Summary
- Natural light is the number one most requested workplace feature by employees. It outranks even fitness centers and childcare, and has been shown to improve sleep, energy, and productivity.
- Raydoor’s translucent sliding walls help offices share light across spaces without sacrificing privacy or flexibility.
- These partitions allow for reconfigurable breakout areas, meeting rooms, and quiet zones that still feel bright and open.
- Sliding walls can redistribute light from executive suites to the office at large. This maximizes square footage and enhances overall morale.
- According to the American Institute of Architects, natural light can contribute to over $60 per square foot in combined productivity and health benefits over ten years.
Walk into any modern office, and you’ll probably see glass walls, open floor plans, and shared workspaces. That’s not an arbitrary design trend—it serves an extremely practical purpose, and it’s a reflection of what the modern workforce wants.
Light.
According to research from Future Workplace, access to natural light ranks as the number one feature employees look for in their workspace. It ranks above amenities like fitness centers, free snacks, and even childcare.
That’s how powerful good lighting is—and the benefits go beyond aesthetics. Natural light leads to better sleep, higher energy levels, and increased productivity—all of which increase the revenue-generating potential of your business. In other words, bringing a little light into your office should pay for itself.
But how do you light up your employees’ lives without compromising privacy, noise control, or flexibility? Here at Raydoor, we’ve got some ideas.
Our translucent sliding walls and partitions make it easy to divide spaces while allowing light to flow through. Your people get the focus and the comfort they need—and you get a happier, more effective workforce. Read on to learn how.
The Power of Light in the Office
Work doesn’t need to be drab or dull—in fact, it’s better for everyone when the office is a bright and beautiful place. Workers with regular exposure to natural light during the week are more physically active and better rested than those who work in windowless environments.
It’s no surprise, then, that openness and natural light are two of the most requested design features among Millennial and Gen Z workers. Younger employees tend to prefer open office layouts—despite the potential for noise—because they often allow access to views of the outside, as well as facilitating social connection and collaboration.
This presents a golden opportunity for businesses. With the right space planning, you can:
- Make the most of your building’s access to daylight
- Share those benefits with more employees (not just the corner office crowd)
- Create a workspace that feels open but still supports focus and privacy
Divide Your Space—But Keep the Light
Of course, it’s not always practical to have everyone work in an open-plan space. At most businesses, individual team members need a certain amount of privacy so they can focus on solo tasks.
Stuffing them into bleak cubicles isn’t the answer, since it eliminates those benefits of natural lighting we talked about earlier. So what are you supposed to do?
We have a motto at Raydoor, and it’s one of the core ideas behind how we build our products. Divide your space—but keep the light.
Our sliding door and wall systems are designed to let you partition spaces as needed without making them feel completely cut off from the office. You can use them to temporarily create spaces like:
- Breakout areas
- Meeting rooms
- Huddle spaces
- Quiet zones
… and more. But best of all? The transparent or translucent acrylic glazing in Raydoor panels let in light so that these areas still feel bright and friendly. And when you’re done with them, you can simply open up the panels to connect those areas to the rest of the space again.
Reconfiguring your workplace has never been easier—or brighter.
How Raydoor Systems Support Modern Workspaces
- Translucent panels that maintain privacy while diffusing light
- Top-mounted sliding hardware that keeps floors clear and uninterrupted
- Modular configurations that can be added to, repositioned, or removed as needs evolve
- Durable construction that holds up in high-use environments like busy offices and coworking spaces
Learn More: Discover Freedom from Floor Tracks
How Sliding Walls Can Democratize the Office
Turning Executive Suites into Shared Spaces so Everyone Benefits
For decades, the best-lit spots in an office—like corner offices with windows—have been treated as perks reserved for upper management. But smart space planning can make that light accessible to everyone.
Sliding partitions with translucent panels allow you to borrow light from these premium areas and distribute it more evenly throughout your floor plan. This not only improves employee experience—it also helps your business make better use of every square foot so you can work more efficiently and generate more revenue.
Visual Privacy Without Isolation
Sometimes you need separation—but you don’t want to feel walled in. That’s where the flexibility of translucent dividers really shines. Raydoor panels let you:
- Separate spaces while keeping them visually connected
- Let teams feel part of the larger office, even when they’re working privately
- Maintain access to natural light throughout the day
How More Natural Light Improves Your ROI
When we say brighter spaces generate more revenue, we can back it up. According to research from the American Institute of Architects, natural light is one of several “high performance design elements” that produce measurable financial gains via both increased productivity and better employee health.
Specifically, over a 10 year period, these design elements lead to total net values of:
- $55.47 per sq. ft. for increased productivity
- $9.03 per sq. ft. for improved health and wellness (via reduced absenteeism and missed work time)
Other design elements that fell into the category of “high performance” included indoor air quality, comfortable temperatures, and natural elements.
Add up the numbers and you can see for yourself—letting in the light practically pays for itself.
Bring Light to More of Your Office with Raydoor
Raydoor has helped companies of all sizes reimagine how they use space, light, and layout. Our floor trackless sliding systems let you divide work areas, meeting rooms, or lounge zones while preserving the feel of an open office.
It’s time to rethink how your workspace works. Contact us today to explore sliding wall and partition options that support light, privacy, and productivity—all in one beautiful, reconfigurable package.
