The Future Of Workplace Design

The forecast for office interior design through 2023 focuses a lot on collaborative and flexible workspaces.

In this context, the open office plan delivers a number of benefits:

• An environment that encourages more interaction and hence collaboration
• Huge cost savings on unnecessary cabins
• And since natural light percolates across wider areas, electricity costs too would be lower.?
• Regarding the last benefit, when office goers work in natural light, their circadian clocks don’t get adversely affected. Hence such lucky employees rarely suffer from sleep disorders – a common side effect when working long hours in artificially-lit spaces.

But one casualty in such environments is confidentiality

Confidentiality vs collaboration?

According to Insight Publishing, a leading UK-based group that focuses on workspace ergonomics and design-related news - 51 percent of the workers surveyed reported overhearing confidential or sensitive information being discussed in the office. While nearly 70 percent had overheard a colleague in distress, sharing very private information with a colleague in person, or over the phone.

Enter acoustic glass partitions!

With the costs of customised office interiors being high, one has to weigh tight budgets against what it costs a company when confidential information gets inadvertently leaked.

This is where acoustic glass partitions come in. They allow a hybrid office plan – open for the most part, but with glass pods or cubicles for quick meet-ups, discussions or appraisals at different spots in the floor plan.

These glazed partitions allow 99.98% of daylight to pass through. With different grades reducing sound levels by 40 dB to 57 dB, they are the ideal solution – cancelling the noise, while ensuring daylight doesn’t get blocked out.?

By picking sound-proofed glass pods or cabins for only some critical purposes – like meetings, when taking important calls with key clients that involve trouble-shooting or negotiating rates, for instance, it allows companies to keep interior costs down, while building in ‘safe spots’ that ensure confidentiality.

Cutting-edge design

Acoustic glass partitions allow tremendous flexibility in design, while giving office interiors a premium look.?A well-lit and well-designed office feels more welcoming to its employees and hence improves productivity.

An office’s interiors can also reflect the company’s culture. In today’s world, many CEOs want to remain accessible to employees and prefer a more flat corporate structure.?Glass partitions enable those in the C-suite to enjoy cabins that ensure privacy and confidentiality, yet welcome employees. The secluded ‘corner office’ that cuts off CEOs from their staff, can be entirely avoided by designs that use acoustic glass partitions.

There are a number of good reasons to integrate acoustic glass partitions – apart from confidentiality, they also cut down the stress caused when trying to work in noisy environments, and hence boost productivity.

So interior designers working to boost satisfaction in one’s workspace, are now using acoustic glass to manage sound and enhance natural daylight while ensuring privacy.?

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