Design Considerations

Please contact the Office of the University Architect’s Space Team for any inquiries and needed modified distancing reviews of your space at the following email: universityarchitect@kent.edu 

Minimum Distance

Create minimum 6-feet distancing between people. Reduce occupancy by removing or alternating desks, tables and seating.

Meet in the Open 

Use open spaces for larger group meetings, leveraging flexible furniture with movable whiteboards and screens to create boundaries.

More Owned Spaces

Reduce/eliminate shared desks and shift to assigned spaces where possible.

Reorient Furniture

Reconfigure desks to reduce face-to-face orientation.

Separate Desks

Pull desks apart to increase distancing.

Add Space Division 

Increase barriers for existing spaces by adding screening, storage elements, plants or partitions.

Movable Screens

Consider increased user movable screening and privacy devises to reduce exposure.

Height Helps

Implement the highest boundary possible above desks (on all exposed sides) when minimum 6-feet distance cannot be achieved.  

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