MinterEllison

Optima 117 Plus single-glazed partitions were used throughout the workplace to form private offices and meeting rooms while maintaining a strong sense of light across the floor. The system creates separation without turning the interior into a series of enclosed solid rooms.

Working with acoustician Norman Disney & Young, the specification was developed around the acoustic needs of each space. Optima 117 Plus provides performance of up to Rw38dB, supporting private conversations while preserving the clarity and openness of the wider design.

Reeded manifestation was applied to selected glazed elevations to provide visual screening for confidential spaces. Rather than reading as a purely functional privacy treatment, the vertical texture adds depth and softness to the glass, shifting the way light and shadow move across the rooms.

This detail gives the meeting areas a more considered character, particularly where privacy is required but full opacity would feel too heavy. The glass remains part of the workplace’s open architectural language, while the manifestation introduces discretion at the points where it matters most.

54mm solid-core timber doors were used extensively across the office, giving private rooms a more substantial acoustic and visual threshold. With performance of up to Rw33dB, they support confidential meetings while adding a stronger sense of enclosure where required.

Edge Affinity doors were also integrated with the glazed partitions, maintaining transparency through selected entrances. Together, the timber and glazed door systems allow the project to move between openness and privacy, giving Minter Ellison a workplace that feels refined, bright and carefully controlled.