An open plan office seems like a great idea – certainly for a creative based business having an office without walls can let the creativity flow. There are however some key issues that arise from having an open plan office and these are:
Lack of Privacy
There is not a lot of privacy in an open plan office so making the occasional private phone call can be difficult.
Background Noise
If you need a bit of quite time to sit down and really concentrate then working in an open plan office can cause some problems as it’s unlikely (unless you’re the boss) that you can command every one to keep quiet!
Lack of wall space
If you’re a creative of some sort then the likelihood is that you would like to put up inspirational and cool images, having no wall space will obviously bring this idea grinding to a halt!
So, what’s the answer then? Well there are many different solutions to this problem but perhaps the best solution is that of using half height office dividers to partition up your space. This type of divider means that when people are sat down working at their desk they can’t see anybody else. Sit up straight and they may be able to peak over the top but otherwise they’ve got themselves some privacy and to a certain extent a little bit of quiet space.
The half height divider doesn’t entirely stop dead the creative flow if some one in your office wants to share an idea all they’ve got to do is stand up and shout it out – it’s not like they’ve got to open a door and walk down the hallway to another office.
A half height room divider will also give the creative person in your office some space to decorate with whatever images they would like to.
