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Student: Carmen Gibes
Advisor: Scott Shall
Content Experts: Karl Daubman, Roxana Jafarifiroozabadi
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, there has been a significant increase of time spent working from home and the concept of working-from-home is a growing phenomenon. Even two years since the pandemic’s onset, 59% of the population was still working from home, a trend that is expected to continue (Horowitz, et al. 2022). This has imposed working needs into dwelling spaces, which are environments that may not be spatially, cognitively, or technologically fabricated for that purpose. In fact, according to a recent study, 68% of people who work from home do so from undesignated working spaces who now must adapt to this new junction (Crawford, 2021).
This thesis examines the contrast between these undesignated work-from-home spaces and intrinsic needs of certain personality characteristics. Research of the environmental impact on brain functions suggests that perception of spaces is highly subjective to personality traits (Abu-Obeid, et al. 2011). The measure of this perception is examined further, specifically personality characteristics that are disadvantaged by work-from-home conditions in contrast to their needs. In response, this thesis will investigate these trait characteristics in relation to their intrinsic and extrinsic motivations and suggest spaces that are responsive and adaptive to conditions in the home. Flexible workspace interventions can better support the Big-Five personality characteristics of those high in Extroversion that are disadvantaged by work-from-home conditions by responding to spatial needs and optimizing undesignated work-from-home environments through kinetically deployable spaces.
The beneficial success of model spaces is measured through investigative study designs advanced by qualified and quantified metrics according to the specific spatial and personality needs. This thesis seeks to examine personalities and explore ambient, spatial, and material characteristics of work-from-home space interventions that will best support the needs of those personality characteristics most disadvantaged by work-from-home environments.
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