ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the behavioral design and space development of a 300-400 person office for the new Northwest Region of the Federal Aviation Administration in Seattle, Washington. An interdisciplinary team from the fields of architecture, behavioral design, environmental design, social psychology and interior design research has directed the research-design process for People Space Architecture Company under contract to the General Services Administration. Each piece of furniture offered for selection is available so that, when necessary a work station can be arranged in its actual pattern for verification of its workability. The floor is carpeted and a coiling comparable to the new building is installed in the hangar to simulate the final built space. Typical furniture combinations are developed for executive, supervisory, secretarial and technician tasks at each work station. The major design issues of group orientation are territory and traffic. They must be assimilated carefully.
