Office workstations, often referred to as cubicles, are standardized workplace fixtures that partition open office spaces into smaller rooms for one or several workers to focus on their specific work tasks. The cubicle was invented in 1968 as the ‘Action Office System’ by Robert Propst for Herman Miller with the idea to create a reconfigurable furniture system that could convert large building plans into individualized work compartments. Cubicles are designed to provide privacy, sound-proofing, isolation, and to decrease visual distractions while working. Cubicle workstations are often assumed to improve the efficiency of the workplace and the productivity of the worker.
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Utility workstations are the most efficient form of office cubicle with the most minimal office footprint. Typically arrayed linearly into rows of workstations, the utility cubicle is often used in call centers and telemarketing workplaces where tasks do not require larger desk surfaces.
Clearance: 2’-2.5’ | 61-76 cm
Uses: Call center, telemarketing
Drawings include:
Utility Workstation | Cubicle plan, plan (office worker)
Task workstations are cubicles that balance privacy and floor planning efficiency while offering a spacious amount of work surfaces—making it one of the most popular cubicles. Because of its square modular dimensions, the task cubicle is an easy footprint to use when laying out an office plan.
Benefits: Spacious, square module, popular
Drawings include:
Task Workstation | Cubicle plan, plan (office worker)
Executive cubicles are the largest form of workstation and provide additional areas for hosting small teams and groups of workers. Perfect for upper-level workers that consistently need flexible and convenient meeting spaces, the executive workstation is spacious, private, and useful for all types of work and storage.
Benefits: Private room, spacious team furniture
Drawings include:
Executive Workstation | Cubicle plan, plan (office workers)
L-Shape management workstations are cubicles that have evolved into efficient private rooms for managerial employees that need increased privacy and independence for their tasks. The L-Shape desk plan is straightforward, spacious, and its square modular plan is easy to arrange within the overall office plan.
Benefits: Private room, square module
Drawings include:
L-Shape Management Workstation | Cubicle plan, plan (office worker)
Administrative cubicles are upgraded office workstations sized to handle the day-to-day demands of workers requiring additional privacy, storage, and potential space to host casual exchanges. Because of these properties, administrative workstations are standard for mid-level employees juggling additional workloads beyond task-based work.
Benefits: Increased storage, privacy, visitors
Drawings include:
Administrative Workstation | Cubicle plan (perpendicular), plan (angled)
U-Shape management cubicles are private room workstations for managerial employees with increased work surfaces and storage. The U-Shape cubicle plan trades mobility and flexibility for additional desk space.
Benefits: Private room, increased storage, square module
Drawings include:
U-Shape Management Workstation | Cubicle plan, plan (office worker)