Andrew
Many thanks. As you say, it all depends on your height and, I suspect,
what you are used to. The architect is trying to tell me that 110 is
standard for work benches which I feel sure is too high. Is the 108cm
comfortable?
Bye for now
Anne
Cook, Andrew wrote:
> Anne
> We're in the habit of working standing at 108cm high surfaces in staff
> areas, simply because this is the result of putting our 5.5 cm wooden
> benchtops on top of C&D 8+8 drawer standard cap-and-plinth presses.
> Readers sit at tables in our Reading Room. At home I have 92cm height
> benchtops over wooden map drawers, which I find too low for prolonged
> work standing. In our old India Office Records building the workbench
> height in staff areas was 96cm, which also I found too low.
> Much depends, of course, on the height of the user.
> Hope this helps.
> Andrew
>
> Andrew S Cook MA PhD FRHistS FRSA
> Map Archivist, India Office Records
> The British Library
> 96 Euston Road
> London NW1 2DB
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>
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> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: Map Table Optimum Height
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> Dear Colleagues
>
> The Map Room here is being refurbished. To increase storage space we are
>
> fitting map drawers under some of our work surfaces. The tops of these
> need to be at a height at which it is comfortable to stand and look at
> maps. We have been used to working at benches which are 100cm high.
>
> Does anyone have a favoured (or non-favourite) height for such a work
> bench. The benches are for use by staff and readers.
>
> Many thanks
>
> Anne
>
>
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