Access over ownership – a typology of shared space
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to explore shared use of space and facilities as a concept, and present and illustrate the use of a typology to help classify and describe the different options for sharing space and facilities within buildings for optimised use of a building portfolio.
Design/methodology/approach
The content presented is based on a cross-sectional study with an inductive approach. The results are based partly on secondary data in the form of a literature review and a mapping of 20 examples from Europe, USA and Australia, and partly on primary data from observations and interviews with key actors from two cases in Denmark and an illustration case from Ireland.
Findings
The typology classifies and describes four archetypes of sharing between different people, building owners and organisations, to be used when discussing, planning, establishing and evaluating new and existing shared spaces.
Research limitations/implications
The typology is the result of a first exploration of shared use of facilities and does not claim to be fully comprehensive or final.
Practical implications
The typology is intended for both researchers and practitioners, and aims at increasing the understanding of sharing as a way to minimise the need for building new by better utilisation of the existing building stock.
Originality/value
Shared space and facilities is a relatively new topic with not much research undertaken. This typology provides a language for discussing shared spaces and a base for further developing the research field.
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Acknowledgements
As a part of the study behind this paper, a number of people in different organisations have provided valuable insights into the subject, and the typology would not have been possible to develop to the stage it is at now without this assistance. Many thanks are extended to City of Knowledge Secretariat, Lyngby-Taarbæk, Denmark; The Musicon Secretariat, Roskilde, Denmark; Københavns Ejendomme, København, Denmark; Center for Arealer og Ejendomme, Lyngby-Taarbæk, Denmark; Center for Sundhed og Kultur, Lyngby-Taarbæk, Denmark; City Planner Dick Gleeson, Dublin, Ireland; and Founder of Mabos, Dave Smith, Dublin, Ireland.
Citation
Brinkø, R., Nielsen, S.B. and van Meel, J. (2015), "Access over ownership – a typology of shared space", Facilities, Vol. 33 No. 11/12, pp. 736-751. https://doi.org/10.1108/F-11-2014-0094
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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