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来源

JOURNAL OF URBAN TECHNOLOGY,Vol.24,Issue3SI,P.5-25

语言

英文

关键字

Coffee shops; libraries; co-working spaces; information technology; public and semi-public spaces; post-functionalism; WI-FI; WIRELESS CITY; PUBLIC SPACE; PLACE; WORK; LIFE; LIBRARIES; COWORKING; INTERNET; MATTERS

作者单位

[Di Marino, Mina; Lapintie, Kimmo] Aalto Univ, Sch Arts Design & Architecture, Dept Architecture, Urban & Reg Planning, Aalto, Finland. [Lapintie, Kimmo] Aalto Univ, Sch Arts Design & Architecture, Dept Architecture, Res, Aalto, Finland. Di Marino, M (reprint author), Aalto Univ, Sch Arts Design & Architecture, Dept Architecture, POB 16500, FI-00076 Aalto, Finland. E-Mail: mina.dimarino@aalto.fi

摘要

This paper explores new types of workplaces that are emerging due to the growing flexibility in work arrangements and the use of information and communication technologies. In addition to home and office, third places, such as libraries and coffee shops, are increasingly used as temporary workplaces. Moreover, there is a proliferation of co-working spaces that are designed as temporary working locations. Thus, the boundaries between traditional urban functions have become blurred; different functions co-exist in the same spaces, and new functionalities emerge as people take spaces into new uses. We may call our cities post-functionalist, ones that are no longer based only on predetermined and designed functions. However, there has been little research on the spatial characteristics of these new workplaces as well as on the social features within these places. These phenomena have been empirically studied through observational studies, interviews, and spatial analyses of three such sites: Cafe Koket, Meetingpoint, and Helsinki Think Company in the city center of Helsinki. The results reveal new forms of appropriation of public and semi-public spaces for working purposes that have not yet been analyzed in the context of existing urban policies and practices. The findings provide input for future visions and the planning of new workplaces.