Quiet office. Ideas for acoustic solutions from BuzziSpace

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The problem of noise in open space is one of the main ones that negatively affects the working capacity of personnel. That's why designers continue to search for solutions that would preserve the communication advantages of open workplaces and public spaces, but provide a sufficient degree of privacy for tasks that require maximum concentration of attention.

The Belgian furniture brand BuzziSpace, invited by the INFORM Contract company, will present at the Interior Design Show in the Vancouver CoWork space, where visitors can experience "quiet" working spaces in practice.

Hanging screens made of two-layer felt and acoustic lighting. Photo: BuzziSpace. Image source: v2com

Meeting places and personal workplaces are acoustic cocoons, where even lighting devices perform a noise-absorbing function.

Acoustic chairs, poufs and lighting. Photo: BuzziSpace. Image source: buzzi.space

Acoustic cabins from BuzziSpace in the interior of Erste Bank, Vienna, Austria. Photo: Bernard Schramm. Image source: v2com

Acoustic booths in the interior of the library in the city of Sopot, Poland. Photo: Tom Kurek. Image source: v2com

At the CoWork stand, workstations with soft upholstery, special booths for telephone conversations, areas for collective festive events will be presented, where you can celebrate someone's birthday, career promotion or an award for achievements, while not disrupting the general work process.

Such a workstation is an ideal place for work that requires maximum attention. Photo: BuzziSpace. Image source: v2com

Another example of an acoustic lamp is a huge cone of a floor lamp, which seems to cover the area for a private conversation. Photo: BuzziSpace. Image source: v2com

BuzziSpace mainly uses felt and other types of textiles for its noise-absorbing furniture, but recently, in collaboration with the American designer Corey Grosser, the company developed a botanical panel BuzziMood - from several types of deer moss, which, as it turned out, also has acoustic properties and can be used as organic alternative.

Deer moss panel designed by designer Cora Grosser. Photo: BuzziSpace. Image source: buzzi.space

Ceiling lamps from the BuzziBell series. Photo: Chris Bradley. Image source: v2com

BuzziJet lamp, BuzziSpark cocoon chairs in the background. Photo: Chris Bradley. Image source: v2com

A booth for telephone negotiations in the interior of the Matchpoint office, Moscow. Photo: BuzziSpace. Image source: v2com

All "quiet" ideas for offices are characterized by mobility and do not require any redevelopment. The Interior Design Show will be held from September 20 to 23 in Vancouver, however, for those who are interested in ideas from BuzziSpace, it may be easier to get to London, where the BuzziSpace stand can be found on the same dates at the DesignJunction exhibition in London. And "living" moss products will be officially presented for the first time in October at the ORGATEC 2018 exhibition in Cologne, a large-scale event dedicated to the workspaces of the future.