Gone are the days of windowless cubicles, gray carpet, and beige walls. Modern interior designers frequently suggest glass doors, frosted partitions, exterior plate glass, and interior glass panels to create a more welcoming environment for daily employees and their visiting clients. A growing number of Americans now work from home due to the convenience of the internet. Still, others make the commute to work but are looking for a way to get business done in an appealing atmosphere. Here are some of the latest in commercial glass trends to consider for your office property.
The latest commercial glass trends for the workplace
More Light
Modern offices use glass strategically for skylights, atriums, terrariums, and art installations. Workers are more productive and happier to come to work when they get regular sunlight and have clear sightlines as they move around the office. For example, instead of installing drywall along the long back side of a meeting room, a glass partition provides significantly more light, both in the meeting room and deeper into the office core. Managers desire this because they see greater returns on investment.
More Collaboration
Workgroups are also moving toward high-functioning professional teams instead of expecting purely solo work. This calls for round tables, face-to-face seat arrangement, open-concept floor plans, and wifi-enabled vestibules. Well-chosen glass placement can facilitate important conversations, meetings, and interviews without artificial, prefab walls and barriers.
Privacy Features
Office building glass doesn’t have to be crystal clear or transparent. While modern offices trend toward open collaboration, privacy is still a significant need, especially at the C-Suite level. Frosted glass and mosaic installments make it possible to have confidential conversations and productive solitude while still refracting needed sunlight and creating harmonious morale in the workplace.
Acoustic Comfort
Cubicles from the ’80s and ’90s were certainly ugly, but their carpet and vinyl did provide echo-dampening and noise control. Office building interior glass installations also meet this need by neatly sealing joints with soundproofing brackets and braces. When coupled with a glass thickness of at least half an inch, conversations happen in comfort and confidentiality. Those with their own offices can have discussions on speaker, video, or conference calls without disturbing other professionals, but the light still gets in.
Durability
Glass can break, of course, but tempered, high-quality glass is significantly more durable than drywall which is prone to crumbling, wall torque, exterior humidity, and interior water damage. Glass is a much more sustainable solution, requiring only basic spot-cleaning and dusting. Repairs are much cleaner and faster, with no asbestos, sawdust or loud machinery creating havoc.
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