Taking a look in modern times and more specifically in how everyday life is shaped, questions and concerns arise regarding both human activity and the time devoted to one's activities. This research focuses on the phenomenon of overwork and the time devoted to compulsory activities, both of which prevail in most people’s daily life, in the Western world. In contrast, the questions arising concern modern worker’s freedom, his free time, and how he spends it. When is really an employee free today and how is that time consumed? Consequently, the pattern of work – leisure is shaped, which is also the main subject of the research.

Firstly, it is attempted to define the complex concepts of work and leisure, while examining the balance of this relationship in relation to the well-being of modern humans. In addition, an attempt is made to identify the factors that have influenced work and leisure activities through a historical overview in order to examine, at the same time, how this relationship has evolved over time.

The next chapter concerns the interpretation of the work-leisure pattern in relation to space. The proliferation of teleworking blurs the boundaries between the workplace and the space of freedom, as they are intertwined in both private and public spaces. Thus, this research focuses on identifying these sites, which are designated as spatial hybrids. At the same time, the architectural design of modern workplaces is explored in order to determine how the worker-workplace relationship is shaped today. Finally, the research focuses on two categories of spatial hybrids: coworking spaces and fabrication laboratories (Fab labs), as they appear to reinterpret the work-leisure relationship in a more successful way. The purpose of the research is to answer the questions asked, to raise some new and to emphasize the importance of authentic leisure and its claim.