Make an informed decision when choosing partitioning material for your interior spaces
Interior designs for offices and other commercial spaces have changed a lot over the years. Interior designers have provided so many options to building owners to choose from, especially when it comes to partitioning.
Partitioning is among the most important things to pay attention to when it comes to interior designing.
These structures contribute to the aesthetics and unique appearance of a space, they also contribute in sectioning spaces depending on the desired purpose or use of the space. However, while it may be necessary to partition certain spaces like kitchen areas or conference rooms for commercial spaces, some areas like shared office spaces are based on one’s judgement call, with respect to the nature of their business.
In this blog, we shall look at a few options that are ideal for partitioning your office interior spaces. We shall look at; MDFs, Bricks, Cement boards, Glass and live walls
MDFs
Also known as medium-density fibreboards, MDFs are engineered wood products that are made by breaking down hardwood or softwood residuals into wood fibers, mostly in a defibrator, combining it with wax and resin binder, and forming panels by applying high temperature and pressure.
MDF panels are a great choice to a lot of standard office spaces. They are light in weight, cost friendly, and they can be used to create a comfortable, functional work environment for any office. MDFs can also be fitted with wheels to allow for easy movement around an office space, whenever it’s necessary.
Bricks
Bricks are small units of clay that can be used to construct walls and roads. Bricks can also be used in constructing solid partition walls. Brick partitions are one of the common and budget friendly types of partition. When it comes to creativity in interior designing, brick partitions provide a lot of options for color to enhance the appearance of a space.
Hollow bricks that are plaster coated also provide a good appearance in partitioning of walls.
Cement boards
Cement boards are mainly cement bonded particle boards and cement fiber.
Cement bonded particle boards have treated wood flakes as reinforcement whereas cement fiber boards have cellulose fiber, which is a plant extract as reinforcement. Cement acts as a binder for both boards.
In addition, cement boards are a perfect choice for hot and cold insulation.
Glass
Glass is a non-crystalline amorphous solid that is often transparent.
Through a combination of different ingredients, it is possible to create different types of glass, which can be translucent or opaque. It all depends on the desired look that you want to achieve.
Glass partitions have a great role in the interior designing field. They are available in clear, frosted, smoked, linen, mirrored and laminated in different combinations.
Clear glass is transparent and gives clear vision for the person on the other side of the glass partition.
Frosted glass provides blurry vision which creates some sort of privacy. It is made by either sandblasting or using an acid-etching process
Smoked glass is held in the smoke of a candle flame, such that one surface of the sheet of glass is covered in a layer of smoke residue. This kind of partition provides translucent vision through the glass
Linen glass is usually achieved through the lamination process where a linen cloth is laminated onto a glass material
Mirrored glass, which is another name for reflective glass is glass that has been treated with a metallic substance and offers mirror-like properties
Laminated glass is a type of safety glass that is held in place by an interlayer, typically by polyvinyl butyral or ethylene-vinyl acetate, which is placed between two pieces of glass.
There are many options out there to choose from. Different shades of color are also available to suite the preferred match for your office space. The experts at Sahihi Corporate Interiors are always ready to assist and advise on the best options.
