Overall Arrangement

The most important points to consider in arranging the workplace are the position of the main office, or CEO’s office, and the ease of movement of personnel and operations. Once the location of the main office is determined, it will be relatively simple to figure out where everything else should go.

Short of considering compass directions, the ideal locations for the CEO’s office are at the power and money points of the overall space. Read the rest of this entry »

This post is addressed to architects, designers, and CEOs who are plan_ fling an office space for an entire company. If you are designing or redesigning a workplace, aim for comfort of movement and simplicity of form. Think of the space as a suit of clothes that either fits, letting people breathe and move comfortably, or doesn’t. Clean, straight lines always promote ease of thought and smooth activity. Geometric patterns in either overall layout or decor embody chi_; they are like codes. Some patterns promote movement and positive growth, while others promote stagnation and decay. Read the rest of this entry »

If you have several choices for locating various offices, the compass method should help you narrow them down.

In any space areas of chi have either a positive or a negative relationship to the compass direction of the doorway. To find the positive and negative areas of chi in the workplace, take a copy of the floor plan and draw a radial diagram over it to include the eight compass areas. Read the rest of this entry »

Let’s tie in all we have learned about the use of colors with the best overall color scheme for your workplace. The basic colors to use in decorating the workplace should either be in harmony with the element that rules the business or correspond to one of the lucky stars of the owner or CEO. Colors can be of any shade, as intense or as subtle as you wish. The recommended colors are as follows: Read the rest of this entry »