A closed office is an office model that has been widely applied by many companies and businesses in the world and Vietnam for a long time. However, this concept is still very vague to those who are not in the design industry. PYRA Engineering will help you better understand the closed office through the following article.
1. Closed office overview
Concept
Closed
office or closed office, private office, traditional office is the type of
office arranged in cubic shape, with separate space for each department,
organization or each employee. Separate workspaces are separated by walls,
cabinets, or partitions. The main purpose of the closed space layout is to
provide each department and organization working in the company with a separate
space so that each employee working in the company has a separate workspace.
There
are quite a few concepts, and definitions of closed office are given. PYRA
Engineering would like to quote some more explanations for your reference:
As
defined by contourinteriors.com.au: "A closed office set up is the more
traditional type of office. The office is divided into rooms or cubicles and
commonly separated by departments. The closed office is appealing because it
offers privacy and a quiet workplace."
As
defined by vanna.com: "A closed office, on the contrary, is a type of
working area where employees have their working areas distinctly divided either
by using pucca walls, cubicles, or panels."
What is the difference between a closed office and an open office?
Contrasting
with the closed office model is the current open-space office trend that is
very popular today. An open office is an office that is designed and arranged
in an open space, with only shared workspaces and minimal use of walls and
partitions to divide space into private spaces.
The
basic difference between these two types of offices is the layout of the space.
- Closed office: Arranged in cubic style, in favor of private and discreet working space.
- Open office: Arranged in an open space, in favor of coworking space, no privacy, discreet.
Starting from this layout of space, each type of office has
different benefits and limitations.
2. Characteristics of closed office
The
design of a closed, private office will have the following basic
characteristics:
·
The
space is divided into separate closed rooms, each part is separated by built-in
walls or partitions depending on the nature or characteristics of the work.
·
The
private room has a door that can be closed and locked.
·
Employees
have their work areas, separated by walls, blocks, or boards.
3. Advantages and disadvantages of closed office
Choosing
the type of office space design to bring the best benefits to the people
working in the company is very important.
Here
are the pros and cons of the closed workspace model:
- For
employees
+ Benefit:
·
High
privacy, personal space
·
High
security
·
More
focused, no noise effect
·
Health
safety
+ Limit
·
Low
interactivity
·
Limit
the effectiveness of teamwork
·
Moving
is not flexible
·
Limited
communication
- For
businesses
+ Benefit
·
Improve
work efficiency
·
Employees
can be monitored
·
Decentralization,
clear division of departments
·
Guaranteed
independence between each part
+ Limit
·
High
design and construction costs
·
High
cost of furniture and equipment
·
High
service cost
·
No
maximum ground area
·
Limited
ability to upgrade, expand, restructure
·
Limit
work traffic
·
Spending
time traveling between departments
It
can be seen that the office brings a lot of benefits and limitations to
employees and businesses.
4. Closed office is suitable for which company, business, or department?
Perhaps
you will wonder if this type of office will be suitable for any business or
department in the company? Here are some tips that PYRA Engineering offers to
help you choose the most suitable office style:
Companies and businesses suitable for closed offices
Although
present for a long time, not all companies and businesses are suitable for this
model.
Usually,
the following types of businesses choosing a private, closed space office will
be the most optimal:
·
Large-scale
enterprise with stable finances: This type of office requires a high cost of
design, construction, equipment, and furniture right from the start. To
maintain this model, you also have to pay other service costs and certain
capital investments.
·
Specific
businesses: Banking, auditing, customer care, and consulting, ... requiring
privacy, and high security are suitable for using this office model.
The department in the company is suitable for a closed office
Departments
with specific jobs that need privacy, focus, or their work are often too noisy,
easily affecting other departments such as HR, accounting, data analysis, human
resources, etc. content, telesales, ... suitable for the closed office.
With the above information, hopefully, your questions about the
closed office have been answered. Based on that, you can choose the type of
office space that best suits your company or business.
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