Coworking Spaces
Quiet Zone Lighting Design for Coworking Spaces
Place light where people work or read faces. Layer task light over ambient light and test glare from occupied positions.
Explore the ideas
Plan in this order
- Mark tasks, viewing angles and screen locations on the furniture plan before placing fittings.
- Separate regularly used tasks from the room's general lighting so each can be controlled independently.
- Test the proposed fitting and finish sample together. Glossy finishes can reflect a bright source directly into view.
Worked example
Imagine a remote worker whose afternoon calls show a bright window behind their head, while the desk lamp reflects in the monitor during writing tasks.
Turn the desk so daylight reaches from the side and place controllable task light beside the writing hand. Check the camera frame and screen reflection from the actual seated position at different times of day.
How to test it
Check the space in daylight and after dark. Stand and sit where people actually use it, and check controls from the entry.
Apply it to this space
- Layout
- Place it at the far end from the café and route circulation around its perimeter.
- Detail
- Use sound-absorbing ceiling and soft floor finishes, with clear visual cues that calls belong elsewhere.
- Trade-off
- A remote quiet zone can feel disconnected from community activity.
- Listen during a normal busy period
- Verify the route does not cut through desk rows
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