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An integrated prefabricated furniture system is provided for fitting-out a building space of the type having a generally open plan interior defined by fixed walls. The furniture system includes a wall-covering frame, freestanding partition frames, and floor-to-ceiling frames that can be interconnect

An integrated prefabricated furniture system is provided for fitting-out a building space of the type having a generally open plan interior defined by fixed walls. The furniture system includes a wall-covering frame, freestanding partition frames, and floor-to-ceiling frames that can be interconnected to subdivide the building space. The wall-covering frame is constructed to be positioned against and selectively cover portions of the fixed walls, and the portable partition system and the floor-to-ceiling frames are constructed to spatially divide the building space into a plurality of work areas, with at least one of the freestanding partition frames having an end abutted against the wall-covering frame. A plurality of cover panels is removably attached to the wall-covering frame and to the freestanding partition frames for covering the wall-covering frame, the freestanding partition frames, and the floor-to-ceiling frames. The integrated prefabricated furniture system further includes additional systems for completely furnishing a building space, including an overhead framework system, a raised floor system, a column-covering system, a system of pre-assembled facades, an overhead link head system, and a storage wall system.

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[ The invention claimed is:] [1.] A furniture system for subdividing a building space defined by existing building walls, such as drywall covered building walls, and for facilitating routing of utilities throughout the building space, comprising:a wall-covering system including a framework of horizo

[ The invention claimed is:] [1.] A furniture system for subdividing a building space defined by existing building walls, such as drywall covered building walls, and for facilitating routing of utilities throughout the building space, comprising:a wall-covering system including a framework of horizontally extending mounting channels with a first side adapted to stably engage the existing building walls and constructed to be secured thereto, and a second side configured to support first cover panels, and further including a plurality of the first cover panels releasably attached to the second side for covering the framework and for at least partially covering the existing building wall, the framework forming at least one horizontally extending first raceway with the first cover panels on the existing building wall so that utilities can be flexibly routed in the wall-covering system across the existing building wall; anda freestanding partition system including partition panels with preassembled partition frames arranged and interconnected to subdivide the building space into office areas and including second cover panels releasably attached to opposing side faces of the partition frames for covering both side faces of the partition frames, the partition frames being characteristically internally open so that utilities can be flexibly routed along and within the partition frames under the second cover panels, the partition system including at least one partition panel with an end abutting the wall-covering system and the partition frames having open ends that are configured so that the utilities can be easily routed from the wall-covering system to the freestanding partition system through the abutting end of the freestanding partition system.