Offices
Open Workstations Work Document Storage for Offices
Keep active documents close while separating confidential, archived and household material.
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Walkthrough checklist
- Sort paper and supplies by frequency and sensitivity.
- Place active files within reach and archive material away from the work surface.
- Check that storage can be locked where the work requires it.
Worked example
Imagine a counselor who keeps confidential paper files alongside ordinary stationery in a shared home office.
Give sensitive files a dedicated lockable location and keep active notes in a separate work tray. Confirm the arrangement fits the professional's handling practices and the household's privacy needs.
How to test it
Run a start and end of day desk reset using the planned storage.
Apply it to this space
- Layout
- Arrange desk rows with a distinct aisle and keep high-traffic routes behind, rather than between, seated workers.
- Detail
- Use modest-height screens and task lights so people can tune their own work area without darkening the room.
- Trade-off
- More desk density reduces spare space for informal collaboration.
- Mock up chair pullback and aisle width
- Check screen glare at seated eye level
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