Intermixed throughout our open office floor plan, we have included a number of casual seating arrangements to facilitate informal, impromptu meetings. Would these informal seating arrangements be classified as multi-occupant spaces and therefore require separate lighting controls?
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David Posada
Integrated Design & LEED SpecialistSERA Architects
LEEDuser Expert
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September 21, 2012 - 3:02 pm
If they are not enclosed and are just comfortable chairs, they probably won't be considered shared multi occupant work areas. In some cases a floor lamp or different lighting can help define these spaces and make them more appealing, but that's a design issue...