ABSTRACT
The uffici in Florence, Italy, are probably the best-known classic office building. New technology in lighting and air-conditioning allowed radically different designs. Designs of conventional offices can vary from open plans to closed, walled-in individual rooms. In reality, many office buildings house various designs; they have some areas that feature open plans, while other departments or floors within the company may have contained spaces. Architectural, engineering, and construction technology allows designing almost any office environment one might wish. In the 2000s, dynamics was a key word in the design of office chairs, as opposed to the statics of maintained posture. Successful ergonomic design of the office workstation depends on proper consideration of several interrelated aspects: work tasks, work movements, and work activities. Design for motion means that the office chair should be comfortable for relaxed and upright sitting, for leaning backward and forward, and for getting in and out.
