Transcript Home Offices and Storage Spaces

Home Offices and Storage
Spaces
Chapter 23
Objectives
1. Identify reasons people set up a home
office.
2. Describe considerations for choosing a
location for a home office.
3. Explain how to arrange work zones in a
home office.
Home Offices
• Telecommuters – people authorized by
their employers to work from home to
handle their work responsibilities.
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Computers
Modems
Fax machines
Teleconferencing equipment
Location depends on…
• Type of work being done
• Available Space
• 2ft x 5ft space in a room needed
Designing a Home Office
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Daily activities required to do the work
Worker’s habits
Needs
Personality
Plan the Space
• Arrange the main work area in an L-shape or a
U-shape.
• When seated, the computer, telephone and file
storage should be in easy reach.
• Plan for plenty of work surface and storage.
• Strive to create an ergonomic work space.
• Ergonomics – an applied science concerned
with designing and arranging things so they are
comfortable and efficient for use.
Select Office Furniture
• Wide selection.
• A table may work as a desk.
• Ergonomic desks and chairs can be
expensive.
Choose Office Technology
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Computer
Printer
Telephone with answering machine
Fax machine
Web-cam
Multitask machine
The Power Supply
• Appropriate number of outlets and phone
lines.
Select Lighting
• Both glare and low light levels lead to eye
strain.
• Indirect Lighting
• Task Lighting
• Natural Light – 90-degree angle from sun
Two-Point Perspective
One-Point Perspective
One-Point Perspective