According to Kirk, organizing workspaces and controlling equipment sprawl means setting up at least two different kinds of work areas. First, individuals need personal work areas, where they can sit comfortably and handle long-term projects. Second, these offices need areas where groups can work as a team on problems related to the network. In team areas, server work tables with one square end and one circular end can accommodate several people comfortably. The square end can butt up against a wall and hold a monitor, while keyboards can pull out on trays from either side of the straight portion of the table.
Servers can sit under the table, back toward the wall.
Two or three people can sit in chairs around the circular end of the table. You might work at your desk for an hour, and then move over to the server station and talk to someone about a problem for a half hour. For longer meetings or group project work, you can roll your file cabinet over to the server station. In an eight-person room, you might have eight individual workstations and two team areas, with people moving back and forth throughout the day. After designing a room to fit the nature of the work, Kirk advises considering ergonomic issues.