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A system for subdividing a building space into work areas includes interconnectable partition panels, each having an internal frame with a plurality of horizontal frame members located at predetermined heights. The horizontal frame members each have at least one horizontal row of slots, and at least

A system for subdividing a building space into work areas includes interconnectable partition panels, each having an internal frame with a plurality of horizontal frame members located at predetermined heights. The horizontal frame members each have at least one horizontal row of slots, and at least one of the horizontal frame members is located slightly above an optimal worksurface height for supporting an interactively used datum shelf. Furniture components are attachable to the horizontal frame members at selected horizontal positions, including the datum shelf, an undershelf storage unit and an upper storage unit. A mobile furniture unit is provided having a worksurface located at an optimal worksurface height, the worksurface having a cantilevered edge section that can be extended partially under the datum shelf at a selected optimal depth for coordinated and efficient use of the datum shelf concurrent with using the worksurface. The furniture construction is constructed to maximize floor space and storage within an office area or work area while maintaining a minimum footprint. Further, the furniture construction allows user reconfiguration, and provides for maximum work efficiency and adaptability. Also, the work area defined by the instant construction is noticeably open and spacious, even where the actual work area size is less than traditional office sizes, such as where the work area size is equal to or less than 6 feet by 6 feet.

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[ The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:] [1.] An apparatus for subdividing a building space, comprising, in combination:a plurality of panels interconnected and arranged to form offices, the panels including a first partition

[ The embodiments of the invention in which an exclusive property or privilege is claimed are defined as follows:] [1.] An apparatus for subdividing a building space, comprising, in combination:a plurality of panels interconnected and arranged to form offices, the panels including a first partition panel having a horizontal frame member located about waist high between a top and a bottom of the first partition panel;a datum shelf including a bracket for supporting the datum shelf on the first partition panel, the bracket engaging the horizontal frame member and holding the datum shelf in a cantilevered position outwardly therefrom at a predetermined waist-high shelf height;a portable furniture unit having wheels configured for multidirectional movement and having a flat worksurface configured to support paperwork, the worksurface being positioned at a predetermined optimal worksurface height which is at most a few inches below the shelf height so that papers normally stored on the worksurface can be removed from the worksurface and moved to the datum shelf without sacrificing accessibility, the shelf height and the worksurface height being related so that the datum shelf is located vertically proximate the worksurface so that a worker can readily reach papers and other articles on the datum shelf with comfort and efficiency while working at the worksurface, the bracket characteristically having a relatively short vertical dimension such that the worksurface can be selectively positioned under and along the datum shelf substantially against the partition panel or spaced therefrom to optimize the available space on the worksurface and to simultaneously optimize the relation of the papers and other articles on the datum shelf to work being done on the worksurface; andthe plurality of panels further including second and third partition panels connected perpendicularly to the first partition panel in a U-shaped arrangement, at least one of the second and third partition panels being adjustable attached at a location between opposite vertical side edges of the first partition panel and being longitudinally adjustable along the first partition panel between a plurality of intermediate positions.