6.7 Layouts - Individual Learning

Open plan designs must allow for individual learning spaces. The key objective is to provide work stations which encourage individual learning, whilst limiting unnecessary conversation and distractions between work stations. This can be achieved by reducing the visual connectivity between work stations, by means of screens and the orientation of desks. Screens can be added between work stations or on the tables themselves. Locating seating
along the length of facades, walls or in corners or rows, are good methods of promoting individual learning. Improvements can also be made by limiting the movement of seats and as such swivel seats and seats on casters are not recommended.