1) The reasons why the two offices are selected for investigation: a) the urban contexts are similar: both the cities (Singapore and Shenzhen) are typical compact, high density Asian mega-cities; b) both the offices are open-plan offices. Revision in Page 9 Line 277-280: “The two offices have similar features: 1) the urban contexts are similar: both the cities (Singapore and Shenzhen) are typical compact, high density Asian mega-cities; b) both the offices are open-plan offices.” 2) The supplemental Information (i.e., temperature, number of employees) are added in the revised version. Revision in Page 9 Table 5: Table 5. Basic information of the understudy offices. The structure is re-constructed in the revised version. The original Section 3.1.
b) Additionally, the study provides novel design guidelines for designers with emphasizing on weight for workplace design practices.