In office environments, which often consist of individual workstations and common areas for group activities, acoustic comfort is fundamentally important when it comes to maintaining the high degree of satisfaction and productivity of those who use them on a daily basis. The aim of this case study project was to acoustically correct a workspace comprised of two small to medium-sized adjacent meeting rooms measuring 91 m3 and 68 m3, respectively.
Phonometric analyses carried out during the design phase revealed suboptimal reverberation times – 1.95 s and 1.88 s – which compromised both speech intelligibility and acoustic comfort. In order to achieve the desired results at an average of 250-2000 Hz, 2 wall-mounted Silente panels (measuring 240 x 120 x 5 cm) and 1 ceiling-mounted Dot panel (tailor-made to measure ⌀ 200 x 5 cm) were installed in both rooms; the latter of which was designed specifically to integrate with the setting’s existing light fixtures.
The bespoke approach, together with a meticulous analysis of the quality requirements and objectives, allowed the company to propose specific solutions for each environment, thus reaffirming Caruso Acoustic’s ability to thoroughly analyse each project’s context, identify the specific acoustic needs and provide targeted, functional and aesthetically sound solutions that significantly improve comfort levels.
The proposed solutions ensured that noise levels were reduced and speech intelligibility was increased, thus significantly improving the listening and comprehension conditions in the two meeting rooms.