Evolution of Office Space in Cinema and Television

After capitalism, the emergence of factories separated home and work from each other. In the early years of capitalism, the workspace was the production space where business used material labour extensively. In the following years, a new workforce -immaterial labour- has emerged with the increase in paperwork and the replacement of human labour with machines in mass production. The workspace of this new workforce has no longer been the production site. Thus, the office has emerged to meet the needs of this workforce. Offices, the workspace of immaterial labour, have evolved in various ways since the early 1900s. As a result of mobility that emerged with globalization, people started to use not only offices but also various places (cafes, airports etc.) as workspaces and the concept of office has become even more flexible. Starting from the mobile era of today, how is the workspace going to be in the future? Is there going to be a workspace called �the office�? With reference to these questions, the present study focuses on the evolution of office space to draw a perspective on the changes over years. Firstly, the emergence of workspace is mentioned, which is closely tied to capitalist production. Afterwards, the evolution of workspace is analysed historically, and it is visualized with the help of movies and tv series that include office spaces. In addition, future scenario based movies and tv series are examined to create a view about future lifestyle and work life. Finally, there are recommendations for future office spaces that may respond to the needs of flexible and mobile workers.

Keywords: Office spaces, spatial evolution; spatial transformation; work-life in cinema; workspace.

Sinema ve Televizyonda Ofis Mek�n�n�n Evrimi

Nihan Mu� �zmen, Burak Asiliskender
Abdullah G�l �niversitesi, Mimarl�k B�l�m�, Kayseri

Kapitalizm ile birlikte fabrikalar�n ortaya ��kmas�yla ev ve i� birbirinden ayr�lm��, �al��ma mek�n� ortaya ��km��t�r. Kapitalizmin ilk y�llar�nda bu �al��ma mek�n�, maddi eme�in i� dünyas�nda yo�un olarak kullan�ld�� üretim sahas� olmu�tur. �lerleyen y�llarda evrak i�lerinin artmas� ve fabrikalardaki seri üretimde insan eme�inin yerini makinelerin almaya ba�lamas�yla yeni bir i� gücü olan maddi olmayan emek ortaya ��km��t�r. Bu yeni i� gücünün �al��ma mek�n� art�k üretim sahas� de�ildir. B�ylelikle bu yeni i� gücünün ihtiyac�n� kar��lamaya y�nelik yeni bir mek�n olan ofis ortaya ��km��t�r. Maddi olmayan eme�in �al��ma alan� olan ofisler, 1900�lü y�llar�n ba�lar�ndan bu yana �e�itli �ekillerde evrilmi�tir. Küreselle�me ile ortaya ��kan mobilitenin bir sonucu olarak, insanlar �al��ma mek�n� olarak sadece ofisleri de�il, kafe ve havaalanlar� gibi �e�itli yerleri de kullanmaya ba�lam��lard�r. B�ylece ofis kavram� zamanla daha esnek hale gelmi�tir. Art�k cevap bulunmas� gereken baz� sorular vard�r. �Bugünün mobil �a��ndan ba�layarak, �al��ma mek�n� gelecekte nas�l olacak? Ofis ad� verilen bir �al��ma mek�n� olacak m�? Bu sorular� referans alan bu �al��ma, y�llar boyunca ya�anan de�i�imler üzerinden bir perspektif �izmek i�in ofis mek�n�n�n evrimine odaklanmaktad�r. Bu kapsamda ilk olarak, kapitalist üretime dayanan �al��ma alan�n�n ortaya ��k��na de�inilmi�tir. Daha sonra, �al��ma mek�n�n�n evrimi tarihsel olarak analiz edilmi� ve ofis mek�nlar�n� i�eren film ve dizilerin yard�m�yla bu evrim g�rselle�tirilmi�tir. Ayr�ca, gelecekteki ya�am tarz� ve �al��ma hayat� hakk�nda bir bak�� a��s� olu�turmak i�in gelecek senaryolu film ve diziler incelenmi�tir. Son olarak, gelecekteki ofis mek�nlar� i�in esnek ve mobil �al��anlar�n ihtiya�lar�na cevap verebilecek �nerilerde bulunulmu�tur.

Anahtar Kelimeler: Ofis mek�n�, mek�nsal evrim; mek�nsal d�nü�üm; sinemada i� hayat�; �al��ma mek�n�.

Nihan Mu� �zmen, Burak Asiliskender. Evolution of Office Space in Cinema and Television. Megaron. 2021; 16(2): 169-182

Corresponding Author: Nihan Mu� �zmen, T�rkiye

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