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The Extended Workplace in a Creative Cluster: Exploring Space(s) of Digital Work in Silicon Roundabout

Borowczyk Martins, J; (2015) The Extended Workplace in a Creative Cluster: Exploring Space(s) of Digital Work in Silicon Roundabout. Journal of Urban Design , 20 (1) 125 - 145. 10.1080/13574809.2014.972349. Green open access

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Abstract

This paper examines the relationship between space and the digital industries through everyday work practices in Shoreditch, London. Drawing on interviews with digital workers, the paper examines how work unfolds in multiple settings and how the built environment supports these work patterns. Digital work extends from the office or the residence (the base) to multiple settings (ancillary spaces) in what can be defined as an extended workplace. The study identifies micro and macro scale characteristics of the built environment that are relevant (spatial characteristics of semi-public and public spaces, access and control, location, and attributes of the neighbourhood) expanding the understanding of why and how place matters for these industries. A typology of ancillary spaces and some reflections on policy implications are advanced.

Type: Article
Title: The Extended Workplace in a Creative Cluster: Exploring Space(s) of Digital Work in Silicon Roundabout
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1080/13574809.2014.972349
Publisher version: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13574809.2014.972349
Language: English
Additional information: © 2014 The Author(s). Published by Taylor & Francis. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The moral rights of the named author(s) have been asserted.
Keywords: creative clusters, digital economy, space, workplace, tech city, silicon roundabout
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > The Bartlett School of Planning
URI: https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1452337
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