Considerations when specifying room divider curtains

Room divider curtains have become increasingly popular in the last few years.

Interior spaces have evolved into flexible and adaptable environments, designed to cope with varying requirements throughout the day. And room divider curtains are being used for many scenarios, including creating private spaces, improving acoustics and sound reverberation.

With the use of decorative and performance fabrics, the room divider curtain has been the preferred choice of architects and interior designers to create visually impactful, flexible environments with minimal space requirements.

However, with the increased use of exposed services and ceilings in modern interiors, there are design challenges that come with including room dividing curtains, which need careful consideration.

Above: Waverley’s installation of room divider curtains at Panagram’s in Goswell Road for Buckley Gray Yeoman was widely acclaimed as creating ‘acoustic zones’ that promote collaborative and flexible working patterns.

A suspended track – normally with V-shaped hangers and vertical suspension rods – has often provided the answer to overcome intermittent fixing locations.

Usually, the suspended detail will utilise threaded rod and Unistrut to provide stable fixing support, often with lateral bracing required. This will normally require a bespoke design, for which we can offer recommendations, as we are trusted by the industry as being the go-to partner for track and fixing recommendations.

Whilst specifying some dividing curtains can be a simple design process, we would always recommend consideration of these key points:

• Curtain size: this will impact the type of track that can be used

• Track shape: the number of bends can impact suspension detail and track stability

• Track fixing: direct fix, recess, wall fixing or suspended fix

• Fabric requirement: sheer, blackout, dimout or acoustic

• Fabric weight: this will impact the track requirement

• Fabric pattern repeat: for uniform curtain appearance

• Flame retardancy: not all fabrics are inherently FR

• Heading requirement: not all tracks can achieve the popular wave heading

• Heading tape: to achieve a wave heading, there will be a visible tape on one side

• Stacking zone: the fabric will need to sit within a zone when not in use

• Control method: corded, hand-drawn, motorised

We have helped to create and enhance many flexible spaces incorporating room divider curtains, with intelligent and thoughtful design for some of the most challenging projects.

Our Specification Team’s methodical approach helps you meet your design intent and our expert Project Managers and Installation Team help to achieve it! Contact us if you require specification support or would like to use room dividing curtains on your projects. 

Projects we’ve specified room dividing curtains for

• Orangebox Ground Floor
• Orangebox Lower Ground Floor
• 88 Wood Street
• Panagram, Goswell Road
• Building C3, Design District
• Regent’s Place, Euston Road