ABSTRACT
The term ‘affinity’ is used in the study to describe and evaluate the significant differences of how well the work pattern demands are met by both building types and environmental services. The measure of affinity in this sense is the degree to which the complex demands of the work patterns (hive, cell, den and club) are achieved (or not), how far they are resolved, and how satisfactorily they can be accommodated in different building types (atrium, deep central core, medium depth, shallow depth); as well as differences between how well different families of environmental systems can support these demands (distributed, all air, radiative air, and mixed mode) in those different building types.
