Co-living homes
Shared workroom Desk and Screen Position for Co-living homes
Position the workstation around screen view, daylight, power and the user's dominant hand.
Explore the ideas
Plan in this order
- Mark screen view direction and window reflections from the seated position.
- Place writing and input surfaces to suit the user's handedness and equipment.
- Route power and data without crossing the chair movement area.
Worked example
Imagine a left-handed analyst whose monitor faces a bright window and whose writing hand is shadowed by a desk lamp.
Turn the screen away from direct reflection and place task light on the opposite side of the writing hand. Test reach to keyboard and notes from the actual chair.
How to test it
Work through a typical session and check glare, reach and cable movement.
Apply it to this space
- Layout
- Separate call booths or enclosed call corners from shared tables and the entry path.
- Detail
- Provide task lighting, accessible power and acoustic soft finishes at conversation zones.
- Trade-off
- Enclosed call spaces improve privacy but take floor area from open desks.
- Listen during overlapping calls
- Check outlet reach and screen glare
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