of occupancy evaluation.

It also provides a method for field evaluation of advanced workplaces and an evolving list of major design changes in the design of tomorrow's workplaces.