A hybrid coworking space balances social discovery with protected concentration. It invites ideas to cross paths without making every interruption unavoidable. section 7.5.1
Useful spaces can include:
- Personal or focus areas for concentrated work. section 7.5.1
- Collaboration, making, experimentation, presentation, and sharing areas. section 7.5.1
- Relaxation, playful, virtual, incubation, and reflection areas. section 7.5.1
The Salk Institute
Louis Kahn’s design combines free-flowing laboratories for cross-pollination with arrangements intended to protect people from constant interruption. Bell Labs offers a complementary image: shared routes create encounters with acquaintances, problems, and ideas. section 7.5.1
Figure 7.6 The Salk Institute courtyard showcasing a mirrored structure containing strategically placed laboratories, utilities, office spaces overlooking the Pacific Ocean, and study areas. Photo courtesy of Adam Bignell, Unsplash.
Use the courtyard image to notice how laboratories, offices, utilities, and study areas are strategically arranged around shared space. section 7.5.1
