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In an earlier paper in ' Building Science" [1] attention was drawn to the advantages of deep office spaces and how these may be satisfactorily attained. It was pointed out, though, that deep blocks will probably, because of the requirements of a view from the building and the view of daylight, require most office spaces to be large and open planned. This paper is concerned with describing some of the psycho-social consequences of opting for large or small areas. THE approach made in this study is that of sociometry--a complex methodology but one yielding utterly simple data --consisting merely of the preferences or rejections expressed by members of a given group towards other members of that group. These are termed sociopreferential choices and are usually written down in reply to a highly specific question about the circumstances of the choice. The method has proved extremely interesting in connection with the sort of research that psychologists may come to use extensively on architectural problems, and with this justification, the methodology has been presented in detail. However, before describing the experimental work so far completed, a consideration of the background to the

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Author

B.W.P. Wells

Publisher

Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Pergamon Press Ltd.; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0007-3628)

Published

1965

Language

EN

Field

Engineering (Physical Sciences)