The ability to section off your office space is crucial to your office’s feng shui—or in modern terms, vibe. Whether you have an open layout or you have your spaces divided into cubicles and offices, office partitions can make a world of difference for your employees.
In this article, we’ll cover the different partition options and what type of office layout they benefit so you can choose the best solution for your professional needs.
Office Partitions: Cubicles
The best part about office partitions like cubicles is that they can come in different heights, giving you freedom in how you set up your office space and opening up options when it comes to choosing office furniture and cubicle accessories.
Here are just some of the different options and what office layout they fit best:
- High-wall workstations: these taller office partitions have walls that reach up to 83 inches and are best for creating a quieter office environment.
- Mid-wall workstations: Think of mid-wall office partitions as a “business casual” approach to your office layout. These cubicles are ideal if you want to give your employees a good sense of privacy without isolating them.
Mid-wall office partitions stand at about 53 inches high, so employees can get their work done while still being able to share thoughts, ideas, and the occasional joke amongst one another.
- Low workstations: We’re getting into collaborative territory but without sacrificing anyone’s personal space. Low office partitions let your employees work together at higher capacities while still giving them a space of their own.
- Drop-down workstations: If your team members come up with their best ideas as a group, drop-down office partitions allow for maximum collaboration and are in turn ideal for highly collaborative office layouts.
You’ll be less likely to see office cubicles in places like marketing agencies and more relaxed, non-customer-facing businesses, but office partitions are still common—and necessary—in call office environments where employees need to have that personal space to help customers over the phone without other distractions or background noise.
Glass Partitions: Walls
We’re putting glass partitions in between office partitions and privacy partitions because, in a way, they are that perfect middle ground.
These glass wall systems are a sleek, floor-to-ceiling way to section off your workspace without completely obstructing your employees’ vision of what is happening around them. Not that it’s anyone’s business what your supervisors are discussing in the conference room, but these glass partitions make it easy to identify when a room is in use without having to walk in and interrupt an important conversation.
These glass systems can come in two main types here:
High-wall glass offices: these glass partitions are constructed from single panes of glass and can be outfitted with a door if necessary, or if you just want to have a sleek-looking entrance to your office.
High glass-walled enclosures: This type of glass partition is what you’ll see used for conference rooms. They can come double or single-paned.
You’ll see glass partitions in modern office buildings and businesses like agencies and firms, where it’s still ideal to be able to take visual cues to determine if you’re able to snag a conference room or pull someone aside for a chat, but you still need that silence to be productive.
Another benefit to note if your office layout allows for glass partitions is that they are easy to clean. We mention this because one of the most common drawbacks of having too much glass in an office is that it requires more frequent cleaning to keep up appearances.
Privacy Partitions: Booths
Open-plan office layouts are amazing for collaboration and bonding between coworkers. Aside from that, they make it easy to move furniture around and set up more inviting break areas.
Unfortunately, where open-plan layouts succeed in collaboration, they don’t offer much privacy to employees.
Privacy partitions are an excellent addition to office layouts that make it difficult to get away from noise and distractions when you have to take a private call or meeting, or if you just need some quiet time to work.
The best part about privacy partitions is that they come in a range of sizes to accommodate different office layouts. Arnold’s Office Furniture, for example, has the following privacy booth options:
- One-person privacy booth: Best for a little break or if you need to take a client/personal call. They also make for a good place to go and focus when you’re having a hard time focusing in an open environment.
- One-to-two-person privacy booths: 1:1s with your supervisor are hardly ever a bad thing, but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t be private!
- Two-to-four-person privacy booths: If you want to host a brainstorming session but your overall office environment is on the quieter side—or if it gets rowdy and it happens to be a Friday afternoon—these are a great way to collaborate with your team without disrupting others in the office or having to talk over chatter.
- Four-to-six-person privacy booths: If your office layout doesn’t allow for a large conference room and you can’t host larger meetings in your office, these larger privacy partitions are perfect for private meetings.
It’s important to be able to work together with your team, but sometimes, a little privacy leads to a lot of productivity.
Get Quality And Functional Office Partitions From Arnold’s
No matter how your office is laid out, partitions can be a great way to give employees more privacy options, create a more collaborative environment, and help spruce up your workspace in terms of looks and functionality.
Reach out to Arnold’s Office Furniture today and get the right wall partitions for your office layout. Our team delivers and installs office products and partitions to you so all you have to worry about enjoying your new office space.