Does your space lack a combined sense of flair and function? Many rooms struggle to attain both, and fixing the issue can seem complicated. Some people choose to tear down walls, completely replace furniture, or build complex new installations to separate a room. Yet office partitions are an accessible way to achieve your goals without sweeping changes.
Many offices prefer partitions to other options because they are highly customizable, affordable, and versatile. Adjustability is one feature that can make your office adaptable as your needs change over time. If you are considering privacy partitions, consider these ways to customize them to achieve privacy, openness, or noise control functions.
Use Materials Wisely
Most people who are thinking about adding partitions to an office struggle to choose the right size. One that is too tall can completely obscure an area, but one that is too short may not serve its intended function. Consider the materials you choose for your partition as one potential solution to the problem.
For example, try partitions that have a transparent or frosted top. This approach allows you to take full advantage of the partition’s height for space division without blocking openness or the view at eye level. Other options, such as wooden partitions with a cut pattern at the top, can also achieve this effect.
Mix Custom Heights
Not all of the partitions in your office need to be the same height. Try a custom mix of short and tall partitions that can be moved as needed. Many people prefer short panels for designating specific spaces in an office, such as collaborative areas versus personal workspaces. Then, they use tall partitions to indicate quiet areas or spaces off-limits to the public. Custom partition heights can help curate your space based on its use and how you want people to travel through or utilize the room.
Keep Zoning in Mind
The way you organize your space determines how much privacy or openness people perceive when they visit. Be sure to consider how your partitions will alter this notion after you add them. For example, you may want to create numerous personal areas, but blocking them all off with tall partitions can make the space feel cramped or confusing to navigate. This may be one instance in which a shorter partition customized with sound-control properties may be useful.
The short panels would allow the room to breathe by opening up vertical space, while the texture maintains privacy. Panels can be made to mimic many materials with a textured surface, preventing sound waves from bouncing around the room and reflecting back toward the people inside. These textured surfaces reduce overall ambient noise and can keep conversations discreet and quiet, even in a large space.
Add Flair
Using short panels does not mean visitors or employees must see everything that goes on behind them. Consider adjusting the partition height of your panels by using removable materials.
For example, do you have wooden or bamboo partitions? Try adding faux plants draped across the top to add height without purchasing an entirely new panel. This design is one of the most creative and appealing ways to transform your aesthetic without making sweeping changes. When you need taller partitions, add some flair. When shorter would be better, these installations can be quickly changed to suit your needs.
Match the Room
Sometimes, you may want the impression of a higher partition without the actual material. In this case, privacy partition heights can be “customized” by altering the room’s structure to make them taller. For example, if your space uses baffles to control the aesthetic or sound qualities of the ceiling, consider how vertical installations could come down to meet the partition and create the illusion of greater height without the need for taller panels.
Transform Your Space with Customized Partition Panels
Privacy partitions are useful for a variety of reasons: to keep the room organized, delineate functional spaces, protect sensitive information or areas, add visual flair, and more. However, choosing the right panel height for your needs can leave you indecisive. Taller for more protection? Shorter for a more open space?
The good news is that there are all kinds of creative avenues for you to customize your partition heights to achieve both privacy and openness, often simultaneously. The team at Tree Towns can help you make a personalized plan for your partitions and then develop a custom panel set that achieves both your visual and functional needs. Contact Tree Towns to get started on an order or ask further questions about how privacy partitions might be useful in your space!