The "place" is an area that I want to capture the hours worked in. Like at a work bench or similar area.

I want this resource to have a 20 hr work day. If I have 2 people working in this resource area for 16 hours (duration) I would set the work at 32 hours (work).

The problem is that when I put 32 hours of work and 16 hours of duration Project spreads the hours (work) longer than the 16 hours (duration). Instead of 32 hours (work) and only one day because 16 hours will fit within one 20 hour day, Project spreads the hours over 2 days.