Home Offices and Storage Spaces Chapter 23

Objectives 1. Identify reasons people set up a home office. 2. Describe considerations for choosing a location for a home office. 3. Explain how to arrange work zones in a home office.

Home Offices Telecommuters – people authorized by their employers to work from home to handle their work responsibilities. Computers Modems Fax machines Teleconferencing equipment

Location depends on… Type of work being done Available Space 2ft x 5ft space in a room needed

Designing a Home Office Daily activities required to do the work Worker’s habits Needs Personality

Plan the Space Arrange the main work area in an L-shape or a U-shape. When seated, the computer, telephone and file storage should be in easy reach. Plan for plenty of work surface and storage. Strive to create an ergonomic work space. Ergonomics – an applied science concerned with designing and arranging things so they are comfortable and efficient for use.

Select Office Furniture Wide selection. A table may work as a desk. Ergonomic desks and chairs can be expensive.

Choose Office Technology Computer Printer Telephone with answering machine Fax machine Web-cam Multitask machine

The Power Supply Appropriate number of outlets and phone lines.

Select Lighting Both glare and low light levels lead to eye strain. Indirect Lighting Task Lighting Natural Light – 90-degree angle from sun

Two-Point Perspective

One-Point Perspective