Glass walls and glass partitioning are becoming increasingly popular in modern offices in London and Hertfordshire. Using glass throughout your office space will help to create a striking contemporary style, with frameless walls being the choice of many organisations because of their classic quality.
However, glass also has many more advantages apart from looking good. The team at Thames Contracts installs walls and partitions in offices across the area, offering an individual service to organisations of all sizes. Here we look at five good reasons to consider adding office glass walls to your workspace.
1. Enhancing Employee Wellbeing: Many organisations are currently putting a strong focus on employee health and wellbeing, which has many benefits, including boosting productivity and staff retention. Installing glass partitions and walls within a building can make a contribution to creating a healthy workplace, by enabling maximum use of natural light, especially when clear glass is chosen.
Walls and partitions also give greater privacy, which can again help staff to feel happier and reduce stress in the office, encouraging higher quality of work. It is possible to choose double-glazed partitions for greater soundproofing, so that smaller offices within an open-plan area can be kept quiet, allowing people to concentrate on specific projects.
2. Saving Energy and Money: By maximising light, glass walls and partitioning can help to cut energy use. They will thus contribute to a green ethos, something which is a priority for modern organisations, making them ideal to include within a sustainable office design.
Glazed walls and partitions are quicker and cheaper to install than other types of wall which could require major construction work, so they save resources and costs here too. In addition to the original installation being cost-effective, it is often possible to reconfigure office partitioning as part of a future redesign, so you are also likely to save on costs in the future.
3. Helping Communication: Solid walls and doors within a building separate staff departments. By contrast, glass opens up sight lines and promotes a culture of greater openness within your organisation. If staff from different sections can see one another, this helps to create better working relationships and improves communication.
At the same time, when using glass it is still possible to create privacy where needed. This can be achieved by choosing partitions incorporating blinds or using high-tech switchable glass which can become opaque in an instant. So, for instance, you can shut off a small office for a specific meeting, and then restore the open sight lines once the event is over.
4. Elegance and Style: Glass is known for its timeless quality and elegance, meaning it will match well with any type of décor. Frameless walls are particularly stylish and give a modern appearance, going well with the whites and neutral shades which are ever-popular within office interiors, but also working equally well alongside the brighter shades which some companies are now choosing.
Equally, if you want traditional elements such as wood panelling within your design, using glazed partitioning will help to bring in some light and ensure the overall effect isn’t too dark and oppressive. A combination of wood and glass can be very effective.
Another design opportunity offered by glass panels and walls is the ability to incorporate branding. Frosting, or manifestation, is primarily a safety requirement, but can be turned into a chance to make a statement, by choosing colours, patterns and logos which promote your company values.
5. Efficient Use of Space: Glass partitioning and walls can help you to achieve this, since they don’t take up much space and the way in which they reflect light also creates a feeling of spaciousness. This is one reason why, with pressure on office space in the London area, glass office partitioning has become popular in smaller workspaces, helping to make them feel bigger. Glass office walls are easier to move in the future than other types of wall, and it is also possible to choose demountable glass partitions which can easily be moved as your requirements change.
Thames Contracts are highly experienced installers of glass walls and partitioning. An installation can be carried out either as a separate project or as part of a larger office refurbishment or office fitout. We work with companies in north London and Hertfordshire including the Barnet, Watford, Potters Bar and Edgware areas, offering bespoke solutions at competitive prices.
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