OPTIMIZATION OF HOT-DESKING AND CO-WORKING SPACES IN UNIVERSITIES

Abstract

The objective of this dissertation is to achieve “space optimization” of “hot-desking and co-working” spaces on university campus, while meeting the needs of university students and enhancing students’ productivity in studying. To understand the overlooked potential of “hot-desking and co-working” study spaces in corridors and open spaces of faculty buildings and dining places to achieve “space optimization”, a survey, interviews, and a site walk in a few of the faculties in National University of Singapore (NUS) campus were conducted in this dissertation. The survey gathered NUS students’ feedback regarding their use of study spaces and needs for study spaces. There were 75 survey responses, and one of the significant findings from the survey results showed that as long as all these available “hot-desking and co-working” study spaces such as the benches and desks in the corridors and open spaces in faculty buildings are known to students and are better tailored to students’ needs by being fully equipped with the relevant features that students look for in a study space, “space optimization” can be enhanced and the research objectives of this dissertation are achieved because the learning needs of students are met without having to make major changes to the facilities.