Offices are places where we spend a considerable part of our lives; it is therefore important to rethink office design.
Is it possible to create offices that are enriching environments that stimulate creativity? Can office design lead to more joy and comfort at work?
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Yes, if an office’s design reflects nature’s magnificence and diversity instead of an atmosphere of economical standards which feel technical, restraining and stressful.
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Yes, if the design includes intelligent geometric forms and proportions instead of careless carved forms and strictly functional sizes and proportions.
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Yes, if the design and layout of tables are in harmony with basic human needs instead of contemporary work set-ups which force people to look for alternate means fulfilling their needs.
Can Feng Shui principles be used to facilitate the design of enriching office environments?
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Yes, if basic Feng Shui principles (backing, command, security), which are mainly identical to ergonomic knowledge, is taken care in the first place.
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Yes, if Yin Yang principle is used to foster powerful dynamics for ongoing processes on mental and physical levels.
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Yes, if the 5 Feng Shui elements are used to create incentives of the full circle of qualities representing wholeness instead of one-sidedness.
KEY WORDS
Office design, ergonomics, Feng Shui, spirituality, built environment, creativity, live quality at work, sacred geometry