Workspaces and offices are embracing modern architecture and design to improve performance. A well-crafted ceiling design not only helps to finish the look of a room, but also helps to enhance acoustics and lighting. Modern wall and ceiling panels can help your business to create a relaxing, cohesive workspace without breaking the budget.
Why Use Modern Design?
As workspaces and businesses evolve, our understanding of what affects employee productivity also grows. Office layouts, lighting, color, and materials all impact the working environment and can affect your employees’ moods. Modern design considers this and also focuses on sustainability, which is where wall and ceiling panels shine.
The Psychology of Wall Surfaces
Our surroundings impact how we think, feel, and behave. Outdated and sterile environments can contribute to stress, disengagement, and fatigue. This is why having a well-designed environment is important to increasing and maintaining productivity and morale. Switching up textures and colors, even just subtly, can have a huge impact on improving calmness and cognitive function. To help eliminate distractions and help employees focus better, consider smooth, visually consistent wall panels.
Choosing the Right Color and Finish
Having the right shade and finish for your wall and ceiling panels can influence energy, collaboration, and productivity. Neutral tones like beige, white, and grey offer a minimalist, distraction-free environment. For pops of color, light blues and greens help to support concentration and calm, whereas brighter oranges, teal, and purple can help to stimulate creativity. A matte or low-sheen finish will help to minimize the glare from lights, helping to reduce eye strain.
Using Wall Panels to Define Spaces
Modern workspaces often prioritize different zones for different purposes. Wall panels can help you to guide movement, enhance function, and designate zones. Changes in finish or color help to create a subtle difference between areas. Wall panels allow for both functional and visual zoning, without bulky furniture. Wall panels can be utilized on shorter walls to create a more open feeling in the workspace.
Benefits of Wall and Ceiling Panels
Sustainability
In modern business, sustainability is a key priority. Wall and ceiling panels from Parkland Performance are eco-friendly and have the UL GREENGUARD Certification. Wall and ceiling panels also help improve energy efficiency which helps to reduce the carbon footprint of the business.
Efficient Installation
Time equals money; therefore, the faster a refurbishment can happen, the better. Wall and ceiling panels are pre-fabricated, which reduces on-site labor. For specific areas, the panels can be cut using a circular saw or even a utility knife, depending on the thickness. For a well-organized refurb, the wall and ceiling panels can be installed quickly, allowing businesses to reopen faster.
Easy to Clean
The wall and ceiling panels from Parkland Performance are waterproof, making cleaning simple. The SPECTRATILE ceiling panels are able to be removed and power-washed in any of the finishes. Polywall, PLAS-TEX, FRP, and Duro-Lam wall panels are also 100% waterproof and can be wiped or pressure-washed when cleaning is needed.
Wide Range of Finishes Available
Wall and ceiling panels come in a range of finishes and colors, depending on your needs and wants. Furthermore, many can be painted, allowing you to completely customize your office space.
SPECTRATILE from Parkland Performance is available in nine different finish options. These finishes include:
- Acoustic White – Sound absorbent, NRC of .52
- Finalé White – Plain, smooth
- Fissured White – Textured
- Millennium White – Studded
- Repertoire White – Grid
- Repertoire Black – Grid
- Stucco White – Textured
- Tegular White – Edged and Textured
- Wave White – Textured
Polywall panels are available in White Matte and Almond Matte. PLASTEX panels are available in White Cracked Ice, Almond Cracked Ice, as well as Stucco White and Almond in the Numatte texture. FRP wall panels are available in White, Almond, and Gray. Duro-Lam is available in White and Almond, in Matte, Silk, and Cracked Ice finishes.
Modernize your office space by utilizing wall and ceiling panels to improve efficiency, function, and productivity. Visit Parkland Performance today to review the many options available. Then find a stockist near you to get started on your refurbishment.