ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS IN THE OFFICE
The most dominant aspect of the interior design in an office is the plan
layout—it sets the framework within which other physical factors have
to subordinate. It determines not only the borders of the space and the
placement of furnishing, but also architectural features such as design
elements and architectural detailing. Above all the plan layout sets the
conditions for the environmental factors and their architectural qualities
by determining the placement of windows and thereby the visual and
natural lighting condition of a space. It include ambient conditions i.e.
noise, temperature, air quality, lighting, as well as colors, artifacts etc. As
noise is perceived as a stressor it is in this review treated in the section
environmental stressors.