The office telephone box is a piece of furniture that has become part of contemporary workplaces, with the advent of open spaces. Ideal for isolating during calls and video calls, it allows workers to protect their privacy and maintain an acoustical healthy environment within the open-plan office.
What is the Office Telephone Box Used for?
Created to imitate the telephone booth of the past, the office telephone box is a small freestanding module (or part of a system) equipped with a door that allows a employee – sometimes two – to isolate from the surrounding working environment. People enter this soundproofed cabin when they need to concentrate and carry out focus work, start phone calls with colleagues and clients, or virtual meetings.
How an Office Telephone Box is Made
With variable dimensions based on the space available in the office, the soundproof telephone box is made up of an external structure that can be customized in terms of finishes and colours. Entrance is usually permitted through a tempered glass door which can be transparent or opaque, depending on the level of privacy needed. To facilitate the use, an automatic door closer is added, while the handle is generally compact and made of stainless steel.
The internal walls are covered with sound-absorbing materials (the most common is felt), also chosen for the flooring (such as carpet). To place laptop, telephone, notepad and personal belongings, the phone booth is equipped with a shelf that acts as a desk. On the top (or directly in the structure of the office cabin) sockets are inserted to easily charge smartphones and other electronic devices. In some cases it is possible to install a screen above the shelf, fixed directly to the wall, to facilitate video calls.
Phone Box Seating and Lighting
The seat is usually entrusted to a high stool: this is because the shelves are installed at a height for a standing use. Choosing the furniture is therefore part of the office telephone box project since, with its design and color accents, can characterize the office environment. The lighting is integrated inside the phone booth through recessed spotlights or LED strips, while to maintain healthy air quality, electronic extractors and exchangers with automatic fans can be integrated.
Office Telephone Box, the Solution for Contemporary Workplaces
The advent of the open space as the main office layout has created environments that favor the exchange of information between colleagues which, if not correctly designed, risk creating situations of noise pollution. The creation of separate environments through the use of glass partition walls was thus supported by the office telephone booth, simple to use and promoting privacy and acoustic well-being.
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