Abstract
First developed by the architectural avante-garde in the early 20th century, the idea of the open plan was the result of a desire for greater transparency and flexibility in the design of interior environments. Essential to the functioning of the open plan in these early projects is the subtle articulation of differences between one part of the open interior and another. Later co-opted as an efficient means of achieving maximum density in office environments, the open plan as commonly practiced in the latter half of the 20th century resulted in undifferentiated, homogeneous settings that failed to realize the original intentions of this architectural idea. Embedded information technology offers an opportunity to support the differentiation and legibility of the open plan by sensing and displaying aspects of the building's environmental conditions and patterns of use. We introduce two ongoing projects as examples of building interfaces that enhance the transparency of information in the building, using surfaces embedded in the building to reveal invisible attributes of the interior that can be used by inhabitants to better understand their environment.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Information Visualization, 2007. IV '07. 11th International Conference |
| Publisher | IEEE |
| Pages | 601-606 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Print) | 0769529003 |
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| Publication status | Published - 16 Jul 2007 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 11th International Conference Information Visualization - Zurich, Switzerland Duration: 4 Jul 2007 → 6 Jul 2007 Conference number: 11 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=4271943 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Visualisation |
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| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| ISSN (Print) | 1550-6037 |
Conference
| Conference | 11th International Conference Information Visualization |
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| Country | Switzerland |
| City | Zurich |
| Period | 4/07/07 → 6/07/07 |
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Revisiting the Open Plan : Ceilings and Furniture as Display Surfaces for Building Information. / Meagher, Mark; Huang, Jeffrey; Gerber, David.
Information Visualization, 2007. IV '07. 11th International Conference. IEEE, 2007. p. 601-606 (Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Visualisation).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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AU - Huang, Jeffrey
AU - Gerber, David
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N2 - First developed by the architectural avante-garde in the early 20th century, the idea of the open plan was the result of a desire for greater transparency and flexibility in the design of interior environments. Essential to the functioning of the open plan in these early projects is the subtle articulation of differences between one part of the open interior and another. Later co-opted as an efficient means of achieving maximum density in office environments, the open plan as commonly practiced in the latter half of the 20th century resulted in undifferentiated, homogeneous settings that failed to realize the original intentions of this architectural idea. Embedded information technology offers an opportunity to support the differentiation and legibility of the open plan by sensing and displaying aspects of the building's environmental conditions and patterns of use. We introduce two ongoing projects as examples of building interfaces that enhance the transparency of information in the building, using surfaces embedded in the building to reveal invisible attributes of the interior that can be used by inhabitants to better understand their environment.
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KW - Building environmental systems
KW - Building visualization
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