Table 3. The spatial triad ( Lefebvre,... | Emerald Publishing

Table 3.

The spatial triad (Lefebvre, 1991) as interpreted in this article

Characteristics spatial perspective	Spatial triad
Perspective^a	Conceived	Perceived	Lived
Interpretation^a	Ideological	Practiced	Experienced
Equivalence^a	Representation of space	Spatial practices	Spatial representation
Description^b	Preconceived concept created by spatial professionals: How is it intended?	How an employee uses a certain space: How is it used?	How employees passively experience space and develop symbolic material: How is it experienced?
Focus on	How people should behave What the space was intended for	How people behave How space is used routinely in work processes	How people value a space How space is assessed
Main keywords	Intended use, reducing costs, spatial efficiency, strategic organizational goals (like increasing collaboration and communication)	Process, practices, routines, learned space, collaboration, communication, concentration, effective working, interaction	Symbols, experience, well-being, identity, satisfaction, safety, privacy, commitment culture, values

Characteristics spatial perspective	Spatial triad
Perspective^a	Conceived	Perceived	Lived
Interpretation^a	Ideological	Practiced	Experienced
Equivalence^a	Representation of space	Spatial practices	Spatial representation
Description^b	Preconceived concept created by spatial professionals: How is it intended?	How an employee uses a certain space: How is it used?	How employees passively experience space and develop symbolic material: How is it experienced?
Focus on	How people should behaveWhat the space was intended for	How people behaveHow space is used routinely in work processes	How people value a spaceHow space is assessed
Main keywords	Intended use, reducing costs, spatial efficiency, strategic organizational goals (like increasing collaboration and communication)	Process, practices, routines, learned space, collaboration, communication, concentration, effective working, interaction	Symbols, experience, well-being, identity, satisfaction, safety, privacy, commitmentculture, values

Sources: Author’s work;

^aLefebvre (1991);

^bvan Marrewijk and van den Ende (2018)